ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo (3rd from right) happily interacts with OFWs in Geneva, Switzerland. (Facebook) ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo is happy to know that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Geneva, Switzerland are doing quite well. Tulfo recently learned first hand from a...
The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital in San Fernando City, Pampanga is like a ghost town, according to Sen. Raffy Tulfo. The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital in San Fernando City, Pampanga Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, made the observation after...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has restated its firm advice and urged prospective Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to pursue legal avenues when seeking employment abroad while emphasizing the dangers associated with illegal recruitment. *(Courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) * Commissioner Norman...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has resumed the conduct of its Overseas Assessment Program for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In a statement, the agency said that they made the move after President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
Photo Courtesy of Migrante Internation/MANILA BULLETIN Migrante International and other human rights group reaffirmed their appeal for the clemency and freedom of Filipina death-row convict Mary Jane Veloso during her family’s recent visit to Indonesia. On Monday, June 26, Overseas Filipino...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will be turning over its Assistance-to-Nationals (ATN) services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) starting July. In a statement, the agency said the turnover will happen on July 1, 2023 in compliance with...
Remittances are a powerful force for good in the developing world. These are the money that migrants send home to their families in their home countries. They are a significant source of income for many developing countries, and can play a big role in economic growth. Sadly, even though global...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are drivers of the economy and for several decades now, the Philippines has looked up to these modern-day heroes for assistance in beefing up the nation's dollar reserves. Contract workers abroad are some of the better paid Filipino wage earners, and in our...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) released on Friday, June 9, a list of new rules and regulations on the recruitment and employment of land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) which also revealed the “mortal” or “cardinal sins” that should be avoided by recruitment agencies....
(MANILA BULLETIN) Labor migration should be a free choice among Filipinos and not a necessity. Thus, said OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino Wednesday, June 7, on the occasion of Migrant Workers’ Day. In a statement, Magsino said labor migration should be a free choice, not one...
On Migrant Workers' Day, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vowed to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that the administration will strengthen the Philippines' relations with their host countries to ensure their safety and welfare. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo on Tuesday, June 6, denounced the move of the Kuwaiti government to crackdown on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are victims of crimes and other abuses. This, according to Tulfo, despite his suggestions to protect their rights through mandatory pre-engagement...
