The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) formally signed an agreement with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for the distribution of P10,000 aid to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia who did not receive wages due to their employer's bankruptcy. Courtesy of ...
The Philippines should expect a third batch of 20 Filipino repatriates from quake-hit Turkiye this month, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo Jose De Vega said on Thursday, March 9. Arrival of the second batch of 24 Filipino repatriates from Turkiye at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
Refusing to dismiss them as mere "statistics", Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo called on the Philippine government to immediately address the cases of the reported 83 Filipinos placed on death row abroad. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo calls for swift government action on the cases of the...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) should try to implement a no placement fee set-up for the Japan labor market. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez made this appeal Friday, Feb. 10 following the commitment of Japanese companies and employers to...
Japan is opening more job opportunities to Filipino skilled workers, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 9. Ople's announcement came after meeting representatives from more than 80 Japanese employers, whom she said, have expressed interest in...
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...
The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs favored the temporary suspension of deployment of first-time and newly-hired domestic workers to Kuwait, which the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced Wednesday, Feb. 8. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and OFW...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople assured maximum assistance to the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Turkey and Syria who may have been affected by the 7.8 magnitude quake on Monday, Feb. 6. More than 5,000 people were reported dead near the border of Turkey and...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has temporarily suspended the deployment of first-time applicants for jobs in Kuwait amid the ongoing discussions to ensure the safety and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) following the brutal death of household service worker Jullebee Ranara last...
When news about the brutal death of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara broke out on Sunday, Jan. 22, some lawmakers and individuals immediately called for a deployment ban to Kuwait in an apparent expression of anger over what she suffered at the hands of the 17-year old son of her...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has issued a preventive suspension against the recruitment agency which sent overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara to Kuwait. DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said they will also file a recruitment violation case next week against Catalist...
Before her burned body was discovered in a desert in Kuwait on Jan. 21, overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara was already complaining of the violent tendency of the 17-year old son of her employer. The case of Ranara is one of the main reasons why Department of Migrant Workers (DWW)...
