MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government has repatriated at least 26,273 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), most of them from war-torn Libya, in the first 11 months of this year, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported yesterday.
“With repatriation being one of our flagship programs, OWWA assisted in the repatriation of 9,162 workers from Libya and each one of them received a P10,000 grant to enable them to meet their needs while looking for new employment,” OWWA chief Carmelita Dimzon said.
She said they also assisted in the repatriation of 2,003 workers from Jeddah, 599 from Madagascar and 550 from Riyadh.
To help the displaced workers and those OFWs who want to return home for good, Dimzon said OWWA embarked on a strengthened reintegration program, which was allotted a P2-billion budget.
“We do not only provide OFWs and their families with services, we empower them to become responsible individuals who look beyond their stints abroad,” she said.
The OWWA also mounted medical missions in Bulacan and Pampanga and established OFW help desks all over the country.
At this time, Dimzon said, OWWA has a total of 1,217,685 OFWs members and the number is still growing.
OWWA welfare officers and administrative staff overseas have also extended direct assistance to some 78,838 Filipino migrant workers in the workplace, prisons or hospitals. –Mayen Jaymalin The Philippine Star
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
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