OWWA
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
THE OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE
ADMINISTRATION (OWWA)
Membership Institution
Lead government Agency tasked to
protect and promote the welfare and wellbeing of Overseas Filipino Workers
(OFWs)
Attached agency of the Department
of Labor and Employment
ENABLING LAWS
• Letter of Instruction (LOI) No. 537
• Presidential Decree (PD) Nos. 1694 and 1809
• Executive Order No. 126
• Republic Act 8042
• Republic Act 10022
OWWA MANDATE
Development and Delivery of welfare
programs and services
Ensure capital build-up and the viability
of the Fund
OWWA
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Secretary of the Dep’t Labor and Employment - Chairman
OWWA Administrator – Vice - Chairman
Undersecretary of Labor (Employment Cluster)
Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs (OUMWA)
POEA Administrator
Representative, Department of Finance
Representative, Department of Budget and Management
Representative, Labor Sector
Representative, Management Sector
Representative, Sea-Based Sector
Representative, Land-Based Sector
Representative, Women Sector
THE OWWA FUND
• Single trust fund
• US $25.00 membership contribution
of employers of land-based workers
and seafarers
• Membership is per employment
contract, valid for 2 years
OWWA is present in the entire
MIGRATION CYCLE
Return & Reintegration
On-site
Employment
Pre-departure
Where can one avail of the Programs
and Services of OWWA?
USA
USA
Washington, D.C.
Milan, Italy
Rome, Italy
Madrid, Spain
Athens, Greece
Nicosia, Cyprus
London, UK
Riyadh, KSA
Jeddah, KSA
Al-Khobar, KSA
CRO, KSA
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dubai, UAE
Bahrain
Qatar
Oman
Kuwait
Israel
Lebanon
Jordan
Syria
Libya
Hong Kong, SAR
Macau, SAR
Singapore
Tokyo, Japan
Seoul, Korea
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Taipei, Taiwan
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Taichung, Taiwan
Brunei
Programs
and
Services
PROGRAM CATEGORIES
Social Benefits
Education and Training Benefits / Assistance
Workers Welfare Program
Repatriation Program
Reintegration Program
SOCIAL BENEFITS
Disability and Dismemberment
Benefit
• Php50,000 to Php100,000 for accidentrelated injuries sustained during the
membership validity
Death Benefit
• Php100,000 if death
was due to natural
cause;
• Php200,000 if death
was due to accident;
• Php20,000
burial/funeral expenses
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING
PROGRAM
A. Pre-Departure Education Program
(PDEP) is a mandatory
orientation/training for departing OFWs
1. Country-Specific Pre-Departure
Orientation Seminar (PDOS) – An
orientation for ready-to-leave OFWs;
curriculum of several modules on
culture orientation; employment
contract; values orientation; code of
discipline; health and safety; travel
tips; financial management, and
government programs and services
2. Comprehensive Pre-Departure Education
Program (CPDEP) – A culture and language
training and orientation and stress management
for HSWs.
B. Scholarships, Training and
Incentive Programs
B1. Scholarship Program for Seafarers
 Seafarers‘ Upgrading Program (SUP)
Short-term training program for Filipino
seafarers; Php7,500 training assistance
B2. Scholarships for
Dependents
a) Education for Development Scholarship
Program (EDSP) – A competitive scholarship
program for dependents of OFWs with financial
assistance of Php60,000/SY; 4-to-5-year
baccalaureate course
b) OFW Dependents Scholarship
Program (OFWDSP) – Php20,000
financial assistance/SY; baccalaureate or
associate degree; OFW must have a
salary of not more than $400/mo; state
college or university
c) Education and Livelihood Assistance Program
(ELAP) –Legal dependents of deceased OFWs
receive financial assistance of Php5,000/SY for
elementary;
Php8,000/SY
for
high
school;
Php10,000/SY for college; and livelihood assistance
of Php15,000 for the surviving spouse.
Congressional Migrant Worker Scholarship
Fund (CMWSP) – established by RA 8042;
 Scholarship for OFWs and their immediate
families; financial assistance of Php60,000/SY;
course/training in the field of science and
technology
B3. Short-Term Training Programs for
OFWs and dependents
a) Skills-for-Employment Scholarship Program
(SESP) –Scholarship for short-term training
program; financial assistance of
Php14,500/course; vocational or technical course
in any school accredited by TESDA.
b) Information Technology Program –Information
Technology Program - An Information and
communication technology (ICT) skills training; bridge
the communication gap between the OFW and his/her
family through the use of social media/internet.
Workers Welfare Program
On-Site Welfare Case
Management
Tracing of OFWs’ whereabouts; psycho-social
counseling for distressed workers; conciliation
and mediation with the employers; immigration
and airport assistance for the repatriation of
OFWs; hospital/prison/work camp visitations;
legal assistance;
In- Country Welfare Case
Management
• Requests by families or NOKs (next-of-kin) for
assistance from Post; post-repatriation assistance
like airport assistance, transport services, provision
of temporary shelter, stress debriefing/ counseling,
medical referrals, reintegration (self-employment,
local employment, livelihood) etc.
Repatriation Program
Repatriation of distressed OFWs or human remains
in normal or emergency situations.
Post-repatriation Services - Airport assistance,
temporary shelter at the Halfway Home, psychosocial counseling, stress debriefing, briefing on
reintegration services and provision of transport
services or fares for onward travel to their provinces.
Reintegration Program
On-Site Reintegration
Preparedness Program
Free trainings on values formation, financial
management, entrepreneurial development
training, and capacity-building
*Reintegration is a way of mainstreaming returning OFWS into
the Philippine society.
2-Billion Pesos Reintegration Fund
for Enterprise Development
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Loan facility for active/non-active members
Loan guarantee
Land Bank of the Philippines
Php300,000.00 to Php 2 million
Non-collateral, 7.5% interest/annum, 5-7 years to pay
OWWA Livelihood Development
Program for OFWs
• Loan facility
• Php200,000 per borrower
• Php 1M for group borrowers
“Balik-Pinas, BalikHanapbuhay”
• DOLE/OWWA reintegration program for displaced/distressed
workers;
• Starter kits worth Php7,500 plus skills training; OR
• Livelihood assistance of Php10,000 with Entrepreneurial
Development Training
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