OWWA stops accepting cash aid applications for OFWs affected by China travel ban

Updated Fri, February 21, 2020 at 8:15 PM Published Wed, February 19, 2020 at 8:00 AM

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will cease accepting applications for cash assistance for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) affected by the travel ban to China starting February 20, 2020.

As of February 19, 2020, OWWA had released P80.6 million in cash assistance to stranded OFWs nationwide.

The Department of Labor and Employment had previously instructed OWWA to provide P10,000 in cash assistance, accommodation, and transportation to OFWs affected by the travel bans.

The OWWA in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has ceased the distribution of cash relief assistance to OFWs bound for Macau and Hong Kong after the ban was lifted.

This agency granted PHP10,000 to each of the 469 OFWs in the region bound for Macau and Hong Kong.

However, relief for overseas workers bound for and from China are continuously processed.

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