DMW-7: Nearly P2M aid given to OFWs from Bohol, NegOr & Siquijor

 CEBU CITY -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW RO-VII) released on June 12, almost PHP2 million in financial and livelihood assistance for the provinces of Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor during their respective Local and Overseas Job Fairs on Independence Day celebration.

DMW RO-VII OIC-Regional Director, Maria Eloida Cantona handed the aid to the beneficiaries under the Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo Para sa Mga OFWs na Nangangailangan (AKSYON Fund) and Livelihood program for documented and undocumented OFWs for Bohol.

DMW-7 released PHP1.280M to 19 OFWs during the Local and Overseas Job Fair in Trinidad, Bohol on June 12 in celebration of the Philippine Independence Day.

Meanwhile, another PHP PHP670K financial assistance given to 10 OFWs from Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental and in Siquijor Province during their respective Local and Overseas Job Fair on June 12 with Mary Chris Relon, chief of the Migrant Workers Processing Division leading the DMW RO-VII team. (Photos: DMW-7/Luchel Taniza)

 

Dept. of Migrant Workers releases P14.9M to 219 OFWs in CV

CEBU CITY – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW RO-VII) released P14.9M to 219 distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and or Next of Kind (NOKs) on June 5 at the Department of Manpower Development and Placement (DMDP) or PESO Cebu City as part of the DMW's 30th National Migrant Workers Day celebration.

The beneficiaries each received financial, medical or burial assistance ranging from P50K to P100K taken from the Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFWs na Nangangailangan or AKSYON Funds.

DMW-7 information officer Luchel Taniza shared that the activity catered to the financial needs of distressed OFWs including their families, while providing them an opportunity to learn and understand about financial literacy and migrant workers' rights.

The activity is dubbed as "Releasing of Financial Assistance under the AKSYON Funds cum Financial Awareness Seminar/Small Business Management Training (FAS/SBMT) and Migrant' Rights Awareness- A Migrant Workers' Day Celebration” in partnership with the Department of Manpower Development and Placement (DMDP) or PESO Cebu City.

The seminar/financial assistance activity was part of the DMW’s 30th National Migrant Workers Day celebration, with its other partners, Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Central Visayas. (Photos: DMW7/Luchel Taniza)