At least 60 overseas Filipino worker (OFWs) from Israel are expected to arrive in the country on Monday, Oct. 30, as part of the repatriation program amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas group. DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac said the 60 OFWs, along with two infants, will be the fourth...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has committed all out support in seeking justice for the slain Filipina household service worker who was killed in Amman, Jordan last week. This, as the DMW announced that the remains of Mary Grace Santos are set to arrive on Saturday afternoon,...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is continuously working to bring back to the Philippines the remains of the Filipina nurse, who was killed after she chose not to abandon her elderly patient during the Oct. 7 mass attack of Hamas gunmen in Israel. Angelyn Aguirre was among the four overseas...
A total of 95 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia will be transported back to the country as part of the government’s repatriation program, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Saturday, Oct. 21. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the 95...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has activated hotlines for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their relatives who are concerned of the security situation in Lebanon where mass protests are being held over the Israel-Hamas armed conflict. In an advisory issued on Thursday night, Oct. 19,...
Nearly P300,000 worth of cash and other assistance will be extended by the government to each of the families of the Filipinos who died due to the ongoing war between Israeli forces and the Hamas militants, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has partnered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for the financial literacy and investor protection for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the move is aimed...
At least 22 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have so far requested the Philippine government for their repatriation amid the ongoing armed conflict in Israel, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) disclosed on Thursday, Oct. 12. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the OFWs...
Migrant Workers and Foreign Affairs officials are now working with their counterparts in Israel for the transportation of the bodies of two Filipinos who were killed when Hamas gunmen stormed the southern part of the Jewish state on Saturday, Oct. 7, back in the Philippines. In a statement,...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, October 11 expressed his deep sympathies to the families and loved ones of the two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were killed following the attack of Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel. “The tragic deaths of two OFWs in Israel...
A total of 27 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are set to be repatriated from Cambodia where they were duped into working for illegal online financial and phishing operations in the southeast Asian country, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Wednesday. Oct. 11. DMW Officer-in-Charge...
A total of 313 Filipinos living near the Gaza Strip have informed Philippine authorities that they are safe amid the spate of bomb attacks and gun battles in the area as Israel has further escalated its air and ground offensives in response to the attacks carried out by Hamas fighters over the...