Many Filipinos were confused by Balik Manggagawa (BM). This is why the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) (former Philippine Overseas Employment Administration) clarifies the meaning and the benefits you can avail of it. The word Balik which means return, and Manggagawa, or workers, is exclusive to returning Overseas Filipino Workers. Returning OFWs are Filipinos who … Read more
The OFW Information Sheet or OWWA Membership Form is an important document that Overseas Filipino Workers need to accomplish when submitting their OWWA member applications. The information to be filled out include work details, personal information, and a list of beneficiaries. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration stresses the importance of the OFW/OWWA Information Sheet and … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare and Administration now provides OFW e-Cards to help Overseas Filipino Workers in processing their documents, consular services, and benefits. The goal is to support OFWs as well as their families with a timely and effective service and other assistance needs. It serves as an identification which allows OFWs to take advantage … Read more
Losing one’s job is difficult and losing it while you are alone and miles away from your family is more difficult, especially for breadwinners. With the pandemic we all experienced and the war that is happening in other countries, our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) were forced to leave their job in their host country and … Read more
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), together with LANDBANK, created the OFW Enterprise Development and Loan Program (OFW-EDLP). This program is under the Reintegration Program of OWWA that aims to help Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are planning to stay in the Philippines and start a business. An OFW can get as much as two … Read more
Most Filipinos who want to work abroad tried their luck in applying to some recruitment agency in the Philippines. But there are also applicants who are lucky enough to find an employer abroad without the help of an agency. This is called a direct-hire Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Some of the benefits of direct-hire OFWs … Read more