President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday announced that the government would provide cash subsidy for dependents of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were displaced or repatriated, or who succumbed to the coronavirus.

“Education subsidy will be given to one college-level beneficiary from a qualified OFW enrolled or is intending to enroll in state universities and colleges, local universities and colleges, and ChEd-recognized private higher education institutions in the school year 2020,” Duterte said, referring to the Commission on Higher Education.

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