The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) told lawmakers that the agency needs additional PHP4.2B fund to sustain the government’s repatriation efforts until the end of the year.  OWWA Administrator Hans Cacdac said during the budget hearing for the proposed 2022 labor department budget that DOLE had requested the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for …

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