OWWA RWO1 assists Filipino expats from Libya through FRAP

AT LEAST 297 Filipino Expats from Libya assisted by Overseas Workers Welfare Administration- Regional Welfare Office 1 (OWWA-RWO1) through the Financial Relief Assistance Program (FRAP)

The OWWA-RWO1 continues to assist repatriated OFWs from war-torn Libya through the Financial Relief Assistance Program (FRAP) worth P10,000. As of February 12, 2015, RWO1 has already assisted a total of 297 Libya repatriates comprising of 17 OFWs from Ilocos Norte, 37 from Ilocos Sur, 68 from La Union and 175 from Pangasinan.

As per the master list of Libya Repatriates from the Membership Processing Center (MPC) of OWWA, 246 OFWs have been repatriated to the Philippines, while 98 OFWs reported to RWO1 but were not included in the list. As of February 12, 2015, a total of 344 OFWs in Region 1 have been repatriated from Libya.

The FRAP, which was approved by the OWWA Board of Trustees through Board Resolution No. 7, Series of 2014, intends to extend P10,000 financial grant to the OFWs (both OWWA member and non-member) who were displaced by the political unrest in Libya and was extended for voluntary repatriates through the Resolution No. 008 “Authorizing the Inclusion of Voluntary Repatriates from Libya (29 May to 19 July 2014) for Coverage of Resolution No. 007, Series of 2014

As of February 12, 2015, RWO1 has released a total of P2,970,000 to the OFWs from Libya who availed of the FRAP and will continue to extend assistance to eligible beneficiaries. (OWWA RWO1)

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