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RD Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre delivers her message for the activity and reminds everyone the mandate of the inter-agency body to help the OFWs and their familes not just on their material needs but most importantly, their relations and psychosocial needs.
RD Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre delivers her message for the activity and reminds everyone the mandate of the inter-agency body to help the OFWs and their familes not just on their material needs but most importantly, their relations and psychosocial needs.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII oriented partner agencies earlier today, on its pilot project called Strengthening and Empowerment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Families towards Preservation, here in Cebu City.

Mr. John S. Calidguid, Project Development Officer III, Social Technology Bureau (STB) of Central Office presented the implementation guidelines of the project and the Memorandum of Agreement for Local Government Units (pilot areas) and the Terms of Reference for the OFW facilitators.  Ms. Patria Ana Y. Quines, Social Welfare Officer III, also of STB, discussed the terms of reference vis-à-vis the memorandum of agreement for the Regional Inter-Agency Committee on Migration and Development.

DSWD Director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre, DOLE Director Exequiel Sarcauga, and NEDA Director Efren Carreon attended the activity.

Representatives of DepEd, CHED, POEA, OWWA, POPCOM, DOH, TESDA, DILG, and the Public Employment Services Office and Local Social Welfare and Development Office of the Province of Cebu, Cebu City and Daanbantayan, and DSWD workers also attended the orientation.

“Our mandate as members of the inter-agency body is to serve the families of the OFWs. We do not only deal with their material needs but most importantly the relationship and psychosocial needs of the families,” Director Macapobre said in her message.

Some of the participants of the orientation.
Some of the participants of the orientation.

The OFW families were also represented by four (4) families from Cebu City and Daanbatayan.

The said LGUs are the pilot areas for this project.  Each LGU will have 50 family beneficiaries.  A total of 100 OFW families will benefit the project in the region.

The project Strengthening and Empowerment of Overseas Filipino Workers Families towards Family Preservation is implemented in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment. ###

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