Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday vowed to pursue programs aimed at helping improve the plight of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families once she wins a fresh term in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections. In particular, De Lima said she will seek to establish programs...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I am calling on all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and Filipino returnees who test positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival in the country to take advantage of the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital (MCFH) located at the Luneta grounds as an alternative to...
More than 450,000 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated from various countries since the government started bringing back distressed Filipinos abroad due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in 2020. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and Returning Overseas Filipino (ROFs) who will test positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival in the country are welcome to stay at the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital (MCFH). Mayor...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C.Santos lamented the slow release of coronavirus tests conducted on returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who are currently staying in quarantine facilities. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file photo) Santos, the vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’...
A Catholic prelate has appealed to the government to prioritize the issuance of RT PCR tests of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 11, Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos said the slow and delayed release of the RT...
Senator Richard Gordon on Monday called on returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are set to observe strict mandatory quarantine or are already undergoing isolation to enroll at the online courses offered by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to keep their...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo will order the creation of migrant resource centers in every local government unit in the country if elected to office to provide a full-cycle protection for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo...
While the ongoing COVID-19 crisis still affects the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the current demand for sea-based workers is almost up to the pre-pandemic levels, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said. (Photo from Unsplash) OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has welcomed the recent signing of a law creating a new government agency for migrant workers, adding that it is set to form a transition committee to prepare for its implementation. (FILE PHOTO) POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia said the...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrant Workers and Itinerant People, lauded the creation of the Department of Migrant Workers. Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Church...
Bahrain has assured the Philippines that it will continue to help and support overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the foreign country and increase their awareness about programs related to them, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Lou...
