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A total of 102 distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Kuwait arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Friday morning, Jan. 20, after they were repatriated by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).

A dedicated lounge for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will soon be built at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.

No overseas Filipino worker (OFW) lost his or her job as a result of the New Year’s day flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has established helplines to assist all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the flight disruption at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday, Jan. 1.

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Friday, Dec. 16, warned of the new scheme of employment scams on social media platforms that victimize overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Administrator Arnell Ignacio (C) led the ribbon cutting of the newly-opened Migrant’s Brew coffee shop located at the lobby of OWWA Central office in Pasay City together with (from left) Department of Migrant Workers ASEC Venecio Legaspi, ASEC Violeta Illescas, Undersecretary Patricia Yvonne “PY” Caunan, former OWWA Administrator and DOLE Secretary Marianito D. Roque, Department of Foreign Affairs OIC of OUMWA Atty. Roy Ecraela, Deputy Administrator for Operations Mary Melanie “Honey” Quiño and Deputy Administrator for Administration and Fund Management Emma Sinclair. Migrant’s Brew will serve free coffee to all OFWs while waiting for their papers and concerns to be processed. Alleviating the plight of our OFWs is the main thrust of the present administration assuring them of service that is fast and at the same time assuring them that OWWA is their second home. (Manila Bulletin Entertainment)

A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong has urged the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to review the policy in getting financial aid for those who contracted the Covid-19.

A total of 40 distressed and displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Central Mindanao received P20,000 from the Balik Pinas, Balik Hanapbuhay (BPBH) Program, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported on Sunday, Nov. 6.

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has instructed its attached agencies to assist the two Filipino seafarers onboard Korean Air flight KE631 that overran Mactan-Cebu International Airport’s runway, late evening on Sunday, Oct. 23.

A total of 20 displaced and distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat have received financial aid from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has awarded the first tranche of livelihood grants to a group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been maintaining a local business in Negros Oriental.

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has urged the families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Philippines to refrain from treating their loved ones working abroad automated teller machines (ATMS) where they could withdraw cash anytime.

A total of seventeen returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Socksargen were given financial assistance by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Friday, Oct. 14.
According to OWWA Region XII Regional Director Marilou M. Sumalinog, 13 of the OFWs were enlisted under the Balik Pinas, Balik Hanapbuhay (BPBH) program, while four are beneficiaries under the Welfare Assistance Program (WAP). All of them are from Socksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City).

The Muntinlupa City government and the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) signed a memorandum of agreement on Oct. 13 for the opening of a help desk to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families.

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the local government of Muntinlupa City signed on Thursday, Oct. 13, a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the creation of an “OFW Help Desk” in a bid to facilitate social services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

As a House panel moved to consolidate nine bills that seek to protect the remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), an official from the Department of Finance (DOF) warned that the country could lose as much as P3.5 billion if the proposed measure becomes law.

At least 18 displaced and distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Socksargen region were given P20,000 each from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said it has coordinated with the local government of Muntinlupa City for the possible revival of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) “help desk” in the city to address the concerns of Filipino migrant workers and their families.