The Muntinlupa City government has sought the help of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in rescuing a resident who fell victim to human trafficking in Myanmar and is appealing to return home. Mayor Ruffy Biazon said he watched a video of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) describing how he...
Twenty-two Filipino seafarers from two vessels hit in separate overseas attacks returned to the country on Monday, August 10. They were welcomed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)....
Six Filipino seafarers have returned to Manila after enduring weeks aboard a crippled oil carrier targeted by aerial explosives in the Black Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Saturday, Aug. 8. The six seafarers arrived in Manila on Friday, Aug. 7, after safely disembarking from...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac met with more than 200 Filipino workers at VARD Shipyards Romania S.A. on August 4, to personally check on their welfare and convey the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s appreciation for their valuable...
The death toll among Filipino seafarers caught in attacks on commercial ships in the northern Black Sea has risen to three as the government stepped up repatriation efforts and barred deployment to the conflict zone, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said on Saturday,...
Kamanggagawa Party-list Rep. Eli San Fernando expressed hope that one act of wrongdoing in Singapore won 't tarnish the good name of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) all over the world. San Fernando was reacting to the case of domestic worker Raguindin Bassig, who, upon deeper reflection, made...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro has described the swift release of the 24 Filipinos detained in Russia as a testament to the evolving relations between Manila and Moscow after President Marcos personally appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for their...
Twenty-two Filipino victims of human trafficking in Cambodia finally returned home on Wednesday morning, June 10, arriving at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 from Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh. They traveled aboard Philippine Airlines flight PR 2622, accompanied by...
President Marcos has assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that they can rely on assistance whenever they need it wherever they may be. In his message for the Migrant Workers ' Day on Sunday, June 7, Marcos recognized the goodness, excellence, and resilience of OFWs in every corner of the...
The 38 Filipino seafarers and workers of a cruise ship flagged over health concerns relating to hantavirus will be released from 40-day quarantine on June 18 after showing no signs of infection, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). While all the Filipino crew of the MV Hondius tested negative...
The seven Filipino seafarers who were injured in a drone attack on a container ship passing the Strait of Hormuz are now in stable condition, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. In fact, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said two of them are now preparing to go back to the Philippines after...
A group of 322 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) safely returned to the country from Kuwait on Friday morning, May 15, as the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) intensified repatriation efforts amid continuing tensions in the Middle East. The OFWs...
