Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (Screengrab from a DMW press briefing) A total of 20 Filipino seafarers aboard the Norwegian-flagged MV Lunita have not been charged as South Korean authorities continue their investigation into the vessel for suspected drug smuggling,...
From left to right: Mr. Steve Agius, Chief Executive Officer of Identità, Malta’s identity and migration agency; Ms. Stephanie Bason, Director General for Employment at the Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment; Patricia Yvonne Caunan, Undersecretary for Policy and International...
(File photo) The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it is ready to set in motion a contingency plan to keep Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Taiwan safe amid an escalation of tension due to Chinese activities in the self-ruled island. DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac said he has coordinated with...
photo: DMW Authorities shut down on Thursday, April 3, the operation of a Pampanga-based travel agency which allegedly engaged in illegal...
Qatari authorities allowed the provisional release of the 17 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were arrested last week for allegedly holding a political rally following the arrest and transfer of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) custody in the...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has hailed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for providing assistance to 20 Filipinos who were...
The Philippine government has been closely coordinating with authorities in Myanmar for the four missing Filipinos in its city of Mandalay and several others following the 7.7 magnitude quake, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Monday, March 31. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, March 31 urged the Philippine missions to account for all Filipinos in earthquake-hit Myanmar and Thailand and ensure that all possible help is extended to them. Escudero said it is imperative for the Philippine embassies in Yangon and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Seven-hundred seven Returning Filipinos from Sabah (RFS) arrived here on Friday, March 28, after being deported from Sabah. DMW-9 personnel attend to Returning Filipinos from Sabah (RFS) from Sabah at the Zamboanga City port. (DMW photo) The group, which includes 37...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now providing all the necessary assistance to at least 19 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were arrested in Qatar for allegedly holding protest action on Friday, March 28. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said a labor attache was already sent to the...
DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac tallks with two of the 176 Filipinos who were rescued from various online scamming hubs in Myanmar after their arrival at th NAIA Terminal 1 on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (photo: DMW) A total of 176 Filipino victims of human trafficking arrived on Wednesday,...
Government officials led by DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia and DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega, meet with 30 Filipino human trafficking victims as soon as they arrived at the NAIA Terminal 1 on Tuesday, March 25. (photo: DMW) The Philippine government has repatriated 30 Filipinos who...
