Filipino workers who have existing contracts or are planning to work in India have been given the greenlight to push through their employment there. This came after the Philippine government resumed the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) there after imposing a ban on it due to the South...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Tuesday, January 24, appealed to the public not to link Islam to the gruesome murder of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara, In his manifestation in response to the privilege speech of Senator Jinggoy Estrada on the Ranara killing, Padilla - a...
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday, January 24 called on the government to press for the dismantling of the controversial “Kafala” system to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Arab nations. The Kafala system, a sponsorship system being used by Arab countries monitors and restricts the...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Filipino families reunited during the holidays. For many, it was the first opportunity to be with each other again since the pandemic started in 2020. It was sweeter for many Overseas Filipino Workers, or OFWs, who toiled abroad despite the threat of Covid-19. The...
A total of 102 distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Kuwait arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Friday morning, Jan. 20, after they were repatriated by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Photo: Ariel Fernandez / Manila Bulletin OWWA Administrator...
Similar to the human trafficking cases in Myanmar, Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 18 said that some Filipinos are also being illegally recruited to work as crypto-scammers in Cambodia. Hontiveros disclosed that Filipinos are being illegally recruited to work in Cambodia and forced to...
No overseas Filipino worker (OFW) lost his or her job as a result of the New Year's day flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The scene at NAIA on Jan.2, a day before the critical system glitch. (Norl Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, January 17, urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to strengthen its free legal services for distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by hiring high-caliber lawyers. During the public hearing of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers regarding several...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) vowed on Tuesday, Jan, 17, to upgrade its shelter facilities in Kuwait and other countries that serve as a home for runaway and distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a statement, DMW Secretary Susan Ople said that in Kuwait for instance, they are...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva questioned a report of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that there is zero acquittal of hundreds Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) facing charges in different countries. During a Senate committee on migrant workers public hearing, Villanueva cited a DFA...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has assured overseas Filipino workers (OFW) that the agency will continue to assist them until the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is completely ready to take over such function. This came as the two agencies came up with an agreement to...
The Senate public services committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe intends to conduct a hearing on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) systems glitch on January 12. Poe said her committee could conduct hearings even during the current Christmas break of the Senate and the House of...
