The Philippine government will start repatriating overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), some of whom have been sleeping in makeshift tents in public parks after their employers turned them away for testing positive to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A police officer requests foreign domestic helpers on...
HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities signalled Monday, with the city's zero-COVID strategy in tatters and bodies piling up in hospitals. Two years of strict zero-COVID policies kept the coronavirus largely bay but a...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said more than 100 Filipinos in Hong Kong have so far contracted COVID-19 amid a surge of infections reported there in early February. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN In a Laging Handa press briefing on Monday, Feb. 28, DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs...
Ana Algabre-Hernandez paints a full and fulfilling life Mme. Ana Algabre-Hernandez On a cold December evening in 2016, in the middle of a holiday trip, I found myself at a Rizal Day dinner at the Philippine Ambassador’s residence in Korea. I’ll always remember that event as the perfect example...
TALISAY CITY, Cebu — Despite being thousands of miles away from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong, Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 24, assured that she is in close contact with organizations and private partners there to ensure no one gets left behind. A police officer...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Hong Kong are still welcome to return home as the Philippine government is not considering to impose a travel ban amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases there, Malacañang said. (FILE PHOTO) Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Karlo...
Foreign employers found terminating overseas Filipino workers' contracts in Hong Kong due to coronavirus infection should be blacklisted, a senatorial reelectionist said. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Senator Risa Hontiveros called on the Duterte administration on...
UniTeam Alliance senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday urged the government to immediately dispatch a medical team that would take care of the needs of overseas Filipino migrant workers suffering from COVID-19 in Hong Kong. A fierce advocate of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) welfare,...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has urged the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Hong Kong to prepare to assist more Filipino domestic workers who could be infected with COVID-19 as Hong Kong struggles with a surge in cases. Escudero noted Hong Kong is...
Following reports that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong (HK) were terminated from their employment after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Party-list Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran called on the...
The government, through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), will provide US$200 or more than P10,000 cash aid for Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong who tested positive for COVID-19, Malacañang said. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspriant Jejomar Binay called on the national government to immediately help Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in their host countries. Binay aired the appeal on Sunday, Feb. 20, following media reports of Filipino...
