Nearly 86,000 displaced OFWs have received aid from DOLE

Close to 86,000 OFWs have been extended assistance under the Abot Kamay Ang Pagtulong program of the labor department.

The number of approved assistance, from both land and sea-based workers, represents more than 50 percent of the 150,000 target beneficiaries, the Dole said.

So far, the labor department has disbursed P482.9 million to 47,239 qualified OFWs. The payouts by POLOs to 26,500 OFWs stood at P275.6 million, or 40 percent of the allocated budget. For repatriated workers or balik-manggagawa, the OWWA has approved 31,247 beneficiaries and released to 20,739 a total of P207,300,000, or 41 percent of the budget allocation for these workers.

Aside from migrant workers who were displaced from their jobs due to lockdown or community quarantine, eligible for Akap assistance are OFWs who were repatriated for having been infected or suspected to have been infected with COVID-19. OFWs who are stranded in their places of work or experience “no work, no pay” due to the pandemic since March 1 are also eligible for the cash aid, the DOLE said.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

inquirerdotnet /  🏆 3. in PH

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

DFA assures OFWs of aid as it adjusts repatriation efforts
Read more »

5 million more Filipinos to receive first tranche of COVID-19 cash aid – Palace
Read more »

4 million more families to get DSWD aidPresident Rodrigo Duterte has approved additional 4 million beneficiaries who will receive cash aid under the government’s social amelioration program (SAP) for the new coronavirus crisis. | JMAurelioINQ PDMChiuINQ
Read more »

9 more repatriated OFWs test positive for COVID-19Nine more repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Central Visayas tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Read more »

'Bakit ginagatasan?': OFWs pumalag sa dagdag-kontribusyon ng PhilHealth
Read more »

Philippines slips 2 places in World Press Freedom IndexThe Philippines, now ranked 136th, is cited as having state troll armies which weaponize disinformation on social media, as well as having some intolerance towards critical journalism. WorldPressFreedomDay
Read more »