THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa) on Friday, September 2, 2022, vowed to send aid to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the reimposition of community lockdowns in several parts of China amid the fresh wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections there.In a statement released by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), Owwa Administrator Arnell Ignacio assured OFWs there that they will be provided assistance.”We are working with the Philippine embassy there to coordinate the assistance effort,” said Ignacio.”Initially, Owwa is looking to provide food vouchers for the affected OFWs,” he furthered.He, however, noted that there is no Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Chengdu.Ignacio said they have already called for an emergency meeting to determine how best to help the OFWs in the affected area.On Thursday, the government of Chengdu imposed a sweeping city-wide lockdown following the surge in Covid-19 cases over the past week.Around 21 million people are estimated to be adversely affected by the community lockdown. (HDT/SunStar Philippines)