By Carlo P. Gonzaga February 22, 2020 CALAMBA CITY, Laguna –The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Welfare Office...
February 22, 2020
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna –The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Welfare Office IV-A has released financial assistance amounting to P7,392,000.00 to OWWA-member OFWs and their families affected by the recent eruption of Taal Volcano.
Under OWWA’s Welfare Assistance Program, each active OWWA member will receive P3,000.00 calamity assistance while those inactive members are entitled to P1,500.00 each.
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According to OWWA IV-A, a total of 3,439 OFWs and their dependents from the provinces of Batangas and Cavite have already availed of the calamity assistance distributed in the OWWA regional office in Calamba and in the municipalities of Sto. Tomas, Malvar, and Laurel as of February 18, 2020.
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna –The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Welfare Office IV-A has released financial assistance amounting to P7,392,000.00 to OWWA-member OFWs and their families affected by the recent eruption of Taal Volcano.
Under OWWA’s Welfare Assistance Program, each active OWWA member will receive P3,000.00 calamity assistance while those inactive members are entitled to P1,500.00 each.
According to OWWA IV-A, a total of 3,439 OFWs and their dependents from the provinces of Batangas and Cavite have already availed of the calamity assistance distributed in the OWWA regional office in Calamba and in the municipalities of Sto. Tomas, Malvar, and Laurel as of February 18, 2020.
Taal Volcano eruption affected OWWA-member OFWs and their dependents await for the release of the calamity assistance they availed from OWWA's Welfare Assistance Program. (Photo by OWWA IV-A)
Meanwhile, OWWA IV-A is set to distribute calamity assistance to beneficiaries in the municipalities of Talisay, Cuenca, Balete, Tanauan, Taal, and Mataasnakahoy.
The calamity assistance started on January 27, 2020 and the last day of filing is on April 12, 2020. (OWWA IV-A/CPG, PIA-4A)
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