MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting financial aid from the government to pay part of the tuition of their children. A P400-million fund is now available for distribution of educational assistance to qualified children of displaced OFWs, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported yesterday. The OWWA Board of Trustees, chaired by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello, approved the allocation of P400 million sourced from the OWWA fund for the first year implementation of Project Educational Assistance through Scholarship in Emergencies (EASE). “True to its mandate of providing holistic programs and services to the OFWs and their families, the OWWA board has set aside funds to support the education of college-level dependents of active OWWA member-OFWs,” Bello said in a statement. OWWA board previously allotted P500 million for COVID-affected OFWs who intend to put up their business.

Source: Philippine Star August 27, 2020 06:33 UTC