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11 September 2009 – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) this afternoon extended arrival assistance at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to 32 Filipino household service workers repatriated from Damascus, Syria.
OWWA Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon disclosed that the workers returned to the country after being processed by staff from the OWWA post and Philippine Overseas Labor Office based in Damascus.
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September 10, 2009 – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has adopted its Citizen’s Charter in the interest of the service and in compliance to R.A 9485, otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 (ARTA).
Follow this link to view the OWWA Citizen’s Charter in pdf format.
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The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has opened its Voluntary Membership Program, in line with its intensified membership promotion drive.
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September 4, 2009 – The remains of the four remaining Afghanistan helicopter crash victims arrived Friday afternoon on board Qatar Air flight 646.
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OWWA Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon posts a rejoinder to the August 28, 2009 news article that appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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August 28, 2009 – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) deadline for submission of applications to the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) has been set for Tuesday, September 15 this year.
Those interested in applying for an EDSP scholarship grant may get in touch with the nearest OWWA Regional Welfare Office.
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