More than 80 distressed and stranded overseas Filipinos in Myanmar and Cambodia were recently brought back to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, Oct. 7. FINALLY HOME -- Distressed overseas Filipinos in Myanmar and Cambodia came back home on Oct. 5, 2021 through...
Marissa del Mar In our exclusive chat with television host, producer and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) advocate Marissa Del Mar, she revealed her plans and dreams of helping Filipino workers abroad as presented in her weekly program. “When everything is said and done, and to end this, it is...
0929 5J 27 Cebu Pacific (CEB) operated two more Bayanihan flights for the month of September to repatriate overseas Filipinos stranded in the Middle East. The airline's latest Bayanihan flight this week brought home 346 Filipinos from Dubai. Since July, CEB transported over 4,600 Filipinos from...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now working with other countries to secure more jobs for the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the pandemic. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said a huge number of livelihoods is on the table and assured...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People will pay tribute to overseas Filipino Workers on Sept. 26, National Migrants Sunday. Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the commission said the Church is paying tribute to our...
President Duterte has renewed his call to end the controversial kafala or sponsorship system and all other structures that exploit and oppress migrant workers. President Duterte virtually delivers his speech at the 76th United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2021 (Manila time)....
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Philippines, Inc. (FICCI) is supporting the proposal to reduce the mandatory quarantine period for fully vaccinated migrant Filipinos returning from the United States (US) and Europe. The flags of the United States (top) and European Union (Photos from...
A total of 367 distressed and undocumented Filipinos from the Middle East have finally made it home to the Philippines via a sweeper flight mounted by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) over the weekend. Filipino repatriates from Lebanon, Syria, and Bahrain undergo health protocol upon their...
Notwithstanding an additional P7.75 billion to its 2022 budget, the Department of the Labor and Employment may still need more funds to address programs for local and overseas Filipino workers suffering the brunt of the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. F615A34A-3A3A-4640-B6B4-2FD7B5D43C7A...
Five female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are now appealing for justice as they revealed that they have been repeatedly maltreated by their employer who is a retired general in Saudi Arabia. But the physical and verbal abuses, they said, were not only perpetrated by retired general Ayed Al Jeaid...
The Mandaluyong City local government opened on Monday its VaxCertPh booth to assist Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and those who wish to travel abroad in acquiring their COVID-19 vaccination certificates. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries are requiring...
Malacañang has underscored the importance of keeping the financially beleaguered Philippine Airlines (PAL) "in the air" amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from PAL Facebook page) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 6 that the...
