OFW hailed as vanguards against illegal drugs
LINGAYEN- -Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. welcomed some 1,200 OFW families from all over Region 1 to the 2015 OFW Family Day at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center (PTDC) held last December 13.
Elated by their presence, the governor commended the OFW families for the support being extended to the provincial government especially in echoing its various programs and projects to the grassroots.
“Salamat sa paglilingkod bilang tagabantay ng inyong mga barangay lalo na sa usaping droga,” Gov. Espino said.
The provincial government launched “Bantay-Barangay, Tulong-Hanapbuhay” to enable the OFW families all throughout the province as among the force multipliers to combat drug abuse in the grassroots.
In addition, the Governor assured the families that the provincial government will continue to provide programs and projects for the OFWs and their families’ benefit like the OFW Center which he established to assist the migrant workers in the province and the provision of start-up capital for every OFW family association, among many others.
Meanwhile, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Region I Officer-in-Charge Sergio Borgueta, Jr. said it plans to make the occasion an annual provincial activity to attract more participants. (RRB/PIO)
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