If you are an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who is seeking for medical help because of a disease or because you were hospitalized, whether you are in your job site or while you are in the Philippines, then the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is offering a program that will alleviate your financial burden through … Read more
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has recently announced the increase in the amount of financial assistance allocated to distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and members of their families. In a hindsight, the initiative is under the DMW Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFWs na Nangangailangan abbreviated as DMW AKSYON Fund, a scheme … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said that there have been over 400,000 repatriated displaced OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) by the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic. In a virtual briefing, Silvestre Bello III, DOLE Secretary, said that about 420,000 have been able to travel back to the country as of today. While they still got some 200,000 … Read more
The COVID-19 has been a real threat to the world’s economy; other than the fact that it’s the reason why most businesses closed down, it follows the reason of millions of workers and employees lost their jobs worldwide. For our Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs, about 371K of them lost their jobs – and they’ve … Read more
Passport application and delivery fees may now be paid through online transactions using a credit or debit card! This is a way to cope up with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs said as they continue to find ways to minimize people-to-people contact. The DFA has collaborated with PayMaya Philippines Inc. … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary, Silvestre Bello III, said in an interview that an additional P1 billion cash aid will be used to provide financial assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who were affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The said amount is part of the P2.5 billion supplemental funding request of the … Read more
Filipinos in the country aren’t the only ones troubled with the outbreak of the COVID-19. For all we know, the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are stressed wherever they are as well. As of writing, the numbers of Filipino people who are infected are rising; and it’s not going anywhere near the end. There are, in … Read more