DMW7 releases over P3.725M assistance to OFWs in Cebu including Lapulapu City

CEBU CITY – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)-RO VII released more than P3.725M worth of financial assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families in Cebu Province including Lapulapu City.

On August 20, DMW Undersecretary Felicitas Bay with its regional director, Jhoaden Lucero, Cebu governor Pamela Baricuatro and members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and other provincial officials and the Welfare Reintegration Services Division (WRSD) team, released a total of Php3,030,000.00 in financial assistance to OFWs and their families in Cebu Province, held at the Cebu Kahanas ceremonial distribution at the Social Hall, Cebu Provincial Capitol.

Of this amount, Php2.430M was awarded to 38 OFWs and/or Next of Kin (NOKs) under the Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo Para sa mga OFWs na Nangangailangan (AKSYON) Fund, while Php600K was distributed to 60 beneficiaries under the Livelihood Program for OFW Reintegration (LPOR), DMW-7 regional information officer, Luchel Taniza shared.

Taniza bared that on August 18, DMW RO-VII also released a total of Php725K in financial assistance to OFWs and their families in Lapu-Lapu City, and Php575K of which was distributed to nine OFWs and/or Next-of-Kin (NOKs) under the AKSYON Fund and Php150K was released to 15 beneficiaries under the LPOR.

All beneficiaries are constituents of Lapu-Lapu City that mayor Ma. Cynthia Chan welcomed during the DMW RO-VII’s visit to her office with some personnel from the Welfare Reintegration Services Division.

Meanwhile, nearly 40 participants from the Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRAs) in Cebu joined the 3-day Capability Enhancement Training for the Welfare Desk Officers (WeDOs) on August 20-22 in partnership with the Coalition of Licensed Agencies for Domestic, Service and Skilled Workers (CLADS) and hosted by DMW RO-VII.

Atty. Felicitas Bay, Undersecretary for Foreign Employment and Welfare Services told the participants to always take advantage of these types of capacity training that aims to strengthen the role of WeDOs in protecting and promoting the welfare of overseas Filipino workers.

The training marked the 11th batch of the trainees conducted nationwide, the 4th under CLADS sponsorship and the very first in the Visayas, Taniza bared. (Photos: DMW7/Luchel Taniza)