Financial Assistance (AKSYON Fund Benefits Matrix)

Modified on Sun, Apr 19 at 1:15 AM

The following matrix is prescribed under Annex B of DO-02-2025. The amounts may be updated by the Fund Administrator with the Secretary’s approval.

A. Financial Assistance to Distressed OFWs and/or Next of Kin

Eligible Beneficiary / Circumstance	Frequency	Amount
Displacement due to economic downturn, recession, massive lay-offs, bankruptcy, policy shift, involuntary separation, retrenchment, downsizing, closure, or redundancy	One-Time	Php 50,000.00
Displacement due to natural calamities, climate change impacts, extreme weather, severe storms, drought, human-induced emergencies, disasters, epidemics, or pandemics
Termination of employment contract initiated by employer or OFW (not for purpose of transferring to other employers nor taking other job opportunities)
Expiration of work permit and in danger of being jailed, deported, or ejected from host country
Cases of forced labor, contract violation, illegal recruitment, trafficking in persons, and/or fraud
Pending labor, criminal, civil, immigration, or other cases before judicial/quasi-judicial bodies in host country
OFW with medical illness/injury (non-severe), including returnees within one year
Next of kin of incarcerated OFWs in the host country

Eligible Beneficiary / Circumstance	Frequency	Amount
Displacement due to war, armed conflict, political unrest, extreme racial discrimination, breakdown in peace and order, or other extraordinary circumstances	One-Time	Php 75,000.00
Next of kin of OFWs in death row
OFWs with severe/serious illness, injury, or mental health condition, including returnees within one year
Cases of all forms of abuse, maltreatment, and exploitation including rape, kidnapping, or other crimes

Eligible Beneficiary / Circumstance	Frequency	Amount
Next of kin of OFW who died while in the host country (any cause)	One-Time	Php 100,000.00
Next of kin of OFW-returnee who died within one year after return to the Philippines

Special Categories	Frequency	Amount
OFW-seafarer in distress pursuant to RA 12021 (Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers)	One-Time	Subject to approved guidelines
OFW victims of Balikbayan Box scam	One-Time	Php 30,000.00
Other analogous circumstances	One-Time	Subject to Fund Administrator / Secretary approval

B. Welfare Assistance to Senior OFW Returnees

Eligible Beneficiary	Frequency	Amount
Senior OFW (60 years old and above) returning to the Philippines for good or with final exit from host country	One-Time	Php 10,000.00 or medical voucher

C. Quick AKSYON Fund

Eligible Beneficiary	Frequency	Amount
OFW/NOK with official business at DMW or OWWA in urgent need of food, transportation, medicine, or temporary accommodation	One-Time	Php 5,000.00
OFW at MWO seeking assistance for food, medicine, or transportation; or OFW under MWO custody scheduled for repatriation	One-Time	US$200.00 max (or equivalent in local currency)
OFWs or NOK displaced by natural calamities, emergencies, disasters, or epidemics/pandemics in the Philippines (disbursed by Regional Office)	One-Time	Php 5,000.00

D. Financial Assistance through OFW Hospital

Eligible Beneficiary	Frequency	Amount
OFW requesting assistance for additional medicine, medical device, food, transportation, etc. after availing OFW Hospital services	Once a year as the need arises	Php 5,000.00