At least 22 Filipinos were rescued, including two injured, while one was reported to be taken hostage and seven others remained unaccounted for amid retaliatory attacks launched by Israel against Hamas militants. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported the figures on Monday, Oct....
The Philippine government is checking on the situation of all Filipinos abroad every time a conflict in ​a host country breaks out. But how do they really do this? According to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega, the government does not go house-to-house...
Globe is offering free roaming call, text, and data services to Filipinos in Israel amid the ongoing violent conflict and militant attacks in the area. “Globe is immediately providing connectivity support to Filipinos in Israel as conflict grips the Middle Eastern nation, where thousands of our...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, November 7 called on authorities to investigate the reported recruitment scam victimizing Filipino job seekers in Italy. Go made the call after the Philippine consulate in Milan and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) intervened to...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, November 6 called on the government to expedite its repatriation program for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as violence escalates in Gaza amid the ongoing confict between Israel and the Hamas group. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health...
BACOLOD CITY – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has released close to P500,000 in financial assistance to 28 distressed or displaced overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) here and Negros Occidental last month. DISPLACED OFWs from Bacolod City and Negros Occidental receive P500,000 in...
A hero. This is what Israel called a Filipina caregiver after reportedly she went out of her way to offer money to Hamas terrorists so they would spare her and her 95-year-old employer during the attack on Oct. 7. Filipina caregiver Camille (right) and her employer Nitza (Shalev Shalom via...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has vowed to advance the welfare of the country’s migrant workers during his meeting with members of the Filipino community in United Kingdom last October 16 to 18. Go was in London together with Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and...
President Marcos made a promise to overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia to continue his father’s legacy in strengthening the good relationship between the two countries for the benefit of Filipinos. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. waves the Philippine flag during a meeting with the...
A total of 95 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia will be transported back to the country as part of the government’s repatriation program, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Saturday, Oct. 21. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the 95...
Palestinian Ambassador to the Philippines Saleh Mohammad has expressed his sympathy with the Filipino people over the death of four overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Israel following Hamas militants' attack on the Jewish state. Mohammad said the Palestinian Authority is condemning the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Thursday, Oct. 19 that the Philippine government will do everything in its power to ensure the safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel amid its war with Hamas. “May mga ayuda ring ibibigay para sa mga nakabalik na sa bansa at scholarship mula...
