04 January 2005

RP casualty in Phuket won't get benefits

"RELATIVES of one of five confirmed Filipino fatalities in Phuket, Thailand will not get 220,000 pesos worth of benefits from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)..."

I'm conflicted with this one. On one hand, I remember Angel de la Cruz, the truck driver kidnapped in Iraq, and how he was given tons of support. Even a new house. I don't think he deser... oh wait. I'm digressing. This is about OWWA.

Where was I? Oh yeah...

On the other, how could OWWA help if the victim is not even a member anymore?