THE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines-Los Banos Office of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs facilitated the repatriation of seven students and their five dependents to Timor-Leste under the Oplan Hatid program.

The process was carried out in coordination with the Embassy of Timor-Leste in Manila, the UPLB Office of the Chancellor, and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture.

The students, all SEARCA scholars, and their dependents, were ferried from the UPLB campus aboard a SEARCA vehicle and the university’s coaster.

The group was sent off by head of International Student Relations of OVCSA Dr. Jea Agnes Buera alongside with her staff last Friday.

They underwent medical assessment prior to their departure and will be flown on board a chartered flight arranged by the embassy of Timor-Leste in Manila.

Since March, 1,230 local and international students had been repatriated to their respective home provinces and countries through a total of 99 Oplan Hatid operations of UPLB.