PCG held a teleconference with OWWA officials on 18 August on the next round of food assistance to be extended to Filipinos recovering from the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions in Shanghai and its surrounding provinces.

Consul General Josel F. Ignacio chaired the meeting with Dir. Ma. Consolacion C. Marquez of OWWA’s Overseas Operations Coordination Service in Manila and Hong Kong-based Welfare Officer Zosima Henedina A. Daquigan.

The Consulate General is due to resume distribution of OWWA food voucher assistance to Shanghai-based Filipinos from 02 September. The distribution of OWWA food vouchers to Filipinos outside Shanghai, meanwhile, is ongoing. The initial round of OWWA assistance distribution was implemented on 14-18 June. END