Senator Jinggoy Estrada urged the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and DOLE to provide displaced Filipinos from war-stricken Sudan with alternative sources of livelihood. | BPinlacINQ
Noting that it may take time for the repatriated OFWs to find another job abroad, Estrada said the Philippine government should extend assistance to them in the meantime.
Estrada noted that active and non-active OWWA members can receive up to P20,00 capital for their startups or the expansion of their existing businesses under the Balik Pinas, Balik Hanapbuhay program. At least 350 Filipinos have started evacuating strife-torn Sudan through government-mediated land transportation, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs .But DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Affairs Eduardo de Vega told INQUIRER.net that there is a bottleneck of foreign nationals, including Filipinos, in the Sudan-Egypt border due to the lengthy processing that could take more than 24 hours.
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