Kuwait's suspension of issuance of new entry visas for Filipinos was allegedly a move to "pressure" the Philippines to lift its deployment ban of Filipino workers to that country, a foreign affairs official said. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said the suspension made by the...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Friday, May 12, urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by Kuwait’s visa suspension to coordinate with the agency so it can extend the necessary assistance to them. (File photo via Manila Bulletin) The DMW said that the Department of...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will deploy its newest and largest vessel in the vicinity waters of Central Visayas to intensify its maritime security in the area. The newly acquired vessel that will be deployed is BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), a multi-role response vessel (MRRV)...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) are moving to establish an electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) to ensure digital accessibility to processes required by the government to Filipinos applying for work overseas. *DMW Secretary Maria Susana Ople...
The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs favored the temporary suspension of deployment of first-time and newly-hired domestic workers to Kuwait, which the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced Wednesday, Feb. 8. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and OFW...
Fiber Infrastructure and Network Services Inc. (FINSI), a subsidiary of the Asticom Group, has stepped up its fiber rollout, deploying more than 133,400 lines in 15 months, the company announced Thursday, February 2. As of year-end 2022, the rollout has brought high-speed internet access in Metro...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" T. Tulfo on Monday, January 30, filed Senate Resolution No. 448 seeking a Senate inquiry, in aid of legislation, to revisit, re-examine and review the existing bilateral agreement and standard employment contract governing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait. The...
When news about the brutal death of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara broke out on Sunday, Jan. 22, some lawmakers and individuals immediately called for a deployment ban to Kuwait in an apparent expression of anger over what she suffered at the hands of the 17-year old son of her...
Filipino workers who have existing contracts or are planning to work in India have been given the greenlight to push through their employment there. This came after the Philippine government resumed the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) there after imposing a ban on it due to the South...
Senators are considering a deployment ban on Filipino domestic helpers to countries practicing the Kafala system--mostly countries in the Middle East--to prevent future abuses of overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) abroad. Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel raised this idea during the plenary...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Newly-appointed Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said all the right things during an early morning interview with DZRH anchor Deo Macalma on July 11. Inclusivity in OFW deployment, dialogues with different labor and labor recruitment groups, support for the government...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised an Alert Level 2 status in Sri Lanka, which means no new deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will be allowed, amid protests brought by economic crisis in the South Asian country. Under Alert Level 2, also called a Restriction Phase, only...
