{"id":19056,"date":"2026-03-10T13:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T05:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=19056"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T05:05:13","slug":"pbbm-launches-libreng-tawag-program-to-support-ofws-in-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/pbbm-launches-libreng-tawag-program-to-support-ofws-in-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"PBBM LAUNCHES \u2018LIBRENG TAWAG\u2019 PROGRAM TO SUPPORT OFWS IN MIDDLE EAST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed telecommunications companies to provide free communication services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East, amid ongoing regional tensions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a Facebook post, President Marcos said through the \u201cLibreng Tawag\u201d Program, Filipinos working in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia can call home without incurring charges.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The President said the initiative also aims to help OFWs confirm their safety and stay connected with their families during uncertain times.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOur public telecommunications entities will also set up free call stations in selected business centers located in major malls to help families stay in touch with their loved ones abroad,\u201d President Marcos said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThrough these efforts, we want to ensure that our kababayans can remain connected with their families, offer comfort to one another, and confirm their safety without additional financial burden.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The program complements other government measures to assist OFWs in the Middle East, underscoring the administration\u2019s commitment to the welfare of Filipino workers abroad. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed telecommunications companies to provide free communication services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East, amid ongoing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19056"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19056"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19059,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19056\/revisions\/19059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}