Legal assistance, repatriation, medical assistance, and other forms of aid for OFWs will be under the Department of Migrant Workers instead of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
, will be used to fund the ATN services.
Cacdac clarified that the DFA would continue to handle ongoing cases with support from the AKSYON Fund, while new cases that come in starting July 1 will be handled by the DMW. Cacdac said the department took steps to ensure that the transition process would be seamless. The DFA’s trainings for MWOs on the delivery of ATN services is on its fourth and final leg, the DMW said on Thursday.
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