The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has established helplines to assist all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the flight disruption at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday, Jan. 1. DMW Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople said she had already instructed agencies under the...
Around 800,000 Filipinos were given decent jobs abroad while they also received scholarship grants under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported on Friday. In her remarks at a gift-giving event at the Malacañan on Rizal...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched an incentive program aimed at encouraging overseas Filipinos to tag along friends and family members when they return back to the country for vacation. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said the program, which was done in coordination with the...
The government is eyeing to add more labor attaches worldwide as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vows to protect the Filipino migrant workers. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople made the announcement as she joined Marcos in meeting the Filipino community in...
A travel consultancy firm engaged in offering employment opportunities in Poland has been ordered shut down after the investigation conducted disclosed that the job vacancies are bogus. No less than Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople has ordered the closure of IDPLumen Travel...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, November 28 said the Philippine government is now doubling all efforts to rescue some 31 more individuals who are said to be victims of human trafficking in Myanmar. Hontiveros, citing the testimony of “Rita” one of the human trafficking victims who was lured...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople warned the public, especially those seeking jobs abroad, against online illegal recruitment scheme offering jobs for Filipinos to work in Myanmar and Thailand. This, after the government rescued 12 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were...
The newly-established Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) deserves a higher budget on its inaugural year so it can effectively ensure the welfare of the country’s overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The Senate had earlier passed a P16.2-billion budget for the DMW after insertions, up from an...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople has expressed optimism of the immediate approval of their proposed P15.2 billion budget for 2023. Ople said the budget would formally constitute the department as a full-fledged cabinet office as it would allow the provision of effective and...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has instructed its attached agencies to assist the two Filipino seafarers onboard Korean Air flight KE631 that overran Mactan-Cebu International Airport's runway, late evening on Sunday, Oct. 23. In a press statement, DMW Secretary Susan Ople said officials...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have committed to promoting gender sensitivity among migrant workers and in preparing the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on the global effects of climate change. During the signing of a Memorandum of...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) vowed on Tursday, Oct. 18, to implement a fully digitalized command center for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) before the end of November this year. DMW Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople made the announcement during the turnover of electronic equipment donated by...
