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OWWA-ARMM CONDUCTS ORIENTATION, TRAINING FOR OFW DEPENDENTS

Friday 25th of January 2013

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Adminstration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OWWA-ARMM) conducted its orientation and Entrepreneurship Development Training/ Financial Literacy on January 22. Beneficiaries of deceased Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) under the Education and Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP) attended the said event. ELAP is designed primarily for survivors of deceased OFWs who were active OWWA members at the time of death. The first part of the activity was the EDT and Financial Literacy facilitated by Hamid K. Chio of OWWA. It aims to prepare and give additiona...

SAN MATEO, Isabela, May 21 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Isabela allotted P70 million this year for livelihood assistance program aimed at providing and increasing the income of small and medium entrepreneurs in province. Last year, the allotted amount was only P30 million. Carlito Tumaliuan, provincial cooperatives officer, said the provincial government is providing an interest-free of P3,000 each to applicants of the livelihood loan assistance program. Tumaliuan said the livelihood...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 14 (PIA) --The 30th founding anniversary of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) was commemorated in Region 10 last May 8, also highlighted by giving recognition to OWWA’s partners from both the private and government sectors. A thanksgiving mass celebrated by Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J. at the San Agustin Metropolitan Cathedral ushered in the day-long activities followed by the unveiling of a photo exhibit at the OWWA-10 Regional Office. Aside...

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OWWA-10 releases assistance to dependents of deceased OFWs

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Dependents of deceased overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) received livelihood financial assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Northern Mindanao (OWWA-10). The checks were personally handed by OWWA-10 Director Petrona Bergado and Atty. Johnson Cañete, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment during the OWWA-10 anniversary program last May 8. Three surviving dependents received P15,000 assistance each, which they c...