The newly-established Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) deserves a higher budget on its inaugural year so it can effectively ensure the welfare of the country’s overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The Senate had earlier passed a P16.2-billion budget for the DMW after insertions, up from an...
A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong has urged the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to review the policy in getting financial aid for those who contracted the Covid-19. United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UFHK) chairperson...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has presided over a Cabinet meeting to discuss his administration's priority projects on labor and employment. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a Cabinet meeting on Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) During the Cabinet...
A hospital facility for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and a sovereign fund to help them manage their finances better might be in the works if all goes well in the scheduled meeting between Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople....
Senators are considering a deployment ban on Filipino domestic helpers to countries practicing the Kafala system--mostly countries in the Middle East--to prevent future abuses of overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) abroad. Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel raised this idea during the plenary...
Nearly 24,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Israel -- employed mostly as caregivers, service sector employees, and hotel workers -- have returned to work after massive rocket attacks in the Gaza strip last week. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople (middle) speaks...
A total of 5,021 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have already finished various courses of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the first half of this year. TESDA TESDA said Entrepreneurship, Driving NC (National Certificate) II, Bread and Pastry Production NC II, and...
The national government and other concerned agencies should now come up with a contingency plan for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should the tension between the Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan escalates, Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo said Saturday, Aug. 6. Tulfo, who is set to...
A command center intended to provide prompt response to overseas Filipinos in times of crisis abroad will be established under the Marcos administration. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced that a One Repatriation Command...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has launched a systematic way of assisting Filipinos in distress while working abroad through a help center that will focus on their repatriation. Dubbed as “One Repatriation Center”, DMW Sec. Susan “Toots” Ople said it will serve as a command center...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion After years of toiling abroad, most overseas Filipinos yearn not simply to go back home, but to operate their own business while enjoying getting reunited with their children, parents and other loved ones. For many, replacing an exceptionally good income abroad while...
Four Filipino short films showcased at a mini-film event in Barcelona SOMOS VIAJERXS The short film on screen before Spanish moviegoers. The works of four Filipino filmmakers were shown at the Casal de Barri del Raval recently in Barcelona. The films Somos Viajerxs (We Are Travellers) by AC Maria,...
