The newly inaugurated building of the Municipal OFW Families Association of Villasis, Pangasinan. (OWWA RWO1) |
The Municipal OFW Families’ Association of Villasis, Pangasinan inaugurated their new building named as Hilario and Luz Maraña Bascos Memorial Building located at Brgy. San Blas in Villasis, Pangasinan on February 24, 2015.
The building was donated by the
families of Mr. and Mrs. Conrado Nievera and Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Bascos, migrant
workers in the United States of America. Both families were known as active
supporters of various organizations in their locality including the OFW sector.
The building was named after the late Hilario and Luz Bascos, parents of Mrs.
Filipina Nievera and Mr. Jesus Bascos.
The building houses the OFW
Family Circle (OFC) in Villasis and offers a convenient area for meetings,
gatherings and other activities to be conducted for the benefit of the members
of the said association. “This building was put-up for the OFWs in Villasis,
Pangasinan and their families and we are not asking for anything in return” Mr.
Jesus Bascos said. The building also houses the Senior Citizen Association- San
Blas.
During the inauguration, the
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration –Regional Welfare Office 1 (OWWA-RWO1)
was invited as guest in the said event. Ms. Dolly Ann Camacho, Overseas Workers
Welfare Officer I (OWWO I) thanked the benefactors as the building is a great
help in the implementation of programs and activities of the OFW association.
“The Villasis OFW Organization has helped OWWA a lot in terms of program
delivery as they are the front liners in the municipality of Villasis. This
building then could help them intensify their task of assisting OFWs as they
already have a permanent and durable place to conduct their activities”, Ms.
Camacho said during the inauguration program.
The Municipal OFW Families
Association is Villasis, headed by Helen R. Aquino and assisted by acting
Migrant Desk Officer (MDO) Evelyn Basconsillo, is just one of the numerous OFCs
in Region 1 who are active partners of OWWA. OWWA recognizes the imperative
role of OFCs as they are the agency’s partner in the implementation of programs
and services particularly in information dissemination especially in the grassroots
level.
OWWA hopes that there will be
more benefactors who would signify interest in supporting and helping the OFW
sector in the society. (OWWA RWO1)
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