Almost two months after the tragic car accident that happened in Singapore last December 29, 2019, one among the two seriously injured Overseas Filipino Workers involved is already in the Philippines for her recovery.

Ms. Laila Laudencia, an OFW from San Fernando City, La Unio Read more

PASAY CITY - As of morning of February 20, 2020, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has already dispensed P81,060,000.00 to 8,106 OFWs who were affected by the temporary travel ban to China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan due to the spread of corona virus 2019 or COVID-19 outbreak.

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Welfare Office IV-A takes pride in extending assistance to all OWWA member-OFWs and families who were victims of the Taal volcano eruption, last 12 January 2020 through the distribution of calamity assistance under the Welfare Assistance Program (WAP).

Beginning today, February 20, 2020, the OWWA cash assistance extended to OFWs bound for Hong Kong and Macau shall no longer be available in view of the recent lifting of the travel ban in the said countries.

All Regional Welfare Offices were instructed to cease the processing of applications o Read more

In coordination with the City Government of Digos and the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) – Regional Welfare Office XI released a total of Php 1,203,000.00 to 401 OFWs and dependents who were affected by the series of earthquakes that occurred last October 17 Read more

Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go led the roster of officials from the national and regional agencies and the provincial government of Pampanga during the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the first ever OFW Hospital in the Philippines on February 18, 2020 at the PEO Compound, Sindalan, City of San Read more

More than a week after the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office I (OWWA RWOI) commenced processing and releasing Php 10,000 cash assistance to stranded OFWs bound to mainland China, Macau, Hongkong and Taiwan, a total of 556 OFWs has benefited with a total amount of Php 5,560, Read more

City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital between the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), PAGCOR, Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Incorporated (BCFI) and the Pamp Read more

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare 1 (OWWA RWOI) has started releasing Cash Assistance to OFWs who are affected by the temporary travel ban in mainland China, Hongkong and Macao due to the Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease or 2019-nCoV ARD outbreak.

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Eighteen (18) scholars of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) – Regional Welfare Office XI were among the 83,000 passers of the September 2019 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Of this number, three (3) were scholars under the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) while the fifteen were grantees of the OFW Dependents Scholarship Program (ODSP).< Read more

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office – Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (POLO-OWWA) in London, UK met with the Philippine Muslim Association (PMA) to discuss a partnership with the Muslim community in the United Kingdom. PMA has more than 500 active members who can benefit from information sessions on various services of POLO-OWWA, anti-illegal recru Read more

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office – Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (POLO-OWWA) extended its various services to the Filipino workers in Ireland during the outreach mission of the Philippine Embassy London in Dublin on 25-26 January 2019.

 About a hundred employment-related documents were pr Read more

Agnes Luna, 42 years old from Sasa, Davao City is one of the successful beneficiaries of Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay! (BPBH) Program of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). She was deployed in March 2016 and worked as a hairdresser in one of the wellness centers of the United Arab Emirates. However, due to a serious medical illness, she was unable to finish her employment Read more

A total of Thirty-Two (32) OFW dependent scholars from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) graduated with a bachelor’s degree this school year 2019-2020. Abra and Baguio have eight (8) graduates each, six (6) from Kalinga, five (5) for Benguet and three (3) and two (2) respectively for Ifugao and A Read more

Butuan City – Not everyone who becomes Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) have success stories, there are those who struggle and were made to come back home under various circumstances.

One of the programs and services provided by the Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA) is the Reintegration Program. This program aims to help re Read more

Sorsogon City – As of January 27, 2020, the OWWA RWO5 has extended cash relief assistance to 3,840 OFWs and their dependents that were severely affected by the wrath of Typhoon Tisoy in the Province of Sorsogon. Per record of OWWA Central Office, the total number of active OFW – OWWA members who will benefit for the p Read more

In line with its mandate to provide social protection and promote the welfare of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families, the OWWA  Regional Welfare Office XI continues to provide assistance to all OFWs and their families with welfare concerns.

For the year 2019, OWWA-Regional Welfare Office XI has resolved Read more

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has put up Task Force Taal Libreng Tawag to offer domestic and international calls, a charging station, free Wi-Fi, and other ancillary services to Taal evacuees sheltered in evacuation centers in Cavite and Batangas.

For its pilot operation Monday, January Read more

PASAY CITY – Sinalubong ng iba’t ibang opisina ng Administrasyong Duterte, kasama ang Department of Labor and Employment at Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) ang mga OFW kahapon, Enero 15 bandang 4:10pm sa NAIA, na umuwi mula sa Iraq para makaiwas sa kaguluhan sa naturang bansa bunga ng tensiyon sa pagitan ng Iran a Read more

PASAY CITY – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has laid down its plans in providing assistance to Filipinos affected by the current unrest in Iraq. OWWA Administrator Atty. Hans Leo J. Cacdac, before leaving for his official trip to KSA and Kuwait, instructed OWWA’s senior officials to ensure that returning OFWs f Read more