Hotels reject OFWs for quarantine stay

BACOLOD CITY – Some hotels and inns in this city are refusing to accommodate returning overseas Filipino workers for quarantine due to the failure of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to pay for the services extended to the OFWs.

- GILBERT BAYORAN

At least five establishments reportedly refused to accept the OFWs unless the OWWA settles its financial obligations.

There are 21 hotels and inns in the city that serve as quarantine facilities for returning OFWs, in compliance with health protocols to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19.