The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration offers many projects for overseas Filipino workers. It is important that as a Filipino working abroad, you are aware of these OWWA programs and services available to you. This is to ensure that you can take advantage of these benefits in times of need.
If you keep your OWWA membership active for a minimal fee every 2 years, you can get the maximum coverage of the social benefits, welfare benefits, educational assistance benefits, cash, and financial assistance benefits, and livelihood benefits available.
So please do not forget to renew your OWWA account. You can easily go and download the OWWA mobile application on your smartphone to access the services available. In this page, we are sharing the different tips so you are aware of what are the projects being implemented, and how you can apply to these OWWA projects.
Be guided with the information and articles we’ve published below:
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
Note: All POLO offices have been renamed to MWO offices (Migrant Workers Office) which are the branches of the Department of Migrant Workers scattered in different overseas locations where many Filipino expats reside. Please be advised of this change. For OFWs living abroad, it is important that you are aware of the location of the Philippine Embassy and Philippine Overseas … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an attached arm of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), was tasked to protect and promote the welfare and well-being of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their dependents. It is a requirement for OFWs to become members of OWWA and there are many projects launched to benefit the welfare of OFWs. In case … Read more
Filipinos who want to become seafarers, OWWA has a scholarship program called Mariner’s Dugtong Aral Program (MDA) which is a bridging program for selected engineering students. This is a financial grant allotted to those who want to take up a Mariner Engineering course to become Marine Officers. The OWWA’s response to the government’s Bridging Program is “Dugtong,” which means “bridging” … Read more
Should a family lose an OFW loved one while working overseas, OWWA has a death and burial insurance benefit where the family members can claim to help with the expenses such as for burial purposes. It is important that the membership of the OFW has been renewed to make sure the family gets the maximum benefit available. In this article, … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Reintegration Program has been created and has been implemented to help people, especially the Filipinos working abroad to become productive and capable after returning to the country. This program aims to assist OFWs who are displaced from their current jobs due to the hostilities and conflicts in their host country, war or political conflicts … Read more
There are many Filipinos who have chosen to find a job and work overseas. There’s nothing wrong in wanting to work in other countries. In fact, it’s been a norm in the Philippines that if you want to earn more money, you can work abroad and find a good career. Before anything else though, it is important that as an … Read more