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OWWA Conducts Entrepreneurial Trainings for OFWs
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Regional Welfare Office 1 (OWWA-RWO1) recently launched the monthly Entrepreneurial Development Training (EDT) Ilocos Norte at the Sanguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall in Laoag City as part… Read more
New OWWA Scholars From Western Visayas
Twelve dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) from Western Visayas have joined the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) for school year 2012…. Read more
2012-2013 OWWA Scholarship Exam Results
A student from Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus has achieved the highest score in the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) examinations of… Read more
OFWs Demand Policy Change on OWWA Membership Fees
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong on Friday urged Manila to make it its official policy to issue to OFWs their overseas employment certificates (OEC) without requiring from them… Read more
OWWA Scholarship Application Set at August 31
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has set the deadline in the submission of application for its Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) for school year 2013-2014 on August 31,… Read more
Pinay Abducted in Egypt While on Pilgrimage
A Filipino tour operator was recently abducted by gun-toting Bedouin tribesmen while she was on a pilgrimage in Egypt. Patti Ganal believes her 6-hour ordeal being held by Bedouins happened… Read more
Helping Hand For Syria OFWs
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has assessed the needs of the 35 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who returned from Syria to determine how they can benefit from the government’s… Read more
OWWA Scholarship 2012-2013 Opens for OFW Dependents
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Region 9 is now accepting applications for its OFW Dependent Scholarship Program (OFWDSP) for school year 2012-2013. OWWA Officer Leonilo Y. Daymiel said a… Read more
OWWA Can Now Make Presentations to Companies with Filipino Workers
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said yesterday that that they are now accepting presentation requests from business establishments and companies with Filipino employees who want to know more about OWWA… Read more
Filipino Workers in CNMI Urged to Become OWWA Members
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is calling on Filipino workers in the CNMI, particularly those who have already been petitioned for a Commonwealth-only status by their employers, to renew or… Read more