President Marcos recognized that the country's progress rests on the shoulders of Filipino workers, assuring them on Labor Day that the government will never abandon them. Commuters take free rides at the LRT-1 Central Terminal station in celebration of Labor Day. (Mark Balmores) In his message,...
Vice President Sara Duterte paid tribute to all Filipino workers on Labor Day, encouraging them to remain strong and determined. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO "Anumang hamon ang ating kinakaharap sa kasalukuyan, nawa’y manatili tayong matatag, matiyaga, at mapagpursige sa ating nagkakaisang hangarin...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (Facebook) The Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial ticket is urging overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to go in droves to designated polling areas upon the start of overseas absentee...
(Left) PLDT Global President and CEO Albert Villa-Real and Staffhouse Chief Strategy Officer Rocky Dela Vega (PLDT photo) PLDT Global Corp., the international unit of PLDT Inc., is teaming up with a leading recruitment agency for Filipinos working abroad to expand access to...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN)) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial bet ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is eyeing the enactment of a law that would institutionalize a pension system for...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is now pushing for a measure expanding the compulsory insurance coverage for agency-hired overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Estrada filed Senate Bill No. 2948 which primarily seeks to amend the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No....
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...
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...
(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...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said they are closely studying the proposal to ban the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait, following the tragic death of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) there. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo In an...
The reintegration of pardoned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Middle East, the start of talks on the transfer of sentenced persons, and the grant of executive clemency to Mary Jane Veloso were among the appeals made in plenary by a lady lawmaker on Monday, Jan. 27. It was OFW...
