She will be overseeing programs for the overseas Filipino workers.
In a Palace briefing, Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro disclosed that First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos is on a working visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
She is there to meet with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and oversee initiatives for their welfare, with Araneta-Marcos having flew to Riyadh on Thursday and is scheduled to return on Monday.
“The First Lady’s itinerary includes a visit to the OFW and OWWA Serbisyo Caravan, a one-stop government outreach that offers government services to OFWs, including legal aid, financial support, and welfare counselling to OFWs and their families,” Castro said.
The Palace Press Officer refers to the Middle East Serbisyo Caravan led by the Departmemt of Migrant Workers (DMW) and OWWA (Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), in coordination with the Migrant Workers Office in Riyadh and the Philippine Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
OFWs may avail of services from 11 government agencies, such as PhilHealth, Social Security System (SSS), and the PAG-IBIG Fund, among others.
Meanwhile, Atty. Castro also shared that the First Lady will be gracing the launch of a one-stop shop in Riyadh that will enable OFWs to access multiple government services in a centralized platform.
Moreover, “The First Lady will also visit shelters for distressed Filipino women, workers, and children.”