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OFW Family Club
Unit 101
Taft
Office
Center
Bldg.,
1986 Taft Ave.
Pasay City
,
Philippines
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History and Company Profile
According to statistics of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration there are now more than 7 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in various parts of the world. They are considered in the Philippines as the ”Bagong Bayani” or the New Heroes of the Republic because of their substantial contribution to the economy due to their annual dollar remittances to the Philippines that average $7.0 billion annually. Each of the 7 million OFWs has at least 3 dependents in the Philippines comprising of their parents, spouses, and children.
The OFW Family Club is a non-profit, non-government, private foundation that was organized by the family of former Ambassador to the
United Arab Emirates
and now Chairman of the NLRC, Roy V. Seneres, to cater to the needs of OFWs and their family in the
Philippines
. Ambassador Roy Seneres is acknowledged by the 7 million strong OFWs as their hero and protector when through dogged determination, diplomatic expertise and skills, he saved Sarah Balabagan from being executed by a firing squad in
Abu Dhabi
,
United Arab Emirates
.
 Aside from Sarah Balabagan, Ambassador Roy Seneres (also known as “Amba”), has also saved a roster of distressed OFWs including John Aquino whom he saved from execution in Ajman, U.A.E. Acknowledging Ambassador Seneres’ feat, the London-based World Who’s Who in International Affairs, cited him in 1998 as “a principal figure and leading diplomat in the field of international relations.”
The foundation was organized to fundamentally come to the succor of the thousands of helpless OFWs whose pleas for assistance from their own Embassies and other government entities in the
Philippines
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The People Behind The OFW Family Club
 The OFW Family Club was founded by Ambassador Roy V. Señeres. Minerva, the Ambassador’s wife, sits as Chairman of the Board. Son, Roy Jr. is President and Chief Executive Officer. Daughter, Hannah sits as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, while Hazel sits as Senior Vice President. Son, Tommy is President and General Manager of AMBA Care Enterprise – the livelihood program of the OFW Family Club; Congressman Christian & Christopher are members of the Board of Directors. |
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Mission
The establishment of the OFW Family Club is in furtherance of the Señeres Family tradition of selflessly providing assistance to OFWs and their families in the Philippines. As Ambassador Señeres has always reiterated, “The purpose of life is to empathize, to sympathize, and to help.” |
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Vision
The OFW Family Club intends to unite the OFWs that they may have a strong voice and so that their pleas for help may haunt and awaken the very people whose mission, it is, in the first place, to assist and comfort them. |
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Objectives
1) Promote the welfare and well-being of Overseas Filipino Workers and their loved ones in the
Philippines
.
2) Assist and/or intercede in their behalf in connection with their requests for assistance with the Embassies and Consulates of the
Philippines
overseas and with the DFA, DOLE, OWWA, and POEA, etc.
3) Provide them with appropriate advice/counseling for the purpose of preserving the unity of their families and the solidarity of their marriage.
4) Provide them with appropriate pre-departure orientation seminars to help them cope with the culture, tradition, customs, and relevant laws of their countries of destination.
5) Serve as a consumer protection organization to advise and protect OFWs and their families against racketeering, fly-by-night, illegal recruitment and other exploitative business entities.
6) Assist balikbayan OFWs to smoothly reintegrate into Philippine social and economic life by providing them with appropriate advice and counseling.
7) Take up the cudgel for OFWs concerning absentee voting rights and other significant political, social, environment, and other issues affecting them in Congress and in other forums.
8) Establish linkages with medical institutions to meet the needs of OFWs and their families in coordination with
SSS
, and Medicare, etc. |
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Projects
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OFC
– Original Filipino Coffee Shop
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Search for the Outstanding OFW Family
- Annual Grand OFW Family Day Celebration
- Overseas Road Shows
- Pre-Employment Orientation Seminars
- Free Legal Assistance
- Medical
Mission
- OFW support groups
- Scholarship program
- Migrant Worker’s Day Celebration
- Self-Defense Seminar
- Business, Livelihood, and
Investment Seminars
- Free Internet Job Search Seminar
- Immigration/Visa Seminar
- Voice Lessons
- Cooking Lessons
- Concerts and other Special Events
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Radio Programs
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“Bantay OFW” DZXL RMN
Manila
558kHz Mon-Fri
12:30-2:00pm
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“Amba Patrol” DWIZ 882 kHz, Mon-Fri 12:00mn-1:30am
- “Usapang OFW” DZRH Sunday
9:00am
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Annual Grand OFW Family Day Celebration
Once a year, the OFW Family Club shall hold a grand reunion for all members. The Grand OFW Family Day was conceptualized to further promote unity and solidarity among OFW families from all walks of life. The event will also serve to pay tribute to the sacrifices of Overseas Filipino Workers and their family members by offering them fun-filled activities for the whole family.
The event will be maximized, by including the following in its program:
1)
Trade exhibit that will showcase the latest products, services, and business and franchising opportunities for OFW families.
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Interactive games, contests, and other family bonding activities.
3)
Conduct the following consultation and welfare services:
a)
Free Legal Assistance
b)
Medical
Mission
c)
Distribution of Free Medicine
d)
Free Dental Services
e)
Job Fair
f)
Free Cataract Operation
g)
Free Eye Check-up
h)
Free Hearing Aid
4)
Live performances featuring Filipino artists with the participation of the in-house talents of the OFW Family Club.
To further reach out to Overseas Filipino Workers, the OFW Family Club intends to bring the concept of the Grand OFW Family Day to the jobsites of OFWs abroad. With the assistance of the Philippine Embassies and the overseas Filipino communities, OFWFC will organize these Overseas road shows to further promote the programs of the foundation.
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