CEBU CITY—The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)-Region VII continues to deliver financial and reintegration aid to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families across Central Visayas.
On August 5, DMW-7 distributed ₱1.085 million in Bohol, and on August 4, ₱460,000 in Mandaue City. A repatriated OFW from Turkey also received assistance for her documentary requirements to access livelihood programs.
DMW-7’s Lutchel Taniza said ₱975,000 of the Bohol assistance went to 14 OFWs under the AKSYON Fund, while ₱110,000 was granted through the Livelihood Program for OFW Reintegration (LPOR). In Mandaue, ₱350,000 went to five OFWs under AKSYON, and ₱110,000 under LPOR.
In July, Regional Director Jhoaden Lucero handed financial aid to two OFWs in Negros Oriental. One was a victim of a balikbayan box scam; the other was a next of kin of a recently deceased seafarer. Minerva Newman
DMW-7 also partners with private and public sectors to promote OFW welfare. Secretary Hans Cacdac recently administered the oath of officers of PASEI to support ethical recruitment and reintegration programs.
The agency continues to meet with LGUs and private groups to expand sustainable support for OFWs.
