Regarding the inquiry on Death Benefit Program, please be informed that only death of member-OFWs which occurred during

the validity of their OWWA membership are covered.

OFW Death Benefits from OWWA An OFW will work hard away from home. One of the reasons why Filipinos are hired is because we have an image of being hard working. The work that you do in the Philippines is usually lighter compared to a work routine in a foreign country. This is because OFW employers pays a recruiter or a head hunter to supply them with Filipino workers, and they want to recover that investment through an OFWs productivity.

The last thing that we OFWs would like to hear is the death of a fellow OFW. This is hard both to the friends and specially to the family of the OFW. There is extra stress to the family of the deceased OFW if it happened abroad. The body of the deceased has to be sent back to the Philippines and the relatives of the deceased will not be able to do this themselves. It is usually the Philippine Embassy who takes care of the process for the family of the OFW. For the Knowledge of the General OFW Public I have posted the information about Insurance OWWA Benefit from death of an OFW below. OFW Insurance Benefits A member is covered with life insurance for the duration of his employment contract. The coverage includes Php100,000.00 for death due to natural cause and Php200,000.00 for death due to accident. Frontline Service Clients

INSURANCE BENEFIT DEATH CLAIM Member-OFW Death Certificate Local or Foreign Burial Permit and Offical Receipt of Funeral Expenses Two valid IDs & 1 pc. ID picture of claimant Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) of OFW from NSO ( if OFW is single)

Applicable Doc. Certified by Local Civil Registrar (LCR) or NSO Marriage Certificate Spouse Birth Certificate of OFW Parent Birth Certificate of Child and Death Certificate of Spouse Child Police/accident Report (if death is due to accident)*in the absence of Birth / Marriage Certificate Certificate from LCR that fact of birth/marriage is not recorded in Civil registry Baptismal/Marriage Certificate certified by the Parish Priest/Office Affidavit of two (2) Disinterested Persons re: fact of birth/marriage and claimants relationship to the deceased, with photocopy of their two (2) valid IDs.

Requirements

Total Processing Time

7 days

How to avail of the service: Client Step Get OFW Membership Verification Sheet (MVS) Office/person Location of Office responsible Membership Room 105 Verification Counter Room 105 Room 105 Room 105 Room 105

Present OFW MVS to Insurance and Health Care Benefits Unit (IHCBU) and get application form, Receiving Staff requirements Submit Accomplished application form and Receiving Staff requirements Wait notice of check release Administrative Staff Claim check Check Releasing source: OWWA website