Cash aid for most types of qualified distressed OFWs is raised to P50,000, while some may be granted P75,000 or P100,000
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The amount was previously P30,000 for all types of distressed OFWs, except for those returning from warlike conditions, who received P50,000. Some OFWs were also given double their qualified amount if the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, the DMW’s attached agency, disbursed cash aid as well. OFWs who experience abuse or exploitation resulting in physical disability, injuries, or mental health conditionsNext of kin of OFWs on death row
Apart from immediate cash aid, the Aksyon Fund is also used for medical and other forms of assistance to OFWs, such as repatriation, shipment of human remains, evacuation, and rescue.Like other government assistance programs, the Aksyon Fund requires OFWs to submit requirements to qualify. OFW rights groups have flagged that in their networks, many distressed OFWs and seafarers have complained about the “slow process of getting their claims.
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