#dole covid 19

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced the DOLE-AKAP assistance program that will provide one-time financial assistance of PHP 10,000 to OFWs whose employments were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 1) Regular or documented OFWs The DOLE-AKAP will cover regular/documented OFWs, as defined in the 2016 Revised Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Rules and Regulations. 3) Balik-Manggagawa Balik-Manggagawa who is unable to return to the host country in view of host country lockdown due to COVID-19 is also entitled to receive the PHP 10,000 assistance. 5) OFWs from priority countries/territories The Department shall provide financial assistance to qualified OFWs from countries with Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) presence and/or are heavily affected by COVID-19. For Asia and the Pacific, OFWs in following COVID-19-hit countries will be prioritized: Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, and New Zealand. POLOs and OWWA, as well as DOLE offices, will be posting the detailed requirements of the OFW cash assistance program. The funds for the DOLE-AKAP, including other administrative expenses of Central and Regional operations to be incurred in the implementation of this program, shall be sourced from the DOLE COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (DOLE-CAMP) in the amount of Php1.5 Billion. Read more in our articles including "DOLE-AKAP to provide PHP 10K to OFWs displaced by COVID-19" and "DOLE says about 200K workers received cash assistance".