A group of human rights lawyers has assailed the continued killing of lawyers as it deplored the shooting to death of Atty. Maria Saniata Gonzales Alzate last Sept. 14 in Bangued, Abra. In a statement issued on Friday, Sept. 15, the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), through...
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...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has warned the public on the recent surge of text spams luring them into dubious investment schemes and bogus employment opportunities. (PIXABAY) POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia advised the public to be vigilant against SMS phishing or...
Tighter border restrictions in some countries due to potential threats of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will affect the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Friday, Dec. 3. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN POEA...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has imposed a total ban on the deployment of Filipino migrant workers to Ethiopia due to the current conflict there. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) POEA Administrator Bernard P. Olalia said the suspension came after the Department...
The Philippines has temporarily suspended the deployment of new household workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a bid to prevent cases of physical abuse among Filipino migrant workers there. (Jansen Romero / File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual public briefing on Thursday, Dec. 2,...
The government will continue to deploy overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Israel despite the country's announcement that it would ban the entry of all foreign visitors amid the threats brought by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Philippine Overseas...
Only Filipino migrant workers who have existing employment contracts will be allowed to return to Iraq following the downgrade of the alert level there due to the improvements in the foreign land’s security situation. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi pa po pinapayagan ang mga new hires o...
The Philipppine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has suspended anew the deployment of Filipino nurses and healthcare workers abroad as the 6,500 cap set for the year has been reached. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Inabot na natin yung deployment cap. Nagkaroon tayo ng (We...
The National Federation of Labor Unions-Kilusang Mayo Uno (NAFLU-KMU) welcomed the conviction of three former servicemen for the killing of labor leader Rolando Olalia and unionist Leonor Alay-ay 35 years ago. Rolando "Ka Lando" Olalia (Photo from Kilusang Mayo Uno) "For 35 years, we have sought...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is taking steps to ban a retired military officer in Saudi Arabia from employing Filipino workers over reports of repeated physical abuse on househelp. Â Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Philippine government will soon allow the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Oman again now that Filipino and Omani officials have managed to smooth things out on the matter of travel restrictions. Muscat, capital of Oman. (Photo by Mayur / Unsplash) According to Philippine...
