After hospital confinement abroad, the two remaining Filipino crewmen of a ship that was hit by a missile in Gulf of Aden were repatriated back to the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Thursday, March 14. In a statement, the DMW said the two crewmen, who suffered serious...
The Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) will officially be renamed Office of the Undersecretary for Migration Affairs to focus on policy and non-migrant workers affairs, and end its overlapping mandate with the Department of...
Eleven Filipino seafarers, who were on board a ship when it was struck by a Houthi missile, are expected to return to the country on Tuesday, March 12, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the Department of Foreign Affairs...
M/V True Confidence (Courtesy of United States Central Command / Facebook) The government is striving hard to retrieve the remains of two Filipino seafarers who died aboard cargo vessel “M/V True Confidence” that was struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile launched by Yemen-based Houthi rebels...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has assured the families of the slain and wounded Filipino seafarers from the Houthi rebel attack in the Gulf of Aden that the Marcos administration will...
Two Filipino seafarers died in the most recent missile attack by Houthi rebels on ships plying the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday, March 7. The two Filipinos were among the three seafarers killed when the Greek-flagged vessel True...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has facilitated the processing of the claims for thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs after their employers Saudi Arabia were forced to cease the operations due to bankruptcy as a result of a financial crisis. DMW...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) The House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has received a commitment from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for the crafting of new guidelines to ensure the protection and welfare of...
Filipino seafarers now have the right to refuse to sail in the tension-filled Gulf of Aden after the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) expanded the list of its "high risk areas" (HRAs) to the said deepwater basin located near Yemen. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo...
Following the conviction of the Kuwaiti tagged in the brutal murder of overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now pursuing civil action for damages against the father of her killer. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said they have...
A job consultancy company based in Makati City was shut down by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for alleged involvement in illegally recruiting Filipino workers for factory jobs in Poland. DMW Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Bernard P. Olalia said the operation on Monday, Feb. 12, against...
(File photo) Around 400 checks intended for the payout of the second batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs in various construction companies in Saudi Arabia nearly a decade ago will finally be distributed “within the next month.” Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)...
