COTABATO CITY – A total of 329 returning Overseas Bangsamoro Workers (OBWs) have received livelihood assistance from the Ministry of Labor and Employment on November 9-11, 2023 at the MOLE Regional Office, Bangsamoro Government Center.

Under the Reintegration Program for Balik Bangsamoro Hanap Trabaho, which aims to provide aid for returning OBWs as they start anew, each beneficiary from the BARMM’s Special Geographic Areas has received a cash grant amounting to P20,000.00 respectively.

Apart from cash grants, the program also covers series of livelihood trainings to turn their capital into efficient use and induce productivity among OBWs.

The said distribution was led by Annuarudin Tayuan, Overseas Workers Welfare Bureau Director, and Abdulatip Pinguiaman, Overseas Workers Welfare Officer V.