Thirteen overseas Filipino workers from the Bangsamoro region collected a combined ₱981,217.68 in settled money claims through OWWA’s regional welfare office in June 2026, the agency reported, marking the latest batch of disputes resolved without escalating to formal labor cases.
The payouts were secured under the Single Entry Approach, or SEnA, a conciliation-and-mediation mechanism the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration uses to settle employment grievances between OFWs and their employers or recruitment agencies. Institutionalized nationally under Republic Act 10396, the process subjects labor and employment disputes to a mandatory 30-day period during which both parties attempt to reach an agreement; settlements reached within that window are final and take effect immediately.
OWWA-BARMM credited the June results to coordination with partner agencies and institutions, saying the arrangement lets it deliver quicker help to migrant workers facing job-related problems while still deployed abroad. Money claims of any amount fall within SEnA’s scope, alongside termination and suspension issues, unpaid wages, and other disputes arising from the employer-employee relationship.
The office framed the settlements as part of its wider push on social protection for Bangsamoro OFWs, a mandate rooted in OWWA’s charter obligation to safeguard the welfare of member-workers across all stages of overseas employment.
