The government is working on the release of an additional P5 billion for the repatriation and assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

In a statement, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Sunday announced that President Rodrigo Duterte had approved the release of the allocation.

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