THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, March 16, brought home the fourth batch of Filipinos repatriated due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A total of 444 Filipinos, 438 crew members and 6 passengers, who were on the MV Grand Princess cruise ship in Oakland, California, flew home on a chartered flight from the San Francisco International Airport.

They arrived at the Clark Airbase in Pampanga at around 2:15 a.m. and were immediately transported on chartered buses to the Athletes' Village in New Clark City for the mandatory 14-day quarantine, which is equivalent to the incubation period of Covid-19.