AMULUNG, Cagayan (PIA) - - A total of P625,000 was awarded to 35 distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from this municipality through the Balik Pinas Balik Hanapbuhay (BPBH) Program of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
The beneficiaries personally received their assistance in a simple awarding ceremony facilitated by OWWA-2 Family Welfare Officer Christian Salvador and personnel Ralph Ferrer.
The BPBH Program is a package of livelihood support designed to offer immediate relief and a fresh start to returning OFWs facing distress or displacement.
The program provides varying amounts of financial assistance based on membership status: active OWWA member: P20,000 (maximum amount); inactive OWWA member with more than 1 membership: P10,000; inactive OWWA member with 1 membership: P5,000.
Mayor Elpidio Rendon personally attended the awarding of checks to the beneficiaries.
In early July this year, the OWWA also spearheaded a business seminar orientation for distressed OFWs under the BPBH program to capacitate them on the technical know-how of business management. (MDCT/PIA Cagayan)