By Junex Doronio
MANILA — As the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) extended assistance to the affected migrant workers, the number of injured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) now increased to 15.
This was revealed on Thursday (11 April 2024) by DMW Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Hans Cacdac who said most of the affected OFWs were in Hualien in the northeastern seaboard of Taiwan which was the epicenter of the earthquake, while some were in the adjacent county called Yilan.
“Labinlima, all with minor injuries and all out of harm’s way, all out of hospital kaya’t sa kani-kanilang mga lugar na sila, mga dormitories and other places na sila napuntahan at nabigyan ng ayuda,” Cacdac said in a televised briefing.
He also disclosed that they were given medical assistance, psychosocial counseling, as well as financial aid under the AKSYON (Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFWs na Nangangailangan) Fund ng DMW.
“And rest assured, we’re monitoring their situation until, of course, iyong malaman na natin iyong lahat ng mga nangangailangan ng tulong. Mismong sa Hualien iyan eh, nagtungo iyong ating team, iyong epicenter, at doon namahagi ng assistance,” the DMW top official said.
(el Amigo/MNM)
