PHOTO RELEASE NO. 67-2024

In the photo are (from left to right) Consul Grace Bulos, Consul General Emil Fernandez, Welfare Officer Carmelita Raquiza and Welfare Case Counsellor Sherylle Grace Dela Cruz.

14 June 2024, Honolulu – Consul General Emil Fernandez discussed several labor issues with Welfare Officer Carmelita Raquiza of the Migrant Workers Office in Los Angeles (MWO-LA), who is in Honolulu for an official visit.  Ms. Arquiza, accompanied by Ms. Sheryll Grace Dela Cruz, a local hire Welfare Case Counsellor, will conduct welfare checks on Filipino fishermen, information sessions on Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) benefits and registration for OWWA membership. 

Consul General Fernandez briefed the MWO-LA team on the work of the Consulate, including recent assistance to nationals (ATN) cases, the situation of Filipino fishermen employed in Hawaii’s longline industry, and the consular and ATN missions conducted in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires.  The MWO-LA officials were also encouraged to join the Consulate’s future outreach missions. (END)