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| 12 seriously ill OFWs each got P75k from Aksyon Fund on Aug 24 |
Nearly Php1.5 million in financial assistance was disbursed to 24 overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong- 12 seriously ill, and 12 victims of illegal recruitment - through the Department of Migrant Workers’ Aksyon (Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFWs) Fund.
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The 12 beneficiaries who each received Php75 from the Fund on Aug 24 have all been diagnosed with serious ailments like cancer, or suffered a severe heart attack.
Migrant Workers Office Officer-in-Charge Antonio R. Villafuerte led the release of funds to the beneficiaries.
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| MWO's Rem Marcelino disburses P50k each to 12 illegal recruitment victims |
Earlier, on Aug. 3, 12 other OFWs who fell into debt after paying off alleged illegal recruiters also received Aksyon Fund of Php50,000 each from MWO officers led by Social Welfare Attache Rem Marcelino.
The beneficiaries were among 20 complainants who filed complaints with HK Police and the Philippine Consulate against a group that collected the equivalent of at least Php132,000 from each of them for Canada student
visas that never materialized.
Named respondents in their complaints were Pinoy Care Visa Center - Opportunities Abroad officers Prisca Nina Mabatid and Russ Mark Gamallo, along with former OFW blogger Bryan Calagui.
The Aksyon
Fund provides various forms of support to OFWs, including legal, medical, repatriation assistance and , in line with DMW’s
mandate to protect the rights and promote the welfare of Filipino migrant
workers.
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OFWs in need of assistance may visit the MWO Hong Kong office located at the 29th Floor of the United Centre in Admiralty so they can be guided on the application process.
