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How to Apply for OFW Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay! Program

When I lost my job in Saudi Arabia in 2018 and went back home through OWWA Repatriation program, I was very grateful for their program "Balik Pinas! Balik Hanapbuhay!" where I was given Php 20,000 to be able to start a small business. The program is intended for Repatriated Distress OFW Members.

A package of livelihood support / assistance intended to provide immediate relief to returning member-OFWs ( distressed / displaced ) amounting to a maximum Php 20,000.00 as start up or additional capital for the livelihood project.

How to Avail?
  • Visit the OWWA Regional Welfare Office that covers the permanent address of the OFW
  • Get queuing number or queue in the line
  • Present and submit requirements
  • Attend the scheduled Enterprise Development Training (EDT) session at the OWWA RWO
  • After the EDT session, submit the application forms and complete requirements
  • Prepare for the Business Site Inspection by the OWWA RWO
  • For approved applications, claim the financial assistance
Checklist of RequirementsWhere to Secure
OWWA Membership RecordsOWWA RWO
Application Form with Personal Undertaking (Sariling Salaysay) that the cash
assistance will be used solely for livelihood activities of OFW
OWWA RWO/ Reintegration Unit or Focal Person
Proof of repatriation or return to the Philippines (passport or travel
documents, airline ticket, boarding pass)
POLO OWWA with jurisdiction of the OFW jobsite
Proof of displacement (termination letter, referral letter/certification from
POLO or Philippine Embassy, SENA or complaint, request for repatriation,
etc.)
Employer/Recruitment Agency, POLO OWWA or
Philippine Embassy, or OWWA Legal Service or
Repatriation Assistance Division
Proof of Residency (Barangay Certificate/Clearance)Barangay where the OFW resides

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