The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continues to coordinate with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) as the latter started assuming some of its roles following its establishment. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo on Tuesday hosted a working luncheon at the agency's headquarters for DMW Sec. Susan...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has put to task the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to look into reports that some recruitment agencies are owned by foreign nationals. Estrada pointed out foreign ownership of placement agencies is a matter prohibited in the licensing and regulation rules of...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Undersecretary Maria Anthonette Velasco-Allones said Wednesday, February 8, that DMW Secretary Susan Ople is considering banning the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to Kuwait pending talks on how to protect OFWs in that Middle East country. While...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ T. Tulfo reiterated today, Jan. 6, a deployment ban of Filipino Overseas Workers (OFWs) in Kuwait following media reports about a Filipino domestic helper who has been paralyzed after escaping her abusive employer in that Middle East country. Tulfo, chairman of the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, January 17, urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to strengthen its free legal services for distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by hiring high-caliber lawyers. During the public hearing of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers regarding several...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva questioned a report of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that there is zero acquittal of hundreds Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) facing charges in different countries. During a Senate committee on migrant workers public hearing, Villanueva cited a DFA...
Around 800,000 Filipinos were given decent jobs abroad while they also received scholarship grants under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported on Friday. In her remarks at a gift-giving event at the Malacañan on Rizal...
There is a "good image" of the Filipino people in the international stage of because of the Filipino migrant workers, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Friday. Marcos honored the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on Rizal Day by spending time with their families at the Malacañan...
The United Nations (UN) has lauded the Philippines in its campaign to recognize the contribution of migrant​s all over the world ​to the inclusive growth and sustainable development ​and to the economy ​of their​ respective​ countries​. ​ Many...
The Philippines has committed to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada in protecting migrant workers and promoting their rights through various initiatives. (RTVM Screenshot) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the commitment on Saturday, Nov. 12, during...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople on Friday, August 19, raised concern about the illegal trafficking of migrant workers outside the country, making overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) more vulnerable to abuse and danger. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has ordered the closure of an alleged illegal recruitment agency in Ermita, Manila that offers non-existent jobs for Filipino beauticians, cleaners, and domestic helpers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Middle East. (FILE PHOTO) In a report released...