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OFWs affected by Typhoon Ompong to receive cash aid —DFA


Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who had their flights canceled due to Typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkut) can receive P5,000 in cash assistance from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

In a statement Sunday, the DFA said the affected OFWs are required to personally appear at DFA Assistance Desks at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and the Clark International Airport and submit the following:

  • airline ticket showing their original date of departure;
  • reissued ticket showing new date of departure;
  • Employment Contract; and
  • Overseas Employment Certificate

The DFA said as of 10 p.m. of Saturday, it has distributed the cash assistance to 43 OFWs.

"More are expected to file claims with the cancellation of flights to Hong Kong on Sunday," it said.

DFA teams will remain in the airport terminals until Monday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m to cater to the needs of stranded OFWs.

Meanwhile, other stranded OFWs may claim their cash assistance from the DFA Office of Migrant Workers' Affairs in Pasay City and all DFA Consular Offices around the country from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from September 17 to 21, 2018. —Rie Takumi/KBK, GMA News

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