(File photo) MANILA - The number of government programs that were implemented to ensure the well-being of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) proved that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is the father of migrant workers, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said on Friday. "There is no doubt President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) President, the father of OFWs. He is the President who really gave a comprehensive directive to help protect our OFWs," OWWA chief Hans Leo Cacdac said in a Laging Handa briefing. Among these are the establishment of the first OFW hospital in the country, the OFW Bank, and the creation of the Department of Migrant Workers. "Of course, there are also OWWA programs. I'm proud to say that our direct payment beneficiaries have increased 200 to 250 percent here in our OWWA programs. That is, in livelihood, scholarship, medical, calamity assistance, death and disability, and other OWWA programs are 200 to