House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is calling for a quick and peaceful resolution to the recent capture of a Portuguese-flagged container ship that has four Filipino seafarers on board by Iranian...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) believes that the four Filipino crewmen of Portuguese-flagged container ship MSC Aries will soon be released by the Iranian government. DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Eduardo de Vega said during the Bagong Pilipinas briefing that the...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Facebook) The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has expressed his deep concern over the recent capture of the Portuguese vessel MSC Aries--which has four Filipino seafarers on board--by...
Four Filipino seafarers were on board a Portuguese container ship MSC Aries when it was seized by Iranian authorities near the Strait of Hormuz, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Sunday, April 14. “The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirms the seizure by Iranian...
A study has revealed the prevalence of mental health issues among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as they face various stressors and barriers to seeking help. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In the first National Brain & Mental Health Research Symposium of the Department of Science and...
President Marcos said the government will no longer sit idly by while Filipino fishers continue to suffer from threats in the West Philippine Sea, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said. Romualdez said on Wednesday, April 10 (Washington time) the Philippine government...
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...
Relief packs and cash assistance have been distributed to hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that hit Taiwan, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) announced on Sunday, April 7. The assistance package was distributed to OFWs during the...
Games Tuesday (Philsports Arena) 4 p.m. – Farm Fresh vs Nxled 6 p.m. – PLDT vs Strong Group Akari overcame initial hurdles to annex a 25-19, 25-17, 25-20 victory over Galeries Tower and keep its flickering semifinal hopes in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the...
After the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan, the Social Security System (SSS) will extend its calamity loan to the affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a briefing, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Thursday, April 4, that active members...
Filipino military veterans can ride Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) for free from April 5 to 11. In an advisory, the MRT-3 and LRT-2 management said free rides would be provided to each veteran in observance of Philippine Veterans Week and the Day of Valor....
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Facebook) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has expressed his full backing of the decision of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) to designate the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden as ‘war-like zones’ in...
