Jinggoy eyes probe of OWWA Libya expenses
By Angie M. Rosales 06/11/2011DOHA -- A fresh round of investigations is being considered in the Senate on the use of hundreds of millions of Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) funds for the repat-riation of thousands of Filipi-nos from Libya a few months ago.
At least 80 recruitment agencies that have deployed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Libya, assisted by OWWA, have yet to reimburse the P143-million OWWA funds spent by the government in bringing them back home during the height of the political tension in the Middle East country.
Senate President Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, who learned of this information during his visit in Doha, Qatar, is already contemplating on calling for an inquiry by the upper chamber’s committee on labor and human resources development..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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