The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has launched a systematic way of assisting Filipinos in distress while working abroad through a help center that will focus on their repatriation. Dubbed as “One Repatriation Center”, DMW Sec. Susan “Toots” Ople said it will serve as a command center...
House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Joey Salceda told incoming Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma to lift the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Photo from Joey Salceda's Facebook)...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion While many overseas Filipinos or OFWs are hopeful that their general welfare will be significantly improved and uplifted by the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), some prominent OFW rights advocates are skeptical. Saudi Arabia-based Eli Mua is among them....
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion With several million constituents spread across the world in need of a wide array of services, herculean efforts ought to be exerted by newly-appointed Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople for the agency to meet the excessively heavy demand of the...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion How to serve millions of OFW constituents literally spread across the whole wide world, including remote parts of Africa, South America and Central Asia, makes the job portfolio of Ms. Toots Ople, newly-appointed secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers, one of the...
The Department of Budget Management (DBM) has admonished Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Officer-in-Charge Abdullah Mama-o against disbursing the remaining funds of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2022. Department of Budget and Management DBM...
A vocal advocate for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Susan “Toots” Ople, has been nominated by presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to lead the newly-established Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Susan Ople (Photo from Wikipedia/U.S. Embassy in the Philippines photo)...
Lawyer Vic Rodriguez has confirmed on Monday afternoon, May 23 the addition of three more names in the incoming Cabinet of presumptive president Bongbong Marcos. Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos (seated) holds a surprise press conference at his Mandaluyong headquarters on May 23, 2022. Over...
The Cabinet position to lead the newly-formed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) was offered to Susan "Toots" Ople--a known advocate of overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) rights--by presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Susan Ople (Photo from Wikipedia/U.S. Embassy in the...
The camp of presumptive president Bongbong Marcos has identified two personalities that the UniTeam bet wants to work in his Cabinet. Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marcos spokesperson and chief-of-staff, lawyer Vic Rodriguez identified the two as Bienvenido...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte has called on recently-appointed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Abdullah Mama-o to focus the body’s efforts on offering legal assistance and welfare to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and on targeting illegal recruiters....
