The Department of Labor and Employment, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Department of Foreign Affairs continuously extends help to the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in Haiti who were affected by the January 12 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
Over the last February 4, 2010, a total of 23 Filipinos have been repatriated from Haiti; six arrived on January 29, five on January 30 and 12 on January 31. Eight more OFW were sent home last Thursday through the joint efforts of the three departments.
"We will extend whatever assistance that is available for them... I have also tasked all the concerned agencies of the Department to conduct a needs assessment analysis to the repatriates to identify the kinds of assistance they need", said DOLE Secretary Marianito Roque in a press statement.
Sec. Roque said that DOLE will explore every possible effort to retrain and retool these OFWs to make them more competitive in the future and ready for possible deployment to other countries.
Based on reports, a total of 462 recorded Filipinos were in Haiti — 290 civilians and 172 military and police peacekeepers. Six Filipinos, three of them members of the RP peacekeeping contingent, were confirmed killed. The remains of the four Filipinos who died in the killer quake arrived last Tuesday, February 2, 2010, and were given a hero’s welcome.
But according to Migrante International, more than a third of the total 477 Filipinos in Haiti are classified as undocumented migrants, while many other OFWs who entered Haiti are illegal since they use tourist visas.
In a report posted at the OWWA website, DFA and DOLE are shouldering expenses for the repatriation while OWWA and DSWD will provide psycho-social as well as reintegration assistance to the repatriates. The air tickets, meanwhile, were advanced by OWWA.
Over the last February 4, 2010, a total of 23 Filipinos have been repatriated from Haiti; six arrived on January 29, five on January 30 and 12 on January 31. Eight more OFW were sent home last Thursday through the joint efforts of the three departments.
"We will extend whatever assistance that is available for them... I have also tasked all the concerned agencies of the Department to conduct a needs assessment analysis to the repatriates to identify the kinds of assistance they need", said DOLE Secretary Marianito Roque in a press statement.
Sec. Roque said that DOLE will explore every possible effort to retrain and retool these OFWs to make them more competitive in the future and ready for possible deployment to other countries.
Based on reports, a total of 462 recorded Filipinos were in Haiti — 290 civilians and 172 military and police peacekeepers. Six Filipinos, three of them members of the RP peacekeeping contingent, were confirmed killed. The remains of the four Filipinos who died in the killer quake arrived last Tuesday, February 2, 2010, and were given a hero’s welcome.
But according to Migrante International, more than a third of the total 477 Filipinos in Haiti are classified as undocumented migrants, while many other OFWs who entered Haiti are illegal since they use tourist visas.
In a report posted at the OWWA website, DFA and DOLE are shouldering expenses for the repatriation while OWWA and DSWD will provide psycho-social as well as reintegration assistance to the repatriates. The air tickets, meanwhile, were advanced by OWWA.
Trabaho.com thanks its following sources:
GMANews.TV. 8 repatriated Pinoys arrive from Haiti. (Posted February 4, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/183132/8-repatriated-pinoys-arrive-from-haiti
Abella, Jerrie, GMANews.TV. 2 more batches of Pinoys from Haiti set to arrive. (Posted February 4, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/183126/2-more-batches-of-pinoys-from-haiti-set-to-arrive
ABS-CBN News. 8 more Pinoys arrived from Haiti. (Posted February 4, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/02/04/10/8-more-pinoys-arrived-haiti
ABS-CBN News (with report from DZMM Radyo Patrol 35 Jon Ibanez). Remains of 4 Filipinos from Haiti arrive home. (Posted February 2, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/02/02/10/remains-4-filipinos-haiti-arrive-home
DOLE Information and Publication Office. DOLE assistance to Filipino repatriates from Haiti assured (Posted February 1, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1124
OWWA Press Office. Pinoy quake survivors are repatriated from Haiti (Posted January 30, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.owwa.gov.ph/news/2010/01/six-pinoys-repatriated-from-haiti/
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Abella, Jerrie, GMANews.TV. 2 more batches of Pinoys from Haiti set to arrive. (Posted February 4, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/183126/2-more-batches-of-pinoys-from-haiti-set-to-arrive
ABS-CBN News. 8 more Pinoys arrived from Haiti. (Posted February 4, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/02/04/10/8-more-pinoys-arrived-haiti
ABS-CBN News (with report from DZMM Radyo Patrol 35 Jon Ibanez). Remains of 4 Filipinos from Haiti arrive home. (Posted February 2, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/02/02/10/remains-4-filipinos-haiti-arrive-home
DOLE Information and Publication Office. DOLE assistance to Filipino repatriates from Haiti assured (Posted February 1, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1124
OWWA Press Office. Pinoy quake survivors are repatriated from Haiti (Posted January 30, 2010) Retrieved February 4, 2010 from
http://www.owwa.gov.ph/news/2010/01/six-pinoys-repatriated-from-haiti/
1 comments:
pwede po ba ko mag volunteer sa haiti?pupunta ko sa sa bansang haiti para makatulong po ako sa kanila kung ok lang po sana? maraming salamat po
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