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The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (abbreviated as OWWA, Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Kagalingan ng Manggagawa sa Ibayong-dagat[ 2]) is an attached agency of the Department of Migrant Workers of the Philippines. It protects the interests of Overseas Filipino Workers and their families, providing social security, cultural services and help ...
The Department of Migrant Workers ( Filipino: Kagawaran ng Manggagawang Pandarayuhan, [ 3] abbreviated as DMW) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the protection of the rights and promote the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and their families. The department was created under the Department of ...
In November 2022, Vision Aid Overseas became Vision Action. Operations. Vision Action today focuses it operations around three core services: Optical Training: Establish International Vision Centres where high quality spectacles can be manufactured and sold at an affordable price following a thorough eye examination
Overseas Filipino Worker ( OFW) is a term often used to refer to Filipino migrant workers, people with Filipino citizenship who reside in another country for a limited period of employment. [ 3] The number of these workers was roughly 1.77 million between April and September 2020. Of these, female workers comprised a larger portion, making up ...
Barangay health volunteers, also known as barangay health workers ( BHWs ), are health care providers in the Philippines. They undergo a basic training program under an accredited government or non-government organization, and render primary care services in the community. They provide services such as first aid, maternal, neonatal, and child ...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration ( Filipino: Kawanihan para sa Empleyong Panglabas, abbreviated as POEA) was an agency of the government of the Philippines responsible for opening the benefits of the overseas employment program of the Philippines. It is the main government agency assigned to monitor and supervise overseas ...
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas ( CFO) ( Filipino: Komisyon sa mga Pilipino sa Ibayong Dagat) is an agency of the government of the Philippines under the Office of the President of the Philippines. CFO was established on June 16, 1980, through the enactment of Batas Pambansa Blg. 79. The agency is responsible for promoting and upholding ...
JICA was formed in 2003 [citation needed] as a result of a comprehensive overhaul of Japan's ODA. It is now one of the largest bilateral development organizations in the world, with a network of 97 overseas offices, projects in more than 150 countries, and available financial resources of approximately 1 trillion yen ($8.5 billion).