Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople vowed to work harder in the service of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) following the approval of nearly P27 billion combined budget for them and its pivotal attached agency, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), in 2023. (Photo...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas isn’t sure if the P1.2-billion allocation to the Department of Migrant Workers’ (DMW) Aksyon Fund is enough to support the needs of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). OFWs returning from Ukraine (DFA PHOTO) During the House Committee on...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs is incensed over the reported gang rape of a 13-year-old daughter of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Singapore. (Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) “A different kind of trauma engulfs a migrant worker’s family faced with this...
SINGAPORE Malacañang said the new Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now looking for solutions to address the concerns of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Singapore while reassuring them that their families in the Philippines will be taken care of. Filipinos in Singapore queueing up to...
Germany is opening its doors to Filipino nurses as the host country plans to hire 600 registered nurses for partner hospitals and elderly care centers, an official announcement on its Facebook page said on Monday, Sept. 5. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The hiring will be done...
A hospital facility for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and a sovereign fund to help them manage their finances better might be in the works if all goes well in the scheduled meeting between Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople....
After two years of lay-offs in the cruise ship industry due to Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) finally announced on Friday, August 19, the reopening of job offers coming from top local manning industries in the country. File photo: Pixabay DMW Secretary Susan Ople said...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople on Friday, August 19, raised concern about the illegal trafficking of migrant workers outside the country, making overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) more vulnerable to abuse and danger. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has ordered the closure of an alleged illegal recruitment agency in Ermita, Manila that offers non-existent jobs for Filipino beauticians, cleaners, and domestic helpers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Middle East. (FILE PHOTO) In a report released...
Nearly 24,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Israel -- employed mostly as caregivers, service sector employees, and hotel workers -- have returned to work after massive rocket attacks in the Gaza strip last week. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople (middle) speaks...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople announced Friday, August 12, that the department was closely watching the situation of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Taiwan, Israel, and Macau due to recent conflicts and an upsurge of Covid-19 infections....
The first batch of Filipinos evacuating from Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis there has arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday, July 31. 13 Filipino repatriates from Sri Linka (DFA photo) According to the DFA, 13 distressed Filipinos,...
