Senator Raffy Tulfo conducted a surprise visit to several accommodation houses in Metro Manila and revealed the "prison-like" conditions in shelters that temporarily house overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) awaiting deployment abroad. (Photo from Senator Raffy Tulfo's office) Tulfo, who chairs the...
Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon formally opened on Tuesday, March 11, the Slovenian Embassy in Manila, making it the first and only Slovenian embassy in the Southeast Asian region. (Seated, from left) DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac and Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon sign a...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is accepting nominations for the 2025 Search for Outstanding Government Workers until March 31. The annual search, which is part of the government’s Honor Awards Program, aims to recognize civil servants who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and...
Senator Raffy Tulfo stressed the need to have closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in ships boarded by seafarers as a means to expedite solving cases of disappearance among seamen. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Committee on Migrant Workers to discuss stricter monitoring...
Senator Raffy Tulfo recently conducted an ocular inspection at the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) office and embassy shelter known as "Bahay Kalinga 2" in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo from the Office of Senator Raffy Tulfo) Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, was welcomed by...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is confident that the country’s estimated 300,000 barangay health workers (BHWs) will finally get the job security and...
Senator Joel Villanueva hailed the Philippines' removal from the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) so-called "grey list” that is poised to rake in financial and economic benefits for the country. On Friday, Feb. 21 (Paris time), the FATF, a global anti-money laundering watchdog,...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed the Marcos administration for successfully maneuvering the Philippines out of the Paris-based Financial Action...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should expedite the deportation process for foreign nationals who previously worked for Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, February 20 made the call as he...
Of the 11,000 workers from the outlawed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry earlier reported to still be in the country, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said that 3,000 have been deported while 8,000 are to be sent back to their home countries. Foreign POGO...
The Senate building GP (Galing sa Puso) Party-list has hailed the final approval in the upper chamber of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2838, also known as the Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers (BHW). In a statement Tuesday, Feb. 11, GP Party-list first...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo believes that there should be a dependable digital bank that would cater to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and their families. For this purpose, Salo filed House Bill (HB) No. 11424, or the...
