OFWs planning to start a business and become an entrepreneur should know how the business loan offered by OWWA can help them. Many Overseas Filipino Workers believed that the country’s economy is continuously growing. That’s why they plan to start a business in the country. Good news for those OFWs who don’t have enough savings […]
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How To Get The Financial Assistance of OWWA for Stranded Or Repatriated OFWs
GOOD NEWS! The Overseas Welfare Workers Administration (OWWA) will send financial support to Overseas Filipino Workers affected by the financial crisis in Saudi Arabia. Affected OFWs such as those stranded or unpaid, shall receive financial assistance which will be given directly to them. Whether you are staying in camp sites, living out or repatriated back […]
OWWA Offers Scholarship For OFWs and Their Beneficiaries
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is prominent when it comes to providing a helping hand in times of crisis to Overseas Filipino Workers. As they progress the services and benefits from ‘OFWs only’ into a much larger scale, which is their beneficiaries, it is just right to know everything about the Skills-for-Employment Scholarship Program (SESP) […]
OWWA Benefits That Disabled OFW’s May Get | Requirements And Procedures
Here is a list of OWWA benefits which are available for OFW members and the requirements for a claim. Overseas Filipinos are considered to be the modern day heroes. Their sacrifice and contribution to the growth of our economy are remarkable. That is why the government has never stopped in providing assistance and aid so […]
OWWA-Davao Wants To Ban OFWs From Leaving Toddlers
The regional office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Association (Owwa)-Davao is currently proposing a new policy that prohibits parents with young children to work abroad. The proposal came after the tragic incident when a 2-year-old boy named Earl John Cagalitan died because of physical abuse by his relatives. Earl, the youngest child of single mother […]
OWWA To Grant Financial Aid For OFW Families From Areas Hit by Lawin
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will be offering a one-time cash aid for OFWs and their families who are victims of recent supertyphoon Lawin (Haima) which struck the greater part of northern Luzon the previous week. Those who will be included in this Cash Relief Assistance Program being offered by the Overseas Workers Welfare […]
Abused Qatar OFW Receives P50,000 Cash Assistance From OWWA
Last October 6, 2016, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) gave a P50,000 cash assistance to an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was abused by her employer in Doha, Qatar. 29-year-old Marichu Tampol Villar, who is originally from Matanao, Davao Del Sur, returned to the Philippines last month after being employed as a household helper […]
How To Claim OWWA P26,000 Financial Assistance For KSA OFWs
News recently broke that the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will be offering an exclusive one-time financial assistance worth Php 20,000.00 for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). OFWs who are qualified for the said grant are those who have not receive their salaries or end-of-service benefits from the […]
OWWA, PhilHealth To Offer New Medical Aid for OFWs
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) are offering new supplemental medical assistance program that will greatly benefit overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Rebecca Calzado, OWWA Administrator, and Alexander Padila (PhilHealth president and CEO) have signed a memorandum of agreement for MEDplus, a new one-time financial assistance program that will benefit […]
New OWWA Laws Mean More Benefits for OFWs
Several blog entries ago, we shared with you about that new law regarding the creation of a new charter for the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Known as the Republic Act 10801 or the OWWA act, the new law further defines the functions of the agency, the board of trustees, and the secretariat. Moreover, it […]