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
During this episode of OWWA at your service uploaded on February 12, 2021, Director IV, Policy & Program Development Office, Jocelyn O. Hapal (Dir. Jo), answered several questions related to the programs and services offered by the OWWA agency. This episode is aimed to provide a brief guideline for OFWs and aspiring ones so they would know the benefits of becoming … Read more
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) non-teaching staff members are an integral aspect of the bureau’s human resources. DepEd gives scholarships for baccalaureate and master’s degrees to qualified workers as part of its initiative to capacitate these non-teaching personnel. The program, which is focused on the professional growth of the staff, comprises competency-based training to improve, enhance, and promote efficient and … Read more
If you are one of those OFWs who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic, it is important that you register yourself via the OASIS form online. The OFW Assistance Information System (OASIS) system has been set up in order to facilitate the repatriation and assistance of OFWs. Here we share more details about this project. Also Read: OWWA Balik Pinas … Read more
The first episode of OWWA at Your Service had a lot of good response from OFWs as this gives them ideas of what are the programs and benefits available from OWWA. That previous episode discussed updates on Tabang OFW program. In this second episode uploaded on February 5, 2021, they discussed the details of Project EASE, another scholarship project launched … Read more
This is the first episode of OWWA at Your Service, a new program show that aims to provide correct information about the programs and services of OWWA. Deputy Administrator, Mocha Uson, is the host for the first episode with a special guest, Deputy Administrator, Faustino Sebares III. This video webisode was uploaded on January 29, 2021. During this episode, they … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is a Philippine national government agency that protects and promotes the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) all over the globe and their dependents. OWWA provides certain benefits for active members and their immediate beneficiaries. In case you want to know how to become an active member of OWWA, we have listed the ways … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration has been doing their best to provide different livelihood programs and financial assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Among these programs is the group livelihood program called Tulong PUSO for OFWs. This is a partnership project by DOLE-OWWA which has been launched in lieue of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Also Read: How to Become an OWWA Member? … Read more
OWWA offers a range of scholarships to dependents and beneficiaries of OFWs and one of them is the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP). As a summary, EDSP is a scholarship grant for qualified beneficiaries / dependents of active OWWA members who plan to enroll in a 4-5 year course in college or university. There is a financial assistance up to … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has launched the “DOLE-AKAP for OFWs,” which aims to provide financial assistance to displaced land-based and sea-based Filipino workers due to coronavirus diseases (COVID-19). DOLE will grant a one-time financial assistance (DOLE-AKAP) of PHP 10,000.00 or its equivalent in the local currency of the host country to help Filipinos who lost their jobs … Read more