OFW
OWWA-ARMM
releases
Rehabilitation
Assistance for
OFWs and
Families in
Marawi City
C
OTABATO CITY – Considering the extent
of damage to the lives of OFWs and their
families affected by the Marawi Crisis, an
additional assistance is extended by the
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
(OWWA) to the OFW-members and/or their
families, active or non-active, who are directly affected by
the crisis to help them in rebuilding their lives in the City
of Marawi.
The Bangon Marawi Rehabilitation Assistance Program
may cover for the repair, rehabilitation, health care, and
other basic necessities upon return of affected OFW-
members and/or their families to their communities.
The assistance is pursuant to Administrative Order No.
44
3, s. 2017, issued by the Office of the President, and per
OWWA Board Resolution No. 35, s. 2017, under OWWA’s
Welfare Assistance Program (WAP), where active OWWA
members shall be granted an additional assistance in the
amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) while non-
active members shall receive Five Thousand Pesos (Php
5,000.00).
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration –
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OWWA-ARMM)
is continuously processing and releasing the rehabilitation
assistance to the affected OFWs and/or their families.
As of today, OWWA-ARMM has already released an
aggregated amount of Php 2,075,000.00 to Three Hundred
Ninety Eight (398) qualified OFW-members.