A total of 75 Filipinos arrived from Lebanon on Sunday, Nov. 24, the 91 st batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from the conflict-torn Middle East country since last year according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac assured that all the...
(Fourth from left) Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre with other government officials (Rep. Acidre's office) House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs chairman and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, together with government officials,...
photo: DMW At least 290 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents from Lebanon boarded a flight that was arranged by the...
Some 37 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will arrive in Manila on Monday, Oct. 14, after a series of Israeli airstrikes that caused massive destruction in the country’s southern part prompted President Marcos to order government agencies to “mobilize all resources” to move Filipinos out of...
President Marcos said the government is working with different agencies to craft a plan to repatriate more than 400 Filipinos who are willing to return home amid the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (PCO) Marcos said this in an interview on the sidelines of the...
Despite the ongoing events for the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Laos, President Marcos has convened a Zoom meeting with relevant government agencies and directed them to mobilize resources for the safe and timely repatriation of Filipinos affected by the crisis in the Middle...
Although there were no reported Filipinos hurt in violence that erupted between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, Aug. 19, assured that contingency plans are in place in case the need for a mandatory evacuation arises. People gather...
Some 700 Filipinos are still awaiting repatriation from Lebanon amid the escalating tensions there between Hezbollah and Israel, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday, Aug. 18. People gather near a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of...
Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac briefs the 60 OFWs from Israel of the assistance package that they will receive after they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Thursday afternoon, May 8, 2024, on board a repatriation flight initated by the national government....
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has started the process of repatriation for the remains of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died during the severe flooding that happened in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week. In a statement, the DMW said part of that process is the...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now working for the repatriation of the remains of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died after a fire hit a residential tower in Sharjah City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the...
At least 63 Filipinos will be repatriated from Haiti amid the ongoing conflict in the Caribbean country due to violent gang activities, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. In a statement, the DMW said it has coordinated with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which in...
