Overseas Workers Welfare Administration

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2011 OFW FAMILY DAY SUCCESSFUL DESPITE TROPICAL STORM SENDONG

20 December 2011, Tacloban – Undeterred by the heavy rainfall caused by tropical storm “Sendong”, 739 OFWs and beneficiaries gathered in the Multi-Purpose Building of the University of the Philippines Eastern Visayas Campus, Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City to grace the annual OFW Family Day on December 17, 2011.

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PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO lll AWARDS PRIZES FOR 3 LUCKY OFWS

President Benigno S. Aquino lll yesterday welcomed arriving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from three separate flights from Bahrain, Singapore and Etihad.

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OWWA OPERATES “LIBRENG TAWAG”

OWWA Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon today announced that OWWA’s “Operation Syria Libreng Tawag” was still in place to give families the opportunity to contact their loved ones in that country.

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OWWA CONDUCTS RELIEF OPERATIONS FOR BAGYONG SENDONG SURVIVORS

2012 Jan. 4 CAGAYAN DE ORO --After “Bagyong Sendong” hit Northern Mindanao, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) conducted relief operations for the affected Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

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OWWA: Aiding Me through Education

NOMAR WAMINAL, graduated in 2005 with a BS Biology degree from Mountain View College in Bukidnon under Congressional Migrant Workers Scholarship Program (CMWSP) shares his triumphant story on being a hopeful Scholar

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PRESS RELEASE

OWWA OPERATES “LIBRENG TAWAG”
26 December 2011 08:48 AM
OWWA Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon today announced that OWWA’s “Operation Syria Libreng Tawag” was still in place to give families the opportunity to contact their loved ones in that country.
OFW FAMILIES, SCHOLARS JOIN OWWA-CAR AND BAGUIO CITY’S RE-GREENING EFFORT
27 January 2012 10:08 AM
27 Jan. 2012 BAGUIO CITY – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Cordillera Regional Welfare Office (OWWA-CAR) along with the member-groups of the Baguio-Benguet Federation of Overseas Returnees and Dependents (BBFORD) went again for a forest clearing and greening activity in the East-West portion of Burnham Park, along Kisad road across the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Building in Baguio City last Saturday, January 21, 2012 .
CARAGANON OFWs CONFIDENT TO WORK ABROAD AFTER ATTENDING PDOS
27 January 2012 10:17 AM
BUTUAN CITY (January 26, 2012)---More than 200 Caraganon OFWs especially the Household Service Workers are ready to make well-informed decisions and are equipped with skills necessary for their work abroad after joining the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration’ s 4-day Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS).
OWWA SCHOLAR RECEIVES HONOR STUDENT AWARD
7 February 2012 10:08 AM
6 February 2012 Cebu - Inspired by the hardwork of her widowed mother, Ma. Freni Luya, a BS Accountacy freshman at the University of San Jose Recoletos in Cebu City, finished the first semester of school year 2011–2012 with flying colors when she was awarded Honor Student for having a general weighted average (GWA) of 1.4 on January 24, 2012 at the Center of Performing Arts of the said university.
OWWA-NCR SUPERVISES CONDUCT OF PDOS FOR COUNTRY SPECIFIC WORKERS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 2012
10 February 2012 05:09 AM
31 January 2012 PASAY -- The Regional Welfare Office-National Capital Region (RWO-NCR) will administer and supervise the conduct of the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) for Canada-bound workers, interns under the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization (JITCO), au pairs, name-hired, and government-placed workers starting February 1, 2012.
PASKO PA RIN IN JANUARY FOR OWWA-NCR SCHOLARS
10 February 2012 05:20 AM
30 JAN. 2012 MANILA -- To receive, to give and to share was the order of the day for the many scholars of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in the National Capital Region on January 29, 2012 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
OWWA’S CONTINOUS PROVISION OF SKILLS TRAINING FOR OFWs AND DEPENDENTS
10 February 2012 05:31 AM
Senando and Grace are among the early birds of the Education and Training Unit (ETU) of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-National Capital Region in availing the Seafarers’ Upgrading Program (SUP) and the Skills for Employment Scholarship Program (SESP) for 2012.
OWWA RWO- X JOINS PHILHEALTH RUN: THE MINDANAO RUN FOR HOPE
16 February 2012 03:27 AM
15 FEB 2012 CAGAYAN DE ORO -- In response to the invitation of PhilHealth Region 10 to be part of its Fun Run dubbed as “PhilHealth Run: Mindanao Run for Hope,” the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Welfare Office 10 joined the crowd of more than 4,000 participants last February 05, 2012.
OWWA JOINS THE FIRST GLOBAL FAMILY SUMMIT AND CARAVAN 2012
16 February 2012 07:41 AM
10 FEB 2012 TARLAC – The OWWA, headed by Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon, graced the first Global Family Summit and Caravan held last 10 February 2012 at the Provincial Capitol of Tarlac.
OWWA 9 STAFF UNDERWENT 5S+1 WORKSHOP
22 February 2012 04:29 AM
ZAMBOANGA CITY – As part of the agency’s effort to achieve more efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Region IX underwent a 5S + 1 Workshop yesterday 16 February at the OWWA training room.
FORMER OWWA TULAY STUDENT NOW A CALL CENTER AGENT
22 February 2012 04:33 AM
Julia O. Silva mother of OFW Liezel has long been encouraged by her daughter to use the internet as their means of communication as text messages and phone calls are more expensive compared to the available social networking sites.