OWWA’s Tulong PUSO beneficiaries in La Union

San Fernando City, La Union—Two OFW Family Circles (OFC) in La Union were the latest recipient of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration’s (OWWA) Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa Pag-Unlad ng Samahang OFWs or Tulong PUSO. These beneficiaries are the Cabalayangan Overseas Workers Association in Bauang, La Union and Bannuar ti La Union Sitio Immayos Chapter in Sudipen, La Union.

On March 18, 2019, OWWA Regional Welfare Office I (OWWA RWOI) headed by OIC Director Gerardo C. Rimorin awarded three units of motorcycle to the Cabalayangan Overseas Workers Association. Its officers lead by their president Milagros S. Gomez received the units with franchise as initial and partial grant for their transport service livelihood project with a total of Php 350,000.00.

These units will not only be used as hired transportation means of residents from Cabalayangan but also in transporting the organization’s agricultural and poultry product to and from their barangay to town proper.

On the other hand, Bannuar ti La Union Sitio Immayos Chapter was recently awarded a livelihood assistance for their farm supply business project worth to Php 400,000.00 on March 26, 2019 spearheaded by OWWA RWOI’s OIC on Programs and Services Division Marivic L. Mondina and Reintegration and Training Unit Head Dolly Ann G. Camacho, along with Family Welfare Officer Khristian Paul M. Maglaya, and Labor Communication Officer Geraldine B. Salazar, to the organization lead by their President Mr. Alfonso Calderon.

Ms. Edna Valdez, President of Bannuar ti La Union Sudipen Chapter, Coalition of OFW Association in La Union and OFW Family Circle Regional Council likewise graced the ceremonial awarding.

All members were delighted to receive sacks of soil fertilizers, feeds, and boxes of insecticides that are ready for sale to the members of their barangay and neighboring barangays. Mr. Calderon is confident that their livelihood project will be successful because it will indeed lessen the burden of their ka-barangays in going to town just to buy fertilizers and feeds considering the proximity and scarcity of transport facilities going to and from their barangay.

Both organizations went through basic bookkeeping training for them to keep up with the records of their financial transactions because such is the lifeblood of a business like theirs.

OWWA’s Tulong PUSO is a program which aims to provide assistance for the formation, enhancement or restoration of their livelihood projects of accredited OFW Family Circles/Organizations. It is a one-time grant assistance in the form of raw materials, equipment, tools and other support services. (OWWA)

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