Part 3 OWWA Year-end Team Building, 22 December 2023 (Overseas Workers Welfare Administration) Administrator Arnaldo Ignacio | Dulce

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Bicol is on high alert and ready to support Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Israel, particularly those who may request repatriation. OWWA Bicol Regional Director Jenevie Aguallo reported that, based on their last year's data, 250 Bicolano OFWs in Israel are currently being accounted for. Assistance programs are already being prepared for those who may wish to return to the Philippines. Family members in the Philippines can coordinate with OW

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Bicol has begun accepting applications for scholarship programs offered to active overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents in the Bicol Region. This was announced by Arlene Espedido, Scholarship Focal Person for OWWA Bicol. She explained that the first program, called the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP), is open to dependents of OFWs who are enrolled from their 2nd to 5th year in public or private colleges. The

Praising the excellence, diligence and sacrifice of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the nation’s modern-day heroes, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. recognized the recipients of the 2025 Bagong Bayani Awards in a ceremonial program at Malacañan Palace on November 20, 2025. “Kinikilala ng Bagong Bayani Awards ang kakayahan, karangalan, at kabutihang loob ng mga Pilipino na sa kabila ng pang-i-ibang bansa, ay nagagawang maipakita ang tunay na pagka-Pilipino. Naitaguyod [nila ang kanilang] mga p