{"id":266688,"date":"2020-08-27T06:02:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=266688"},"modified":"2020-08-27T06:02:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:02:13","slug":"owwa-allots-p400-m-educ-aid-for-kin-of-qualified-ofws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/27\/owwa-allots-p400-m-educ-aid-for-kin-of-qualified-ofws\/","title":{"rendered":"OWWA allots P400-M educ aid for kin of qualified OFWs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) assist overseas Filipino workers heading home to their respective provinces during a send-off at the departure area of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 on Tuesday (May 26, 2020). (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has allocated PHP400 million in educational assistance for children of qualified overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak.<\/p>\n

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the program, dubbed as Project EASE (Educational Assistance through Scholarship in Emergencies), aims to provide educational aid to qualified college-level dependents of active OWWA members whose employment has been affected by the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The project will provide educational assistance of PHP10,000 per annum for a maximum of four years to a qualified beneficiary.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the project title suggests, we intend to ease the impact of the pandemic on the lives of our dear OFWs,\u201d Bello said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Qualified applicants are dependents of OFWs who are active members of OWWA at the time of their repatriation to the country from the declaration of the outbreak on February 1.<\/p>\n

The OWWA Board of Trustees, chaired by Bello, has allocated PHP400 million for the first year of implementation of the project, sourced from the OWWA fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrue to its mandate of providing holistic programs and services to the OFWs and their families, the OWWA board has set aside funds to support the education of college-level dependents of active OWWA-member OFWs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Interested OWWA-member OFWs may apply online through http:\/\/ease.owwa.gov.ph or contact OWWA Regional Offices for more details.<\/p>\n

The public may visit the agency\u2019s website to learn more about Project-EASE at www.owwa.gov.ph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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