Tag: OWWA

WE NEED A DEPARTMENT FOR OFWs – PIMENTEL

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date February 11, 2019
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Senator Koko Pimentel III on Sunday repeated his call for the immediate creation of a national level Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW). Pimentel said government cannot ignore the fact that almost one in every 11 Filipinos, is working overseas, and that their welfare should be fully ensured and protected at all times. “We’re talking […]

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LATE SEN. ANGARA’S NAME FOREVER ETCHED IN THE HEARTS OF OFWs – OWWA

Post author By Hazel Chua
Post date July 12, 2018
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The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) paid the late Senate President Edgardo Angara a special tribute in recognition of his contribution to uplift the lives of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. The OWWA Board, led by its chairman Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and vice chairman OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac, recently handed […]

Tags OFWs, OWWA, Senate President Angara, Senator Angara