OFWs (MANILA BULLETIN) The promise of one million jobs from Saudi Arabia presents "a ray of hope" for Filipinos. Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo as he hailed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople for securing the mammoth number of jobs from the oil-rich...
The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs is confident that the Philippine delegation sent to Kuwait would be able to address the issue on the oil-rich nation's visa suspension on Filipino workers. “I am fully convinced that the delegation will diligently pursue the best...
The Philippines will soon send a delegation to Kuwait to tackle labor and migrant workers issues, including the recent suspension of new work visas for Filipinos by the Kuwaiti government, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, May 13. *(Photo from the Presidential Communications...
(Unsplash) A congressman who works closely worth overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is asking Philippine authorities to clarify with Kuwait what brought about the latter's suspension of all types of work and entry visas for Filipinos. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo noted that on May 10, Kuwait...
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople has stressed the need to establish a humanitarian corridor in Sudan to safely and promptly evacuate affected Filipinos. She welcomed the news that the United Nations "will be stepping in soon" amid calls for the UN to establish a...
WASHINGTON, D.C .—Some employers in the United States and Saudi Arabia have signified their intention to hire overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the ongoing hostilities in Sudan. (Photo courtesy of OWWA) Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said in a press briefing on Wednesday, May...
At least 409 Filipinos, mostly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), were evacuated from strife-torn Sudan in Egypt, Malacañang said on Thursday, April 27. (Photo by Mark Johnson/MOD/AFP) The Palace reported that some 335 OFWs and their family members left Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, on April 26 for...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Facebook) Noting that time is of the essence, Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is prodding authorities to evacuate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Sudan. "I call on the DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs) and the DMW (Department of Migrant Workers) to...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) are moving to establish an electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) to ensure digital accessibility to processes required by the government to Filipinos applying for work overseas. *DMW Secretary Maria Susana Ople...
Two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were injured when the seven-storey building they were staying in Doha, Qatar collapsed, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) disclosed on Thursday, March 23. DMW Secretary Susan Ople said the two OFWs suffered bruises but were already discharged from the...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Maria Susana Ople signed on Wednesday, March 22, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the protection of rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the city. The city government said the ceremonial signing, held at...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. named former Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) lawyer Dennis Arvin Chan as the new chief state counsel of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The announcement was made through a post by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Friday, March 10....
