The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) extended ₱5,000 in financial assistance to 620 families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by recent typhoons and floods across 12 municipalities in Bataan. The aid distribution was held at the Bataan People’s Center in Balanga City under the Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFWs na Nangangailangan (AKSYON) Fund.
During the event, the DMW also formalized a partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and the Provincial Government of Bataan through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The collaboration aims to strengthen efforts in protection, empowerment, and reintegration programs for migrant workers and their families.
DMW Assistant Secretary Jerome A. Alcantara emphasized the vital role of OFWs in national development, saying, “Sa ilalim ng Bagong Pilipinas, ang mga OFW at kanilang pamilya ay katuwang sa pagpapa-unlad ng bayan. Hindi lang tayo nagbibigay ng ayuda, kundi ng pag-asa at pagkakataon upang mapaunlad ang kanilang buhay bilang pasasalamat sa kanilang sakripisyo at ambag sa ating lipunan at ekonomiya.”
Present at the activity were Bataan Governor Jose Enrique S. Garcia III, Vice Governor Ma. Cristina M. Garcia, DMW Regional Director Marion S. Sevilla, and representatives from DOLE, TESDA, and OWWA.
