DMW assists stranded OFWs

The Department of Migrant Workers on Sunday said that they extended help to 87 overseas Filipino workers whose flights have been canceled due to the onslaught of tropical storm "Paeng" on Friday and Saturday.

DMW said that the migrants are bound for Israel as caregivers, but have been stranded in domestic airports in Ozamis, Misamis Occidental; General Santos; Tacloban, Leyte; Iloilo and Cotabato.

DMW Secretary Susan Ople tapped the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency to assist the stranded migrants.

The POEA helped in rebooking the flights of the OFWs who are deployed under its government-to-government job placement program.

Meanwhile, OWWA provided rebooking assistance, food, hotel accommodations and airport transportation.

"We are continuously monitoring the impact of Typhoon Paeng on our OFWs and their families. Right now, we are focused on assistance to OFWs stranded in various airports, unable to go home to their provinces or depart for work abroad," Ople said.

OWWA Administrator Atty. Mary Melanie Quiño advised OFWs whose flights have been cancelled to contact the agency through their hotline at +632 1348, Kabayan Helplines: +63 915 079 5005, +63 969 169 7068, and +63 966 473 9543, and through Facebook at @OWWA Cares.