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Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III has directed Capiz Governor Esteban Evan Contreras to account the repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers OFWs in the province for the agencys livelihood assistance.You take care of what livelihood assistance they want the cabinet official said to Contreras in todays episode of Network Briefing News Laging Handa hosted by Presidential Communications Operations Office Sec. Martin Andanar.Bello said that he will again ask President Rodrigo R. Duterte for possible additional funding as the departments P1.5-billion COVID-19 response will be used up soon.We need to help them because they have also been contributing into our economy for years. Now that they need governments assistance we have to support them he said adding that there are still about 88346 stranded OFWs in various countries.Based on DOLE records a total of 19591 from the total number are now ready for repatriation.Bello explained that the national Inter-Agency Task Force IATF and concerned local government units LGUs are informed in advance before an OFW will depart from his or her country of origin to avoid any unprepared situation.The repatriated OFWs will only stay in Manila for a maximum of 5 days before they are transported to their home provinces.Contreras has conveyed his appreciation to Bello for the upcoming assistance and the DOLEs emergency response to COVID-19 through its Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating DisplacedDisadvantaged Workers TUPAD Barangay Ko Bahay Ko BKBK Disinfecting Project and COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program CAMP which benefited thousands of COVID-19 affected Capiceos.With this we hope that the livelihood assistance will jumpstart their income and make them stay in the province the governor noted.There are 604 Capiceo OFW repatriates who arrived in the province based on the June 16 Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office PDRRMO records.
