Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon formally opened on Tuesday, March 11, the Slovenian Embassy in Manila, making it the first and only Slovenian embassy in the Southeast Asian region. (Seated, from left) DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac and Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon sign a...
Senator Raffy Tulfo stressed the need to have closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in ships boarded by seafarers as a means to expedite solving cases of disappearance among seamen. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Committee on Migrant Workers to discuss stricter monitoring...
The remains of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jenny Alvarado finally arrived in the Philippines last Thursday, Jan. 16, after initially being misidentified, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Cacdac said. Jenny Alvarado (Samahan ng mga DH sa Gitnang Silangan/Facebook)...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac (middle) discusses the number of Filipinos on death row abroad and efforts to expand opportunities for Filipino workers during the "Kapihan sa Manila Hotel" forum on Jan. 17, 2025. With him are the hosts, former senator, Atty. Joey...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Friday, Nov. 8, that 248 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be repatriated amid increasing hostilities in Lebanon. DMW Sec. Hans Leo Cacdac said most of them are just awaiting clearance from the Lebanese immigration before they are allowed to travel....
DMW SEcretary Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo) The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reiterated its call for licensed manning agencies (LMAs) and shipowners to prioritize the safety and security of Filipino seafarers by rerouting their vessels away from high-risk areas, particularly the Red Sea...
Government agencies are going after a syndicate recruiting Filipinos to work in offshore gaming operations in Laos, a Cabinet official said. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (DMW) Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac disclosed that the DMW, Department of Justice (DOJ),...
(File photo) A total of 213 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Lebanon have secured their travel documents and are set to return home amid escalating tensions following intensified Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah positions, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Friday, Oct. 11. In an...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac says he intends to increase the agency’s ongoing efforts to encourage overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are currently undocumented to go through the legal...
The Commission on Appointments has approved on Tuesday, August 20 the ad interim appointment of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac. Committee on Labor, Employment, Social Welfare, and Migrant Workers chairperson Rep. Mercedes Alvarez earlier approved the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations has deferred deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) following the unavoidable absence of acting...
The Philippines stands ready to repatriate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the escalating tension in Lebanon, whether they are documented or undocumented. "[H]opefully, again, the situation doesn’t get worse but in case, the there is a call to be repatriated, then as I said,...
