PASIG CITY, (PIA) -- Seven overseas Filipino worker (OFW) families received financial assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Tuesday morning at the Pasig City Hall.

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac led the distribution of the “Balik Pinas, Balik Hanapbuhay” to three beneficiaries.

The livelihood assistance aims to provide immediate relief to returning member-OFWs distressed or displaced with up to P20,000 as a start-up or additional capital for small business.  

Likewise, four beneficiaries received the Educational Assistance through Scholarship in Emergencies (EASE).

Project EASE aims to provide educational assistance to qualified college-level dependents of active OWWA member-OFWs whose employment were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To know more about OWWA programs and services, visit https://owwa.gov.ph/. (Pasig City/DOLE/OWWA/PIA-NCR)