Tacloban City – 𝗧𝗲𝗻 (𝟭𝟬) 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗢𝗙𝗪𝘀) from Leyte successfully reached a settlement for their Requests for Assistance (RFAs) totaling to ₱𝟭,𝟰𝟱𝟴,𝟲𝟬𝟳.𝟳𝟭 through the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism of the 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗩𝗜𝗜𝗜 (𝗗𝗠𝗪 𝗥𝗢 𝗩𝗜𝗜𝗜).
The RFAs, which involved complaints regarding the non-payment of salaries and end-of-service benefits, were successfully resolved through ADR with the assistance of the OFWs’ Philippine Recruitment Agency. The resolution was reached through a series of conciliation-mediation conferences facilitated by the 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗠𝗪𝗣𝘁𝗗) led by Conciliators 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗗. 𝗦𝗮𝘆 and 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗟. 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮, which resulted in a formal amicable settlement on February 25, 2026.
Officer-in-Charge Regional Director 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗕. 𝗩𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼-𝗔𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺, OIC Assistant Regional Director 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗠. 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮, and OIC MWPtD Chief 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖. 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗹 were present during the release of the settlement claims to witness the successful resolution.
Moreover, one of the OFWs expressed gratitude to DMW RO VIII, saying:
“𝙉𝙖𝙜𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙠𝙤 𝙨𝙖 𝘿𝙈𝙒 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣 8 𝙨𝙖 𝙠𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙠𝙨𝙮𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙩𝙪𝙜𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙠𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙝𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙖𝙝𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙗𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙜𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙖 𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝙨𝙖 𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙠𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙖 𝙨𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙞 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙖.”
DMW RO VIII continues to strengthen its protective mechanisms through proactive case management and dispute resolution strategies, ensuring that the rights and welfare of OFWs and their families are upheld and that their lawful claims are addressed promptly and effectively.
