15 OFWs hurt in Taiwan quake
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported that as of April 10, 2024, there were 15 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who sustained injuries in the wake of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Taiwan last week.
All 15 OFWs have received initial medical treatment and have been discharged. They are recuperating in their respective company dormitories and accommodations. Follow-up consultations and check-ups have been scheduled as well.
The Migrant Workers Office in Taipei (MWO-Taipei) is monitoring their conditions closely in coordination with their companies as well as medical authorities.
The DMW, through its Migrant Workers Offices in Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taichung, is working closely with the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) led by Chairman Silvestre H. Bello III in monitoring the situation of and helping our OFWs in the aftermath of the earthquake.
The six-member augmentation deployed Monday, April, 8 in the meantime, has been meeting with various Filipino communities and workers’ groups assuring them of the government’s full support.
The team led by DMW Undersecretary for Policy and International Cooperation Patricia Yvonne “PY” M. Caunan and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Deputy Administrator for Operations Atty. Mary Melanie H. Quiño is tasked with providing psychosocial support for OFWs who need this service.
They have also been distributing financial assistance amounting to P30,000 each for OFWs who suffered injuries resulting from the earthquake as well as food packs and other needed items to OFWs during their engagements with Filipino groups.
