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| OFW Families from various OFW Family Circles (OFCs) in Pangasinan joyfully pose as they cap the Financial Wellness Seminar, organized by BDO Unibank Inc. in partnership with the OWWA RWOI, on February 18, 2016, at the SM Rosales, Rosales Pangasinan. |
By Justin Paul D. Marbella
OWWA RWOI
Through games and fun-filled activities, overseas Filipino
workers (OFW) families in Pangasinan learned Financial Wellness in a gathering
which aimed to empower them as OFW families.
Organized by BDO Unibank,
Inc. in partnership with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional
Welfare Office I (OWWA RWOI), the Financial Wellness Seminar at the SM Rosales,
Rosales, Pangasinan was a venue to learn on financial literacy the fun and
exciting way.
A total of 320 OFW family
members took part in the free seminar. They represented various OFW Family
Circles (OFCs) from various towns in eastern and central Pangasinan namely
Rosales, Villasis, Asingan, Santo Tomas, Binalonan, Alcala, Mangaldan, San
Fabian, San Jacinto, Umingan, Pozorrrubio, San Quintin, Santa Maria, Tayug,
Manaoag, and Bautista.
“This activity aims to
encourage OFW Families to practice careful and effective financial management
especially when their breadwinner is away from home,” says Ms. Catherine Avila,
Program Manager for BDO Remittance. “This seminar also shows that learning
financial literacy could be fun and exciting, too.”
The day-long activity was
filled with joy and excitement as the OFW families joined in games which taught
them budgeting, investing, and planning. Speakers from BDO also engaged the
participants in lectures on the institution’s programs, such as on Remittance,
Trust, Online Banking, Loans, and Insurance. The seminar was hosted by Vicente
Lopez of BDO Remittance PDOS Unit, and TV Personalities Jeremy Favia and
Samantha Purvor. Former OWWA Administrator Marianito D. Roque also graced the
event.
The OFW families also took
home freebies and prizes during the day. Some of them also opened up accounts
with BDO Kabayan, where their OFW family members could now send their
remittance.
“We are happy to have been a
part of this seminar,” says Mr. Rommel Ulep, President of the Asingan OFW
Association. “We have learned that effective financial management is indeed a
key for a successful family,” adds Mr. Ulep, whose wife, Liwayway, works in
Saudi Arabia for six years now.
Represented by Reintegration
Unit Head Dolly Ann G. Camacho, Pangasinan Family Welfare Officer Khristian
Paul Maglaya, and Labor Communications Officer Justin Paul Marbella, the OWWA
RWOI expressed thanks to BDO for a fruitful partnership. “Through proper
technical assistance, OFW Families could really become empowered in making
sound financial decisions to secure the future of their families,” said Ms.
Camacho.
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