Finland is turning to the Philippines to fill a looming labor shortage, as nearly half of its workforce will retire by 2040, and demand for Filipino professionals in healthcare, industrial technology, and emerging tech sectors remains high. Business Finland’s Joonas Halla and Bondata Partnership...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, December 3, said it is preparing for one of the largest teacher recruitment waves in recent years. In a statement, DepEd said the Marcos administration’s proposed 2026 national budget allocates 32,916 new Teacher I items to help ease classroom...
Filipino professionals can now access stable, long-term careers in Finland through the Philippines-Finland Friendship Week, which highlights ethical recruitment and transparent hiring practices. Joonas Halla, Business Development Manager of Work in Finland, said the program guarantees safe...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Regional Office 9 on Friday, Aug. 1, closed down the Zamboanga City branch of Visa to America Manila Inc., a visa consultation agency recruiting teacher applicants for jobs in the United States. DMW-9 Regional Director Gay Iris Tangcalagan...
CEBU CITY – A visa consultancy firm here was shut down after it was allegedly caught engaging in illegal recruitment. Officials from the Department of Migrant Workers-Central Visayas-(DMW 7) and Cebu City government served the closure order against Visa to America Manila Inc.-Cebu on Friday,...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) closed eight branches of a consulting firm across the country on Friday, August 1, after it allegedly engaged in illegal recruitment of teachers and professionals in the hospitality industry, some of whom had paid up to half a million pesos just to be...
Police arrested a woman wanted for large scale illegal recruitment and estafa on Tuesday, June 17, after allegedly promising jobs in New Zealand to five individuals in 2016, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. The police identified the suspect as Melet, 42, a resident of Cagayan...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the province of Nova Scotia in Canada have formalized a framework that promotes ethical recruitment and aligns Filipino workers’ skills with the province’s labor market requirements. DMW Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac and Nova Scotia Minister of...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) closed three language training centers allegedly involved in illegal recruitment and human trafficking during simultaneous operations in Bulacan and Cebu on Friday, May 16. Ordered closed were the IWA Language Learning Center in Malolos, Bulacan; Aseanway...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) arrested a Japanese national and his Filipino accomplice at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 for trafficking 13 Filipinos under the pretense of offering factory jobs in Japan. DMW operatives, in coordination with the NAIA Task Force...
photo: DMW Authorities shut down on Thursday, April 3, the operation of a Pampanga-based travel agency which allegedly engaged in illegal...
One of the 12 human trafficking victims who were all repatriated recently after their rescue from a syndicate in Myanmar turned out to be an illegal recruiter for online gaming hubs in some parts of Southeast Asia, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has disclosed. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac...
