OWWA OFW-Dependent Scholarship Program 2013-2014 Announced

OWWA Scholars

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) RWO-NcR announced that they are already accepting application for the OFW Defendent Scholarship Program (OFWDSP) for the School Year 2013-2014. The educational (–foul word(s) removed–)istance intended for qualified dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s) who wanted to pursue any four-year or five-year baccalaureate degree or (–foul word(s) removed–)ociate degree … Read more

New Team being Build by the Palace to Handle OFW Crises

Overseas Filipino Workers

For a stronger and better response to the needs of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) abroad, Malacañang  build a new high level team that will face the political conflict and natural disaster in the countries where the OFW’s are working. President Benigno Aquino III and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa signed the Executive Order No. 34 … Read more

Vice President Jejomar Binay to visit Middle East for OFW Concerns

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As a Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers’ Concerns, Vice President Jejomar Binay leaves the country Tuesday heading his way to Qatar and Saudi Arabia to have discussions with regards to the OFW concerns in the Middle East. Binay will stay in Doha until March 31 following his travel to Riyadh on April 1. More … Read more

Libya as No-Fly Zone: Supported by Some OFW’s

Libya as No-Fly Zone: Supported by Some OFW’s

As of March 9, 2011 Wednesday – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) no-fly zone was supported by some Filpinos based in the Eastern Region of Libya. This is to prevent air raids from either rebels or the camp of Col. Moammar Gaddafi. Based on news, fighting was still going on in Raslanof, Bin-Jawat, Atsawiya, … Read more