MORE than 44,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have already received multiple forms of assistance from the government through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa).

In all, the government agency said 239,720 services have been rendered to OFWs as of June 28, 2020.

The agency said in a statement that:

• 44,243 OFWs benefited from the free transportation from Metro Manila to the provinces;
• 33,050 were provided free transportation from airport/port to hotel accommodation and vice-versa;
• 34,235 OFWs received free food and accommodation;
• 7,123 seafarers received free food packs;
• 19,467 in the regions were provided with food, accommodation, and transportation; and
• 3,639 got welfare assistance, such as psychosocial counseling, mental and physical health aid, among others.