The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) together with a group of private recruitment agencies has agreed to reinforce its campaign in protecting OFWs, particularly those working in high-risk countries.
The Coalition of Licensed Agencies for Domestic and Service Workers (CLADS) will give full protection to household service workers (HSWs) through the establishment of Welfare Help Desks from licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRA) as stated in a memorandum of understanding.
The Coalition of Licensed Agencies for Domestic and Service Workers (CLADS) will give full protection to household service workers (HSWs) through the establishment of Welfare Help Desks from licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRA) as stated in a memorandum of understanding.
![There Is Now A Welfare Help Desks From Licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies for OFW, Kasambahay The Coalition of Licensed Agencies for Domestic and Service Workers (CLADS) will give full protection to household service workers (HSWs) through the establishment of Welfare Help Desks from licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRA) as stated in a memorandum of understanding. It will also provide DOLE, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (OWWA) access in monitoring the status of CLAD members and their workers on their respective host countries. On the occasion of the celebration of Migrant Workers Day attended by Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III early this week, the said agreement was signed . “This will help the labor department and our agencies in ensuring the protection and safety of our Filipino migrant workers on their workplace abroad. We thank our partners from the licensed agencies for their initiative to lend assistance to the government and serve our modern day heroes,” Bello said.Based on the agreement, OWWA will comprehensively train the designated Welfare Desk Officers (WDOs) under CLADS and it includes providing them with relevant information and communication materials. A certificate of training completion will also be issued. POEA will serve as a supervisor and monitor the PRA member of CLADS on their compliance to POEA rules and regulations; integrate monitoring and reporting requirements and provision of welfare assistance to OFWs in the Continuing Agency Education Program (CAEP) for licensed agencies. One of the duties of CLADS is to report any form of incident relating to the employment of worker to OWWA and POEA including actions taken to assist the worker; and provide WDO other necessary support services. “We look forward to the success of the MOU since majority of the welfare cases we received here in OWWA came from domestic workers who experience maltreatment, contract violation, sexual abuse, harassment, and other infraction of their rights. The government and the recruitment agencies both have the responsibility to take good care of our modern day Filipino heroes,” OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said. CLAD member agencies are deploying OFWs in different countries such as Singapore, Bahrain, Brunei, Hongkong, Malaysia, Macau, Taiwan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Japan, Russia, and Europe. Source: DOLE READ MORE: How to register online: 1. Go to www.philhealth.gov.ph 2. Fill-out the needed information correctly. 3. You will then receive a confirmation e-mail and your log-in password. Click the link provided in the e-mail and log-in using your details. 4. After clicking the link, you will get a notification that your account is activated and you can now log-in to your Philhealth account. 5. On log-in, you may need to enter an answer to a security question. It could be any one of the three answers you provided earlier. 6. Congratulations! You successfully created and activated your Philhealth account. You can now access your Philhealth members profile. You can check the contributions you made as well. Should you find any error or discrepancies in your MDR, you may email Philhealth at actioncenter@philhealth.gov.ph Once you are already registered, you can now get your Philhealth ID. Visit the nearest Philhealth office in your area and ask for the Philhealth Member Registration Form or PMRF. Fill-out the form and submit it. In a few minutes, you can claim your printed Philhealth ID. For premium payments, you can pay online through these Electronic Payment Facilities: OneHUB (Unionbank Of The Philippines) Expresslink (Bank Of The Philippine Islands) Citiconnect (Citibank) Digibanker (Security Bank) Or via e-Gov (Bancnet) Asia United Bank China Banking Corporation CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corporation Development Bank of the Philippines East West Banking Corporation Metropolitan Trust & Bank Company Philippine National Bank Philippine Veterans Bank RCBC Savings Bank For OFWs, you can pay your premium contributions through these accredited collecting agents only: Overseas Collections Over-the-counter collection system Bank Of Commerce Development Bank Of The Philippines IRemit, Inc. Landbank Of The Philippines Ventaja International Corporation *Beware of unauthorized collecting agents issuing fake Philheath Official receipts. Visit the nearest Philhealth office in your area and ask for the Philhealth Member Registration Form or PMRF. Fill-out the form and submit it. In a few minutes, you can claim your printed Philhealth ID. Overseas Workers Welfare Organization (OWWA) Administrator hans leo Cacdac has disclosed that OWWA board of trustees has recently approved a resolution allotting financial aid for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), who were affected by the ongoing clash between the government forces and the Maute terror group in Marawi City. The approved financial aid amounting to P100 million will be distributed by the agency to the affected OFW families. According to Admin Hans Cacdac, the calamity component involves cash assistance of P3,000 for active members and P1,000 members who are not active. OWWA Region 10 office is already in the process of determining the number of qualified beneficiaries for the cash assistance. “Our Region 10 director is on the ground in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, determining the amount to be given to the beneficiaries. Distribution will happen in the coming week,” Cacdac said. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), for its part, earlier said that it will provide livelihood aid to the displaced workers due to the crisis. Marawi residents, including OFW families had voluntarily evacuated their homes in area since last week due to the rising tension. Most of them went to the nearby areas like Iligan and Cagayan de Oro City. Their villages had been under Maute terror and they need to be somewhere safe. President Rodrigo Duterte already declared martial law in the entire Mindanao ordering the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify counter offensives against the ISIS-inspired group. Meanwhile, Department of Social Welfare and Development opened various evacuation centers in Mindanao following the exodus of the residents in Marawi City. According to DSWD Sec. Judy Taguiwalo, they have food packs and non-food items on standby for distribution for affected residents from Marawi City. DSWD assures to keep the safety of every residents in the area especially the women, children and the elderly. Evacuation Center Location Buruun School of Fisheries Iligan City Maria Cristina Gymnasium Iligan City Tomas Cabili Gymnasium Iligan City Iligan School of Fisheries Gymnasium Iligan City MSU-IIT CASS Building Iligan City Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol Marawi City Gomampong Ali's Residents Baloi, Lanao del Sur Saguiaran Municipal Hall Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur People's Plaza Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Old Madrasa Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Old Masjid Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur BFP Office Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur DepEd Kinder Room Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Source: Manila Bulletin Overseas Workers Welfare Organization (OWWA) Administrator hans leo Cacdac has disclosed that OWWA board of trustees has recently approved a resolution allotting financial aid for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), who were affected by the ongoing clash between the government forces and the Maute terror group in Marawi City. The approved financial aid amounting to P100 million will be distributed by the agency to the affected OFW families.The biggest challenge to returning OFWs who lost their jobs from hostilities or distressful situations abroad is how to sustain the needs of their family now that they have lost their jobs. OWWA is now ready to help them start over with programs suited to help displaced OFWs. Ms.Rosalina B. Casuga is a worker from Malaysia for six months. She is a returnee from San Carlos Heights, Baguio City. She applied under the Balik Pinas Balik Hanap Buhay Program at OWWA CAR and received her starter kits livelihood assistance on June 2, 2017. The program is a package of livelihood support to returning OFW's who are either displaced by hostilities, distressed workers or other distressful situations. The aim is to help the returning OFWs by providing livelihood that will generate everyday income for the family. The OWWA “Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay!” Program is a non-cash livelihood support/assistance intended to provide immediate relief to returning member-OFWs who were displaced from their jobs due to wars/political conflicts in host countries, or policy reforms, controls and changes by the host government; or were victims of illegal recruitment and/or human trafficking or other distressful situations. It is a package of livelihood assistance amounting to Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) maximum consisting of techno-skills and/or entrepreneurship trainings, starter kits/goods and/or such other services that will enable beneficiaries to quickly start a livelihood undertaking through self/wage employment. The program aims to enable the beneficiaries to be multi-skilled through access to training services by training institutions like TESDA, DTI, and NGOs. It also equips the beneficiaries with skills that are highly in demand in the local labor market and enables them to plan, set-up, start and operate a livelihood undertaking by providing them with ready-to-go rollout self-employment package of services, consisting of short-duration trainings, start-up kits/goods business counseling and technical and marketing assistance. To avail of the livelihood assistance and livelihood starter kit from OWWA you can contact the following: OWWA Main Ground Floor, Rm 101, OWWA Center 7th St. corner F. B. Harrison St., Pasay City Telephone Numbers: +632 891 7601 to 24 Hotline: +632 551-1560; +632 551-6641 E-mail Address: rmd@owwa.gov.ph NATIONAL REINTEGRATION CENTER FOR OFWs Ground Floor, Blas F. Ople Development Center (Old OWWA Building) Corner Solana and Victoria Streets Intramuros, Manila Telephone Numbers: 527-6184/526-2633/526-2392 E-mail Address: nrcoreintegration@gmail.com BUREAU OF WORKERS WITH SPECIAL CONCERNS 9th Floor, Antonino Bldg. J. Bocobo St. cor. T. M. Kalaw Ave. Ermita, Manila Tel. No.: 404-3336 Fax No.: 527-5858 Email: mail@bwsc.dole.gov.ph Or visit any OWWA Regional Offices near you. Claiming SSS Disability benefits seems easy. Just fill-out and submit the needed documents and Voila!, You got your benefit.But how is the actual experience in claiming it really like?An OFW on vacation tried to apply for the disability benefit of her brother shared the actual experience she had. As she described it, it was like "passing through a needle eye." ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Mo5LL-_-Y9C6T75BzUnEJP75xnM2fCjV0m0jVC0lrTjn0kuFtm6Kmm1n6Mc2hNSVAyhkd-UUgAG4oz0snIQ7xr8XyvU5LuA3_q2P_Zq4hXNXBf1xl0MyFCsRrv1RDW2nyhIoxA/s1600/000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.png)
It will also provide DOLE, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (OWWA) access in monitoring the status of CLAD members and their workers on their respective host countries.
On the occasion of the celebration of Migrant Workers Day attended by Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III early this week, the said agreement was signed .
“This will help the labor department and our agencies in ensuring the protection and safety of our Filipino migrant workers on their workplace abroad. We thank our partners from the licensed agencies for their initiative to lend assistance to the government and serve our modern day heroes,” Bello said.
![There Is Now A Welfare Help Desks From Licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies for OFW, Kasambahay The Coalition of Licensed Agencies for Domestic and Service Workers (CLADS) will give full protection to household service workers (HSWs) through the establishment of Welfare Help Desks from licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRA) as stated in a memorandum of understanding. It will also provide DOLE, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (OWWA) access in monitoring the status of CLAD members and their workers on their respective host countries. On the occasion of the celebration of Migrant Workers Day attended by Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III early this week, the said agreement was signed . “This will help the labor department and our agencies in ensuring the protection and safety of our Filipino migrant workers on their workplace abroad. We thank our partners from the licensed agencies for their initiative to lend assistance to the government and serve our modern day heroes,” Bello said.Based on the agreement, OWWA will comprehensively train the designated Welfare Desk Officers (WDOs) under CLADS and it includes providing them with relevant information and communication materials. A certificate of training completion will also be issued. POEA will serve as a supervisor and monitor the PRA member of CLADS on their compliance to POEA rules and regulations; integrate monitoring and reporting requirements and provision of welfare assistance to OFWs in the Continuing Agency Education Program (CAEP) for licensed agencies. One of the duties of CLADS is to report any form of incident relating to the employment of worker to OWWA and POEA including actions taken to assist the worker; and provide WDO other necessary support services. “We look forward to the success of the MOU since majority of the welfare cases we received here in OWWA came from domestic workers who experience maltreatment, contract violation, sexual abuse, harassment, and other infraction of their rights. The government and the recruitment agencies both have the responsibility to take good care of our modern day Filipino heroes,” OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said. CLAD member agencies are deploying OFWs in different countries such as Singapore, Bahrain, Brunei, Hongkong, Malaysia, Macau, Taiwan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Japan, Russia, and Europe. Source: DOLE READ MORE: How to register online: 1. Go to www.philhealth.gov.ph 2. Fill-out the needed information correctly. 3. You will then receive a confirmation e-mail and your log-in password. Click the link provided in the e-mail and log-in using your details. 4. After clicking the link, you will get a notification that your account is activated and you can now log-in to your Philhealth account. 5. On log-in, you may need to enter an answer to a security question. It could be any one of the three answers you provided earlier. 6. Congratulations! You successfully created and activated your Philhealth account. You can now access your Philhealth members profile. You can check the contributions you made as well. Should you find any error or discrepancies in your MDR, you may email Philhealth at actioncenter@philhealth.gov.ph Once you are already registered, you can now get your Philhealth ID. Visit the nearest Philhealth office in your area and ask for the Philhealth Member Registration Form or PMRF. Fill-out the form and submit it. In a few minutes, you can claim your printed Philhealth ID. For premium payments, you can pay online through these Electronic Payment Facilities: OneHUB (Unionbank Of The Philippines) Expresslink (Bank Of The Philippine Islands) Citiconnect (Citibank) Digibanker (Security Bank) Or via e-Gov (Bancnet) Asia United Bank China Banking Corporation CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corporation Development Bank of the Philippines East West Banking Corporation Metropolitan Trust & Bank Company Philippine National Bank Philippine Veterans Bank RCBC Savings Bank For OFWs, you can pay your premium contributions through these accredited collecting agents only: Overseas Collections Over-the-counter collection system Bank Of Commerce Development Bank Of The Philippines IRemit, Inc. Landbank Of The Philippines Ventaja International Corporation *Beware of unauthorized collecting agents issuing fake Philheath Official receipts. Visit the nearest Philhealth office in your area and ask for the Philhealth Member Registration Form or PMRF. Fill-out the form and submit it. In a few minutes, you can claim your printed Philhealth ID. Overseas Workers Welfare Organization (OWWA) Administrator hans leo Cacdac has disclosed that OWWA board of trustees has recently approved a resolution allotting financial aid for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), who were affected by the ongoing clash between the government forces and the Maute terror group in Marawi City. The approved financial aid amounting to P100 million will be distributed by the agency to the affected OFW families. According to Admin Hans Cacdac, the calamity component involves cash assistance of P3,000 for active members and P1,000 members who are not active. OWWA Region 10 office is already in the process of determining the number of qualified beneficiaries for the cash assistance. “Our Region 10 director is on the ground in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, determining the amount to be given to the beneficiaries. Distribution will happen in the coming week,” Cacdac said. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), for its part, earlier said that it will provide livelihood aid to the displaced workers due to the crisis. Marawi residents, including OFW families had voluntarily evacuated their homes in area since last week due to the rising tension. Most of them went to the nearby areas like Iligan and Cagayan de Oro City. Their villages had been under Maute terror and they need to be somewhere safe. President Rodrigo Duterte already declared martial law in the entire Mindanao ordering the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify counter offensives against the ISIS-inspired group. Meanwhile, Department of Social Welfare and Development opened various evacuation centers in Mindanao following the exodus of the residents in Marawi City. According to DSWD Sec. Judy Taguiwalo, they have food packs and non-food items on standby for distribution for affected residents from Marawi City. DSWD assures to keep the safety of every residents in the area especially the women, children and the elderly. Evacuation Center Location Buruun School of Fisheries Iligan City Maria Cristina Gymnasium Iligan City Tomas Cabili Gymnasium Iligan City Iligan School of Fisheries Gymnasium Iligan City MSU-IIT CASS Building Iligan City Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol Marawi City Gomampong Ali's Residents Baloi, Lanao del Sur Saguiaran Municipal Hall Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur People's Plaza Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Old Madrasa Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Old Masjid Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur BFP Office Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur DepEd Kinder Room Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Source: Manila Bulletin Overseas Workers Welfare Organization (OWWA) Administrator hans leo Cacdac has disclosed that OWWA board of trustees has recently approved a resolution allotting financial aid for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), who were affected by the ongoing clash between the government forces and the Maute terror group in Marawi City. The approved financial aid amounting to P100 million will be distributed by the agency to the affected OFW families.The biggest challenge to returning OFWs who lost their jobs from hostilities or distressful situations abroad is how to sustain the needs of their family now that they have lost their jobs. OWWA is now ready to help them start over with programs suited to help displaced OFWs. Ms.Rosalina B. Casuga is a worker from Malaysia for six months. She is a returnee from San Carlos Heights, Baguio City. She applied under the Balik Pinas Balik Hanap Buhay Program at OWWA CAR and received her starter kits livelihood assistance on June 2, 2017. The program is a package of livelihood support to returning OFW's who are either displaced by hostilities, distressed workers or other distressful situations. The aim is to help the returning OFWs by providing livelihood that will generate everyday income for the family. The OWWA “Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay!” Program is a non-cash livelihood support/assistance intended to provide immediate relief to returning member-OFWs who were displaced from their jobs due to wars/political conflicts in host countries, or policy reforms, controls and changes by the host government; or were victims of illegal recruitment and/or human trafficking or other distressful situations. It is a package of livelihood assistance amounting to Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) maximum consisting of techno-skills and/or entrepreneurship trainings, starter kits/goods and/or such other services that will enable beneficiaries to quickly start a livelihood undertaking through self/wage employment. The program aims to enable the beneficiaries to be multi-skilled through access to training services by training institutions like TESDA, DTI, and NGOs. It also equips the beneficiaries with skills that are highly in demand in the local labor market and enables them to plan, set-up, start and operate a livelihood undertaking by providing them with ready-to-go rollout self-employment package of services, consisting of short-duration trainings, start-up kits/goods business counseling and technical and marketing assistance. To avail of the livelihood assistance and livelihood starter kit from OWWA you can contact the following: OWWA Main Ground Floor, Rm 101, OWWA Center 7th St. corner F. B. Harrison St., Pasay City Telephone Numbers: +632 891 7601 to 24 Hotline: +632 551-1560; +632 551-6641 E-mail Address: rmd@owwa.gov.ph NATIONAL REINTEGRATION CENTER FOR OFWs Ground Floor, Blas F. Ople Development Center (Old OWWA Building) Corner Solana and Victoria Streets Intramuros, Manila Telephone Numbers: 527-6184/526-2633/526-2392 E-mail Address: nrcoreintegration@gmail.com BUREAU OF WORKERS WITH SPECIAL CONCERNS 9th Floor, Antonino Bldg. J. Bocobo St. cor. T. M. Kalaw Ave. Ermita, Manila Tel. No.: 404-3336 Fax No.: 527-5858 Email: mail@bwsc.dole.gov.ph Or visit any OWWA Regional Offices near you. Claiming SSS Disability benefits seems easy. Just fill-out and submit the needed documents and Voila!, You got your benefit.But how is the actual experience in claiming it really like?An OFW on vacation tried to apply for the disability benefit of her brother shared the actual experience she had. As she described it, it was like "passing through a needle eye." ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAf8VApsgzeXLJT0PkZO-PUH_WITs67p-XudPcPBt_3SnaYD11ELyS8Ca5uxUFO8YWCZV-1dNbUXCzw9W_AZ0LVDHCJI571K3gzwcEU3rd4cZfuLAtfd5eA3dBsUv7SwB0vbNz8Q/s640/000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.png)
POEA will serve as a supervisor and monitor the PRA member of CLADS on their compliance to POEA rules and regulations; integrate monitoring and reporting requirements and provision of welfare assistance to OFWs in the Continuing Agency Education Program (CAEP) for licensed agencies.
![There Is Now A Welfare Help Desks From Licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies for OFW, Kasambahay The Coalition of Licensed Agencies for Domestic and Service Workers (CLADS) will give full protection to household service workers (HSWs) through the establishment of Welfare Help Desks from licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRA) as stated in a memorandum of understanding. It will also provide DOLE, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (OWWA) access in monitoring the status of CLAD members and their workers on their respective host countries. On the occasion of the celebration of Migrant Workers Day attended by Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III early this week, the said agreement was signed . “This will help the labor department and our agencies in ensuring the protection and safety of our Filipino migrant workers on their workplace abroad. We thank our partners from the licensed agencies for their initiative to lend assistance to the government and serve our modern day heroes,” Bello said.Based on the agreement, OWWA will comprehensively train the designated Welfare Desk Officers (WDOs) under CLADS and it includes providing them with relevant information and communication materials. A certificate of training completion will also be issued. POEA will serve as a supervisor and monitor the PRA member of CLADS on their compliance to POEA rules and regulations; integrate monitoring and reporting requirements and provision of welfare assistance to OFWs in the Continuing Agency Education Program (CAEP) for licensed agencies. One of the duties of CLADS is to report any form of incident relating to the employment of worker to OWWA and POEA including actions taken to assist the worker; and provide WDO other necessary support services. “We look forward to the success of the MOU since majority of the welfare cases we received here in OWWA came from domestic workers who experience maltreatment, contract violation, sexual abuse, harassment, and other infraction of their rights. The government and the recruitment agencies both have the responsibility to take good care of our modern day Filipino heroes,” OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said. CLAD member agencies are deploying OFWs in different countries such as Singapore, Bahrain, Brunei, Hongkong, Malaysia, Macau, Taiwan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Japan, Russia, and Europe. Source: DOLE READ MORE: How to register online: 1. Go to www.philhealth.gov.ph 2. Fill-out the needed information correctly. 3. You will then receive a confirmation e-mail and your log-in password. Click the link provided in the e-mail and log-in using your details. 4. After clicking the link, you will get a notification that your account is activated and you can now log-in to your Philhealth account. 5. On log-in, you may need to enter an answer to a security question. It could be any one of the three answers you provided earlier. 6. Congratulations! You successfully created and activated your Philhealth account. You can now access your Philhealth members profile. You can check the contributions you made as well. Should you find any error or discrepancies in your MDR, you may email Philhealth at actioncenter@philhealth.gov.ph Once you are already registered, you can now get your Philhealth ID. Visit the nearest Philhealth office in your area and ask for the Philhealth Member Registration Form or PMRF. Fill-out the form and submit it. In a few minutes, you can claim your printed Philhealth ID. For premium payments, you can pay online through these Electronic Payment Facilities: OneHUB (Unionbank Of The Philippines) Expresslink (Bank Of The Philippine Islands) Citiconnect (Citibank) Digibanker (Security Bank) Or via e-Gov (Bancnet) Asia United Bank China Banking Corporation CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corporation Development Bank of the Philippines East West Banking Corporation Metropolitan Trust & Bank Company Philippine National Bank Philippine Veterans Bank RCBC Savings Bank For OFWs, you can pay your premium contributions through these accredited collecting agents only: Overseas Collections Over-the-counter collection system Bank Of Commerce Development Bank Of The Philippines IRemit, Inc. Landbank Of The Philippines Ventaja International Corporation *Beware of unauthorized collecting agents issuing fake Philheath Official receipts. Visit the nearest Philhealth office in your area and ask for the Philhealth Member Registration Form or PMRF. Fill-out the form and submit it. In a few minutes, you can claim your printed Philhealth ID. Overseas Workers Welfare Organization (OWWA) Administrator hans leo Cacdac has disclosed that OWWA board of trustees has recently approved a resolution allotting financial aid for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), who were affected by the ongoing clash between the government forces and the Maute terror group in Marawi City. The approved financial aid amounting to P100 million will be distributed by the agency to the affected OFW families. According to Admin Hans Cacdac, the calamity component involves cash assistance of P3,000 for active members and P1,000 members who are not active. OWWA Region 10 office is already in the process of determining the number of qualified beneficiaries for the cash assistance. “Our Region 10 director is on the ground in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, determining the amount to be given to the beneficiaries. Distribution will happen in the coming week,” Cacdac said. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), for its part, earlier said that it will provide livelihood aid to the displaced workers due to the crisis. Marawi residents, including OFW families had voluntarily evacuated their homes in area since last week due to the rising tension. Most of them went to the nearby areas like Iligan and Cagayan de Oro City. Their villages had been under Maute terror and they need to be somewhere safe. President Rodrigo Duterte already declared martial law in the entire Mindanao ordering the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify counter offensives against the ISIS-inspired group. Meanwhile, Department of Social Welfare and Development opened various evacuation centers in Mindanao following the exodus of the residents in Marawi City. According to DSWD Sec. Judy Taguiwalo, they have food packs and non-food items on standby for distribution for affected residents from Marawi City. DSWD assures to keep the safety of every residents in the area especially the women, children and the elderly. Evacuation Center Location Buruun School of Fisheries Iligan City Maria Cristina Gymnasium Iligan City Tomas Cabili Gymnasium Iligan City Iligan School of Fisheries Gymnasium Iligan City MSU-IIT CASS Building Iligan City Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol Marawi City Gomampong Ali's Residents Baloi, Lanao del Sur Saguiaran Municipal Hall Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur People's Plaza Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Old Madrasa Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Old Masjid Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur BFP Office Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur DepEd Kinder Room Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Source: Manila Bulletin Overseas Workers Welfare Organization (OWWA) Administrator hans leo Cacdac has disclosed that OWWA board of trustees has recently approved a resolution allotting financial aid for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), who were affected by the ongoing clash between the government forces and the Maute terror group in Marawi City. The approved financial aid amounting to P100 million will be distributed by the agency to the affected OFW families.The biggest challenge to returning OFWs who lost their jobs from hostilities or distressful situations abroad is how to sustain the needs of their family now that they have lost their jobs. OWWA is now ready to help them start over with programs suited to help displaced OFWs. Ms.Rosalina B. Casuga is a worker from Malaysia for six months. She is a returnee from San Carlos Heights, Baguio City. She applied under the Balik Pinas Balik Hanap Buhay Program at OWWA CAR and received her starter kits livelihood assistance on June 2, 2017. The program is a package of livelihood support to returning OFW's who are either displaced by hostilities, distressed workers or other distressful situations. The aim is to help the returning OFWs by providing livelihood that will generate everyday income for the family. The OWWA “Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay!” Program is a non-cash livelihood support/assistance intended to provide immediate relief to returning member-OFWs who were displaced from their jobs due to wars/political conflicts in host countries, or policy reforms, controls and changes by the host government; or were victims of illegal recruitment and/or human trafficking or other distressful situations. It is a package of livelihood assistance amounting to Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) maximum consisting of techno-skills and/or entrepreneurship trainings, starter kits/goods and/or such other services that will enable beneficiaries to quickly start a livelihood undertaking through self/wage employment. The program aims to enable the beneficiaries to be multi-skilled through access to training services by training institutions like TESDA, DTI, and NGOs. It also equips the beneficiaries with skills that are highly in demand in the local labor market and enables them to plan, set-up, start and operate a livelihood undertaking by providing them with ready-to-go rollout self-employment package of services, consisting of short-duration trainings, start-up kits/goods business counseling and technical and marketing assistance. To avail of the livelihood assistance and livelihood starter kit from OWWA you can contact the following: OWWA Main Ground Floor, Rm 101, OWWA Center 7th St. corner F. B. Harrison St., Pasay City Telephone Numbers: +632 891 7601 to 24 Hotline: +632 551-1560; +632 551-6641 E-mail Address: rmd@owwa.gov.ph NATIONAL REINTEGRATION CENTER FOR OFWs Ground Floor, Blas F. Ople Development Center (Old OWWA Building) Corner Solana and Victoria Streets Intramuros, Manila Telephone Numbers: 527-6184/526-2633/526-2392 E-mail Address: nrcoreintegration@gmail.com BUREAU OF WORKERS WITH SPECIAL CONCERNS 9th Floor, Antonino Bldg. J. Bocobo St. cor. T. M. Kalaw Ave. Ermita, Manila Tel. No.: 404-3336 Fax No.: 527-5858 Email: mail@bwsc.dole.gov.ph Or visit any OWWA Regional Offices near you. Claiming SSS Disability benefits seems easy. Just fill-out and submit the needed documents and Voila!, You got your benefit.But how is the actual experience in claiming it really like?An OFW on vacation tried to apply for the disability benefit of her brother shared the actual experience she had. As she described it, it was like "passing through a needle eye." ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oIcuuga0KaKKiLblTk746UfmqNOkfHmDwpgBBc6rdFWLrWJrb_l1D0z6d8g3cPIsrmvbtPZjk5JEBp-ko4a0VKDELrgSHH0g6LEkx9KxK6oW37f5NVkjPQd4UCZf8y1EjWuvWQ/s1600/000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.png)
One of the duties of CLADS is to report any form of incident relating to the employment of worker to OWWA and POEA including actions taken to assist the worker; and provide WDO other necessary support services.
![There Is Now A Welfare Help Desks From Licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies for OFW, Kasambahay The Coalition of Licensed Agencies for Domestic and Service Workers (CLADS) will give full protection to household service workers (HSWs) through the establishment of Welfare Help Desks from licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRA) as stated in a memorandum of understanding. It will also provide DOLE, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (OWWA) access in monitoring the status of CLAD members and their workers on their respective host countries. On the occasion of the celebration of Migrant Workers Day attended by Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III early this week, the said agreement was signed . “This will help the labor department and our agencies in ensuring the protection and safety of our Filipino migrant workers on their workplace abroad. We thank our partners from the licensed agencies for their initiative to lend assistance to the government and serve our modern day heroes,” Bello said.Based on the agreement, OWWA will comprehensively train the designated Welfare Desk Officers (WDOs) under CLADS and it includes providing them with relevant information and communication materials. A certificate of training completion will also be issued. POEA will serve as a supervisor and monitor the PRA member of CLADS on their compliance to POEA rules and regulations; integrate monitoring and reporting requirements and provision of welfare assistance to OFWs in the Continuing Agency Education Program (CAEP) for licensed agencies. One of the duties of CLADS is to report any form of incident relating to the employment of worker to OWWA and POEA including actions taken to assist the worker; and provide WDO other necessary support services. “We look forward to the success of the MOU since majority of the welfare cases we received here in OWWA came from domestic workers who experience maltreatment, contract violation, sexual abuse, harassment, and other infraction of their rights. The government and the recruitment agencies both have the responsibility to take good care of our modern day Filipino heroes,” OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said. CLAD member agencies are deploying OFWs in different countries such as Singapore, Bahrain, Brunei, Hongkong, Malaysia, Macau, Taiwan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Japan, Russia, and Europe. Source: DOLE READ MORE: How to register online: 1. Go to www.philhealth.gov.ph 2. Fill-out the needed information correctly. 3. You will then receive a confirmation e-mail and your log-in password. Click the link provided in the e-mail and log-in using your details. 4. After clicking the link, you will get a notification that your account is activated and you can now log-in to your Philhealth account. 5. On log-in, you may need to enter an answer to a security question. It could be any one of the three answers you provided earlier. 6. Congratulations! You successfully created and activated your Philhealth account. You can now access your Philhealth members profile. You can check the contributions you made as well. Should you find any error or discrepancies in your MDR, you may email Philhealth at actioncenter@philhealth.gov.ph Once you are already registered, you can now get your Philhealth ID. Visit the nearest Philhealth office in your area and ask for the Philhealth Member Registration Form or PMRF. Fill-out the form and submit it. In a few minutes, you can claim your printed Philhealth ID. For premium payments, you can pay online through these Electronic Payment Facilities: OneHUB (Unionbank Of The Philippines) Expresslink (Bank Of The Philippine Islands) Citiconnect (Citibank) Digibanker (Security Bank) Or via e-Gov (Bancnet) Asia United Bank China Banking Corporation CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corporation Development Bank of the Philippines East West Banking Corporation Metropolitan Trust & Bank Company Philippine National Bank Philippine Veterans Bank RCBC Savings Bank For OFWs, you can pay your premium contributions through these accredited collecting agents only: Overseas Collections Over-the-counter collection system Bank Of Commerce Development Bank Of The Philippines IRemit, Inc. Landbank Of The Philippines Ventaja International Corporation *Beware of unauthorized collecting agents issuing fake Philheath Official receipts. Visit the nearest Philhealth office in your area and ask for the Philhealth Member Registration Form or PMRF. Fill-out the form and submit it. In a few minutes, you can claim your printed Philhealth ID. Overseas Workers Welfare Organization (OWWA) Administrator hans leo Cacdac has disclosed that OWWA board of trustees has recently approved a resolution allotting financial aid for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), who were affected by the ongoing clash between the government forces and the Maute terror group in Marawi City. The approved financial aid amounting to P100 million will be distributed by the agency to the affected OFW families. According to Admin Hans Cacdac, the calamity component involves cash assistance of P3,000 for active members and P1,000 members who are not active. OWWA Region 10 office is already in the process of determining the number of qualified beneficiaries for the cash assistance. “Our Region 10 director is on the ground in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, determining the amount to be given to the beneficiaries. Distribution will happen in the coming week,” Cacdac said. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), for its part, earlier said that it will provide livelihood aid to the displaced workers due to the crisis. Marawi residents, including OFW families had voluntarily evacuated their homes in area since last week due to the rising tension. Most of them went to the nearby areas like Iligan and Cagayan de Oro City. Their villages had been under Maute terror and they need to be somewhere safe. President Rodrigo Duterte already declared martial law in the entire Mindanao ordering the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify counter offensives against the ISIS-inspired group. Meanwhile, Department of Social Welfare and Development opened various evacuation centers in Mindanao following the exodus of the residents in Marawi City. According to DSWD Sec. Judy Taguiwalo, they have food packs and non-food items on standby for distribution for affected residents from Marawi City. DSWD assures to keep the safety of every residents in the area especially the women, children and the elderly. Evacuation Center Location Buruun School of Fisheries Iligan City Maria Cristina Gymnasium Iligan City Tomas Cabili Gymnasium Iligan City Iligan School of Fisheries Gymnasium Iligan City MSU-IIT CASS Building Iligan City Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol Marawi City Gomampong Ali's Residents Baloi, Lanao del Sur Saguiaran Municipal Hall Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur People's Plaza Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Old Madrasa Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Old Masjid Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur BFP Office Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur DepEd Kinder Room Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Source: Manila Bulletin Overseas Workers Welfare Organization (OWWA) Administrator hans leo Cacdac has disclosed that OWWA board of trustees has recently approved a resolution allotting financial aid for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), who were affected by the ongoing clash between the government forces and the Maute terror group in Marawi City. The approved financial aid amounting to P100 million will be distributed by the agency to the affected OFW families.The biggest challenge to returning OFWs who lost their jobs from hostilities or distressful situations abroad is how to sustain the needs of their family now that they have lost their jobs. OWWA is now ready to help them start over with programs suited to help displaced OFWs. Ms.Rosalina B. Casuga is a worker from Malaysia for six months. She is a returnee from San Carlos Heights, Baguio City. She applied under the Balik Pinas Balik Hanap Buhay Program at OWWA CAR and received her starter kits livelihood assistance on June 2, 2017. The program is a package of livelihood support to returning OFW's who are either displaced by hostilities, distressed workers or other distressful situations. The aim is to help the returning OFWs by providing livelihood that will generate everyday income for the family. The OWWA “Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay!” Program is a non-cash livelihood support/assistance intended to provide immediate relief to returning member-OFWs who were displaced from their jobs due to wars/political conflicts in host countries, or policy reforms, controls and changes by the host government; or were victims of illegal recruitment and/or human trafficking or other distressful situations. It is a package of livelihood assistance amounting to Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) maximum consisting of techno-skills and/or entrepreneurship trainings, starter kits/goods and/or such other services that will enable beneficiaries to quickly start a livelihood undertaking through self/wage employment. The program aims to enable the beneficiaries to be multi-skilled through access to training services by training institutions like TESDA, DTI, and NGOs. It also equips the beneficiaries with skills that are highly in demand in the local labor market and enables them to plan, set-up, start and operate a livelihood undertaking by providing them with ready-to-go rollout self-employment package of services, consisting of short-duration trainings, start-up kits/goods business counseling and technical and marketing assistance. To avail of the livelihood assistance and livelihood starter kit from OWWA you can contact the following: OWWA Main Ground Floor, Rm 101, OWWA Center 7th St. corner F. B. Harrison St., Pasay City Telephone Numbers: +632 891 7601 to 24 Hotline: +632 551-1560; +632 551-6641 E-mail Address: rmd@owwa.gov.ph NATIONAL REINTEGRATION CENTER FOR OFWs Ground Floor, Blas F. Ople Development Center (Old OWWA Building) Corner Solana and Victoria Streets Intramuros, Manila Telephone Numbers: 527-6184/526-2633/526-2392 E-mail Address: nrcoreintegration@gmail.com BUREAU OF WORKERS WITH SPECIAL CONCERNS 9th Floor, Antonino Bldg. J. Bocobo St. cor. T. M. Kalaw Ave. Ermita, Manila Tel. No.: 404-3336 Fax No.: 527-5858 Email: mail@bwsc.dole.gov.ph Or visit any OWWA Regional Offices near you. Claiming SSS Disability benefits seems easy. Just fill-out and submit the needed documents and Voila!, You got your benefit.But how is the actual experience in claiming it really like?An OFW on vacation tried to apply for the disability benefit of her brother shared the actual experience she had. As she described it, it was like "passing through a needle eye." ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oIcuuga0KaKKiLblTk746UfmqNOkfHmDwpgBBc6rdFWLrWJrb_l1D0z6d8g3cPIsrmvbtPZjk5JEBp-ko4a0VKDELrgSHH0g6LEkx9KxK6oW37f5NVkjPQd4UCZf8y1EjWuvWQ/s1600/000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.png)
One of the duties of CLADS is to report any form of incident relating to the employment of worker to OWWA and POEA including actions taken to assist the worker; and provide WDO other necessary support services.
“We look forward to the success of the MOU since majority of the welfare cases we received here in OWWA came from domestic workers who experience maltreatment, contract violation, sexual abuse, harassment, and other infraction of their rights. The government and the recruitment agencies both have the responsibility to take good care of our modern day Filipino heroes,” OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said.
![There Is Now A Welfare Help Desks From Licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies for OFW, Kasambahay The Coalition of Licensed Agencies for Domestic and Service Workers (CLADS) will give full protection to household service workers (HSWs) through the establishment of Welfare Help Desks from licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRA) as stated in a memorandum of understanding. It will also provide DOLE, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (OWWA) access in monitoring the status of CLAD members and their workers on their respective host countries. On the occasion of the celebration of Migrant Workers Day attended by Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III early this week, the said agreement was signed . “This will help the labor department and our agencies in ensuring the protection and safety of our Filipino migrant workers on their workplace abroad. We thank our partners from the licensed agencies for their initiative to lend assistance to the government and serve our modern day heroes,” Bello said.Based on the agreement, OWWA will comprehensively train the designated Welfare Desk Officers (WDOs) under CLADS and it includes providing them with relevant information and communication materials. A certificate of training completion will also be issued. POEA will serve as a supervisor and monitor the PRA member of CLADS on their compliance to POEA rules and regulations; integrate monitoring and reporting requirements and provision of welfare assistance to OFWs in the Continuing Agency Education Program (CAEP) for licensed agencies. One of the duties of CLADS is to report any form of incident relating to the employment of worker to OWWA and POEA including actions taken to assist the worker; and provide WDO other necessary support services. “We look forward to the success of the MOU since majority of the welfare cases we received here in OWWA came from domestic workers who experience maltreatment, contract violation, sexual abuse, harassment, and other infraction of their rights. The government and the recruitment agencies both have the responsibility to take good care of our modern day Filipino heroes,” OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said. CLAD member agencies are deploying OFWs in different countries such as Singapore, Bahrain, Brunei, Hongkong, Malaysia, Macau, Taiwan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Japan, Russia, and Europe. Source: DOLE READ MORE: How to register online: 1. Go to www.philhealth.gov.ph 2. Fill-out the needed information correctly. 3. You will then receive a confirmation e-mail and your log-in password. Click the link provided in the e-mail and log-in using your details. 4. After clicking the link, you will get a notification that your account is activated and you can now log-in to your Philhealth account. 5. On log-in, you may need to enter an answer to a security question. It could be any one of the three answers you provided earlier. 6. Congratulations! You successfully created and activated your Philhealth account. You can now access your Philhealth members profile. You can check the contributions you made as well. Should you find any error or discrepancies in your MDR, you may email Philhealth at actioncenter@philhealth.gov.ph Once you are already registered, you can now get your Philhealth ID. Visit the nearest Philhealth office in your area and ask for the Philhealth Member Registration Form or PMRF. Fill-out the form and submit it. In a few minutes, you can claim your printed Philhealth ID. For premium payments, you can pay online through these Electronic Payment Facilities: OneHUB (Unionbank Of The Philippines) Expresslink (Bank Of The Philippine Islands) Citiconnect (Citibank) Digibanker (Security Bank) Or via e-Gov (Bancnet) Asia United Bank China Banking Corporation CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corporation Development Bank of the Philippines East West Banking Corporation Metropolitan Trust & Bank Company Philippine National Bank Philippine Veterans Bank RCBC Savings Bank For OFWs, you can pay your premium contributions through these accredited collecting agents only: Overseas Collections Over-the-counter collection system Bank Of Commerce Development Bank Of The Philippines IRemit, Inc. Landbank Of The Philippines Ventaja International Corporation *Beware of unauthorized collecting agents issuing fake Philheath Official receipts. Visit the nearest Philhealth office in your area and ask for the Philhealth Member Registration Form or PMRF. Fill-out the form and submit it. In a few minutes, you can claim your printed Philhealth ID. Overseas Workers Welfare Organization (OWWA) Administrator hans leo Cacdac has disclosed that OWWA board of trustees has recently approved a resolution allotting financial aid for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), who were affected by the ongoing clash between the government forces and the Maute terror group in Marawi City. The approved financial aid amounting to P100 million will be distributed by the agency to the affected OFW families. According to Admin Hans Cacdac, the calamity component involves cash assistance of P3,000 for active members and P1,000 members who are not active. OWWA Region 10 office is already in the process of determining the number of qualified beneficiaries for the cash assistance. “Our Region 10 director is on the ground in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, determining the amount to be given to the beneficiaries. Distribution will happen in the coming week,” Cacdac said. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), for its part, earlier said that it will provide livelihood aid to the displaced workers due to the crisis. Marawi residents, including OFW families had voluntarily evacuated their homes in area since last week due to the rising tension. Most of them went to the nearby areas like Iligan and Cagayan de Oro City. Their villages had been under Maute terror and they need to be somewhere safe. President Rodrigo Duterte already declared martial law in the entire Mindanao ordering the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify counter offensives against the ISIS-inspired group. Meanwhile, Department of Social Welfare and Development opened various evacuation centers in Mindanao following the exodus of the residents in Marawi City. According to DSWD Sec. Judy Taguiwalo, they have food packs and non-food items on standby for distribution for affected residents from Marawi City. DSWD assures to keep the safety of every residents in the area especially the women, children and the elderly. Evacuation Center Location Buruun School of Fisheries Iligan City Maria Cristina Gymnasium Iligan City Tomas Cabili Gymnasium Iligan City Iligan School of Fisheries Gymnasium Iligan City MSU-IIT CASS Building Iligan City Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol Marawi City Gomampong Ali's Residents Baloi, Lanao del Sur Saguiaran Municipal Hall Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur People's Plaza Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Old Madrasa Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Old Masjid Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur BFP Office Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur DepEd Kinder Room Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur Source: Manila Bulletin Overseas Workers Welfare Organization (OWWA) Administrator hans leo Cacdac has disclosed that OWWA board of trustees has recently approved a resolution allotting financial aid for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), who were affected by the ongoing clash between the government forces and the Maute terror group in Marawi City. The approved financial aid amounting to P100 million will be distributed by the agency to the affected OFW families.The biggest challenge to returning OFWs who lost their jobs from hostilities or distressful situations abroad is how to sustain the needs of their family now that they have lost their jobs. OWWA is now ready to help them start over with programs suited to help displaced OFWs. Ms.Rosalina B. Casuga is a worker from Malaysia for six months. She is a returnee from San Carlos Heights, Baguio City. She applied under the Balik Pinas Balik Hanap Buhay Program at OWWA CAR and received her starter kits livelihood assistance on June 2, 2017. The program is a package of livelihood support to returning OFW's who are either displaced by hostilities, distressed workers or other distressful situations. The aim is to help the returning OFWs by providing livelihood that will generate everyday income for the family. The OWWA “Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay!” Program is a non-cash livelihood support/assistance intended to provide immediate relief to returning member-OFWs who were displaced from their jobs due to wars/political conflicts in host countries, or policy reforms, controls and changes by the host government; or were victims of illegal recruitment and/or human trafficking or other distressful situations. It is a package of livelihood assistance amounting to Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) maximum consisting of techno-skills and/or entrepreneurship trainings, starter kits/goods and/or such other services that will enable beneficiaries to quickly start a livelihood undertaking through self/wage employment. The program aims to enable the beneficiaries to be multi-skilled through access to training services by training institutions like TESDA, DTI, and NGOs. It also equips the beneficiaries with skills that are highly in demand in the local labor market and enables them to plan, set-up, start and operate a livelihood undertaking by providing them with ready-to-go rollout self-employment package of services, consisting of short-duration trainings, start-up kits/goods business counseling and technical and marketing assistance. To avail of the livelihood assistance and livelihood starter kit from OWWA you can contact the following: OWWA Main Ground Floor, Rm 101, OWWA Center 7th St. corner F. B. Harrison St., Pasay City Telephone Numbers: +632 891 7601 to 24 Hotline: +632 551-1560; +632 551-6641 E-mail Address: rmd@owwa.gov.ph NATIONAL REINTEGRATION CENTER FOR OFWs Ground Floor, Blas F. Ople Development Center (Old OWWA Building) Corner Solana and Victoria Streets Intramuros, Manila Telephone Numbers: 527-6184/526-2633/526-2392 E-mail Address: nrcoreintegration@gmail.com BUREAU OF WORKERS WITH SPECIAL CONCERNS 9th Floor, Antonino Bldg. J. Bocobo St. cor. T. M. Kalaw Ave. Ermita, Manila Tel. No.: 404-3336 Fax No.: 527-5858 Email: mail@bwsc.dole.gov.ph Or visit any OWWA Regional Offices near you. Claiming SSS Disability benefits seems easy. Just fill-out and submit the needed documents and Voila!, You got your benefit.But how is the actual experience in claiming it really like?An OFW on vacation tried to apply for the disability benefit of her brother shared the actual experience she had. As she described it, it was like "passing through a needle eye." ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4k75oSBh0d8-_kL0F6RQ9_V4Ppbvq3e8sb2oTCLrUT1Qgs_7xA_BNL9IcIc3o1Fwx49PGCGiSHqjQh60XZnBLqOm1Pyh0qCD5LXQpFGFPrI7HCH8cXteoQnlsCjO1oT3WlEg1OA/s1600/000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.png)
CLAD member agencies are deploying OFWs in different countries such as Singapore, Bahrain, Brunei, Hongkong, Malaysia, Macau, Taiwan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Japan, Russia, and Europe.
Source: DOLE
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