The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and mobile wallet provider GCash have partnered to enable digital membership fee payments for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

The GCash payment channel allows OFWs to maintain active welfare memberships from abroad using the app’s billing feature.

An active membership provides access to emergency repatriation services, healthcare, legal assistance, and livelihood programmes.

The payment option launched on 16 April 2026. GCash has waived transaction fees for the service for three months until 16 July 2026.

To process a renewal, users navigate to the government biller section within the app, select OWWA, and enter their reference details.

“Digitising the OWWA membership renewal via GCash is a vital component of how our agency is continuously modernising for the benefit of our countrymen working abroad,” said Patricia Yvonne Caunan, Administrator, OWWA.

“Through this partnership with OWWA, we have better opportunities to serve our OFWs with a range of safe, convenient, and real-time services,” said Cleo Santos, Public Sector Head, GCash.

Beyond membership renewals, overseas workers can use the digital wallet to remit funds, settle domestic bills, and access credit, insurance, and investment products in the Philippines.

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