Hello to all our active and non-active OWWA members. Please check out the recent events and press releases shared by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration below.
We are constantly posting new content on this page so that you are aware of the things that are happening in terms of the OWWA news today or the upcoming OWWA activities that this Philippine government agency is promoting.
Whether you are a sea-based OFW (seafarer) or a land-based OFW, you can find important news and information about the OWWA projects being implemented.
While there is the OWWA mobile app for you to download and access so you can check the announcements, we are also posting these updates to you so you will be aware of the recent campaigns of OWWA.
Here are the latest OWWA news below:
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is collaborating with the family members of the seafarers who were reportedly abandoned by the shipping company that hired them in Fiji. Also Read: OWWA Targets PHP 400M Education Assistance for Families of COVID-affected OFWs Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) may find working outside as a big opportunity for them to make a better living. There … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced that more than 400,000 displaced Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) were sent back home due to the pandemic crisis. They received help from the government and are now in their home provinces. Also Read: What is the OWWA Reintegration Program for OFWs? Every one of us is affected by the ongoing pandemic, especially OFWs who … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) assisted the displaced Ilonggo Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) during a short ceremony held at the Casa Real in Iloilo City on Feb. 15, 2021. Also Read: List of OWWA Benefits Programs and Services for OFWs With the current health crisis we’re experiencing, our basic livelihood may be … Read more
With the current pandemic, Overseas Filipino Workers are challenged with difficulties due to loss of jobs. Good thing that there are projects being launched in order to assist OFWs who have been retrenched from their jobs abroad. One of the programs include DOLE-AKAP which is financial assistance worth PHP 10,000. Another type of assistance is the Project EASE which aims … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is a branch of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) that deals with the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as well as their dependents. As an OFW, you need to make sure you keep your OWWA membership active. This article will help you understand better the history of this government agency, the … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA Region I) disbursed a big sum of financial assistance to stranded Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) that are stranded because a Travel Ban has been implemented which restricts them from going to China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Also Read: How to Apply DOLE-AKAP Program for OFWs (Php 10,000 COVID-19 Cash Assistance) OFWs are always ambitious … Read more
The Regional Welfare Office X of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) disbursed more than PHP 1.5M to displaced/distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in February of last year. The claimants were OFWs who have been repatriated and who came from Cagayan de Oro, Gingoog, and other neighboring provinces or municipalities inside Northern Mindanao. Also Read: OWWA at Your Service Episode: TABANG … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has already disbursed PHP 81,060,000 to 8106 Overseas Filipino Workers as of February 2020. These Filipino workers received financial aid because they could not travel to China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan because of the Covid-19 outbreak. Also Read: OWWA At Your Service Episode: DOLE-AKAP Updates During this pandemic crisis, everyone’s affected including OFWs. The … Read more
In a recent updated from OWWA, one of the victims of the Singapore Lucky Plaza car crash has finally gone back home to the Philippines after almost 2 months since the accident occurred. Ms. Laila Laundencia, Filipina household service worker who hails from San Fernando City in La Union, has returned to the country last February 3, 2020 and is … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) along with the City Government of Digos assisted in distributing the financial assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers and dependents who were affected by the series of seismic activities last October 2019. Regional Welfare Office XI released a huge amount of PHP 1.2M at the City Hall Compound. Also Read: How to Become an OWWA Member? … Read more