The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced that returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) may avail P20,000 cash assistance to help them put up a small business in the country.
According to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the agency has put up a livelihood assistance program as part of the government’s recovery plans for OFWs who have been displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our immediate program is livelihood assistance and we will focus on returning and stranded OFWs. We will be giving them livelihood projects… OFWs are our main target,” Bello said.
Bello added, OFWs can present their business proposals to DOLE for funding. Once approved, an OFW will be provided with a maximum of P20,000 as start-up capital for the project. He also clarified that if an OFW needs a higher capital, DOLE can give them a loan.
It was estimated that some 25,000 OFWs have already returned to the Philippines since the start of the pandemic, while 40,000 others are expected to be repatriated until June.
Good day po sir/madam nnwagan po ako sa inyo tulungan niyo po ako dhil isa rin po seafarer na nawalan trabaho.at hndi po din ako nakakuha ng ayuda sa dole akap assistance po since naglockdown po.ako si adjie padua umuwi po ako nung January 16 at babalik po sana ng March 20 po kaya Lang po nagkalockdown po dhil sa pandemic na covid po.ngyon po wla na po budget para sa familya ko tumawag po Ako sa hotline ng OWWA bise po ang hotline po nila.at ngemail po ako OWWA wla respond po hangang ngyon.please po huminhingi po ako ng tulong sa inyo hahensya godbless po
ReplyDeletepra poh b yn s ofw n for good n?
ReplyDeleteHello po, nanawagan po ang aming pamilya na apektuhan dahil sa covid, hindi po namin lubos maisip na ganito ang epekto ang mangyayari sa amin. Lalung lalo na po ako na nag aaral napahinto dahil sa wala ng pang pa aral. Hiningi ko po ang inyong presensya upang marinig ang aming pag hingi ng tulong sa inyo. Hindi na po nakabalik ng saudi si papa dahil sa naabutan po sya ng lockdown ����
ReplyDeleteHi maam/sir pwde po ba mgtanong kng paanu mgapply sa balik pinas blik hanapbuhay program..
ReplyDeleteMagandang umaga po Sana makakuha dn po ako isa po ako ofw na naka iwe dn 2019 until now dto pren ako bahay
ReplyDeletesince april 2020 ng apply ako ng dole akap assistance dahil s pandemic at nwalan ng work. until oct 2020 nkauwi nlng ako ng pinas wala prin akong nttang galing s dole akap... anu po bng ggwin pra ma follow up at ngaun ecq nnmn tag gutom at hirap n family ko ni isang ayuda galing gobyerno walng nttanggap ofw n tulad ko.
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