A labor official has dismissed the proposal of the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to lift the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in some parts of the Middle East. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy in Beirut/DFA) Labor Attache Alejandro Padaen, of the...
The Philippines and other countries should be on the alert and to observe the possible conflicts in different regions that may arise while the whole world is focused on the armed hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. Senatorial candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro made the appeal in an interview...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, Jan. 31, reported 250 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases among overseas Filipinos. Department of Foreign Affairs (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to the DFA, the additional cases pushed the total of COVID-19-stricken Filipinos abroad to...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Ending the continuing physical and sexual abuses of Filipino women across the Middle East doesn’t require rocket science. Even in the absence of comprehensive empirical data, it is fairly easy to deduce and conclude what should have been clear as daylight to the...
Sixteen more Filipinos abroad have contracted the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of the third day of the new year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Jan. 3. Department of Foreign Affairs (MANILA BULLETIN) This, according to the DFA, has brought the total number of...
The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (AVOSA) is inviting overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East to join the virtual “Simbang Gabi” as part of their spiritual preparation for the Nativity of Christ. Katolikong Pinoy sa Abu Dhabi (Facebook) Franciscan Capuchin Father Troy De los...
OFW FORUM Much to his credit, Saudi Arabia-based Eli Mua staunchly pushes and promotes thousands of miles away from home the government’s establishment of a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW) which he believes will address and resolve the seemingly endless constant physical,...
OFW FORUM The Philippine government can’t seem to make up its mind on how best to use temporary bans on deployments of Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East. On Dec. 2, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello ordered new OFW deployments to Saudi Arabia suspended after the...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our foray into entrepreneurship began in the 1950s, when we were lured by the romance of oil exploration and subsequently joined our friend, the late Jose Tiong, founder and president of the old oil company Redeco and a leader in the...
The National Water Company, Saudi Arabia’s state-run water agency, awarded the Management, Operations and Maintenance Contract (MOMC) to the consortium of Manila Water Company Inc., French water distributor Saur Group, and Saudi’s Miahona Company. Manila Water In a statement, Manila Water said...
Overseas Filipino worker (OFW) rights defender and advocate Susan "Toots" Ople raised concern Wednesday, July 28 over human traffickers' potential preying on stranded Filipino workers abroad. Susan Ople speaks during a July 28, 2021 virtual press briefing (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) In a virtual...
The government will call for the pullout of Filipino workers if the kafala system implemented in some countries in the Middle East will not be dismantled. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA) before a joint session of Congress on July 26, 2021. (RTVM...
