The World Health Organization (WHO) should “step in” and resolve the problems caused by some countries’ preference for certain coronavirus vaccines, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 30. Without naming the vaccine brand, the vice president also stressed the importance for the...
The MARINO Party-list has called for the immediate acquisition of Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose vaccines for Filipino seafarers and other land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to expedite their deployment. In this file photo taken on February 23, 2021, vials of the CoronaVac vaccine,...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, May 28, appealed to the government to provide assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and travelers bound for Cebu. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) The chairman of the Senate labor...
President Duterte has approved the additional P5-billion allocation for the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), half of the amount requested by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III's raw, intial reaction to reports that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was going to impose vaccine preferences on inbound foreigners--supposedly including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)--was gold. DOLE Secretary Silvestre...
The government may allow overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) to choose their coronavirus vaccines if a certain brand will be required by their employers abroad. A nurse holds two vials of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines that will be distributed at a hospital in Makati City on May 12, 2021. (Ali...
President Duterte on Wednesday, May 26, said he was heartbroken for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have to come back to the Philippines because they lost their jobs abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Chief Executive urged them to come home if needed because the government will look...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday, May 26 said she approves the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) plan to shorten the quarantine period for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning Filipinos who have been fully vaccinated, verified and cleared by health authorities of coronavirus (COVID-19)...
CEBU CITY – Two Cabinet secretaries are reportedly mulling legal action against Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia for her supposed defiance of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) protocol involving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs). The Cebu governor on Tuesday...
Senator Joel Villanueva said that the creation of the proposed department for migrant workers and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should optimize government service to Filipinos abroad. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) On...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, May 25, appealed to President Duterte, Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., and other concerned officials to consider giving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including seafarers, the appropriate and acceptable vaccines in their respective...
The situation of several displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Jeddah continues to worsen amid the coronavirus pandemic. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In a report from GMA News, it has been a month since around 100 OFWs who lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia first sought help from the Philippine...
