A migration consultant said that most of the 80 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kabul have left Afghanistan and are now safe in different countries waiting for repatriation by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Scene at the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021, after a stunningly swift end to...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is expected to bring home more than 7,000 stranded overseas Filipinos this month through a combination of chartered and Bayanihan flights. Photos of stranded Filipinos preparing to board a repatriation flight from Dubai last week. (DFA) This is despite the...
An Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) personnel assists one of the 138 repatriated Overseas Filipino Worker who arrived in Davao City direct from Dhaka, Bangladesh last July 15. City Mayor Sara Duterte said three OFWs from the Dhaka flight tested positive for Covid-19. (Keith Bacongco)...
The Bureau of the Treasury is planning to sell the Philippine government’s first retail dollar-denominated bond (RDB) targeted mainly at overseas Filipino investors. During a virtual briefing on Thursday, July 15, National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon said the government is firming up the details...
The government has facilitated the repatriation of more than 300 distressed Filipinos from Saudi Arabia amid the adverse impact of the raging pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to the Palace, the latest batch of 347 repatriates will each be given P10,000 in cash...
Incoming Filipino and foreign travelers fully vaccinated abroad must still undergo the government's "regular quarantine and testing protocols" upon arrival in the country, Malacañang said Friday. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said these travelers who...
The government is set to release guidelines for the vaccination of family members of healthcare workers, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, May 29. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Itong mga kamag-anak ng healthcare workers kailangan pa po natin makapag release ng guidelines para...
The government is amenable to the move of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to temporarily suspend the deployment of Filipino workers to Israel as the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians intensified. OWWA personnel inspect travel documents of passengers arriving at the Ninoy...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has renewed his appeal to fellow senators to support the proposed creation of the Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL) as Congress resumes session today, Monday, May 17. Go had filed Senate Bill No. 1949 which seeks to consolidate all government agencies and...
Even with just a year left in office, the creation of a Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL) that aims to address the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remained a top priority of the Duterte administration, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO...
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud assured President Duterte that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is committed to protecting and upholding the rights of Filipino workers in the Kingdom. File Photo: President Duterte and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince...
The Philippines has welcomed Hong Kong's decision to halt and review an earlier decision to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for foreign domestic workers. image3 Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam earlier announced that concerned authorities would reexamine the vaccine requirement for...
