Villar chides IC for failing to inform OFWs of insurance 06/04/2011

Villar chides IC for failing to inform OFWs of insurance

06/04/2011
Sen. Manny Villar chided the Insurance Commission (IC) for its failure to embark on a public information campaign about the mandatory insurance coverage for overseas Filipino workers, many of whom do not understand the benefits accruing from it.

Villar, who has his own Sagip-OFW program to help distressed workers, noted that big business is being made out of the mandatory insurance coverage for OFWs yet a majority of those leaving the country are unaware of the benefits inherent in their insurance policy.

“The Insurance Commission appears to be sleeping on the job when it comes to informing the OFW sector about the mandatory insurance for overseas workers. This is very unfortunate because several stranded OFWs may be able to come home immediately if they only know more about how the mandatory insurance scheme works,” Villar said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110604nat7.html