Malacañang has approved a plan to fly home more than a thousand overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who were stranded in Hong Kong because a travel agency duped them. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday said the costs of their trips would be covered by the DFA and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). ADVERTISEMENTIn addition, Cayetano said he has ordered the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong to file criminal charges against PEYA Travel, the Filipino-owned travel agency accused of duping the OFWs. The DFA chief said the travel agency “defrauded” the workers of their plane tickets. “We also will pursue a civil suit against PEYA Travel to compensate our kababayans for the damages they suffered,” the DFA chief said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 22, 2017 08:15 UTC