Scholarship eyed for dependents of OFWs

By Reina C. Tolentino

Aug 14, 2023 12:46 am

A BILL at the House of Representatives seeks to establish a scholarship program for the immediate dependents of sea-based and land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died or were permanently disabled while working abroad.

House Bill (HB) 8490 was filed by Marino party-list Rep. Sandro Gonzalez on May 31.

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