Three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) died in a fire that gutted a building which houses foreign workers in Kuwait, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday, June 13. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the three Filipinos who died were among the five OFWs unaccounted for when...
At least 11 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were affected by a fire that broke out in a building in Kuwait, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Thursday, June 13. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said he already instructed the Migrant Workers Office-Kuwait to continue monitoring the...
More than 6,500 land-based and sea-based jobs will be available during the Independence Day mega job fair on Wednesday, June 12, of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the job fair will be held at the Level 3 of the Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas and will be...
DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. sign an agreement that ensures technical assistance to OFWs who want to start a business on agriculture. (photo: DMW) Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who want to invest in agriculture are assured of assistance to earn...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has instructed its migrant office in Jeddah to monitor the progress of the search and rescue operations following a building collapse in Saudi Arabia on Friday, May 31. As of Sunday, June 2, the DMW reported that there was no Filipino casualty in the building...
Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac visits overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Edgar Puzon at the Maraburong Prison Facility in Brunei Darussalam on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. Puzon was convicted for the murder of a fellow OFW in 2005. His sentence has since been commuted to life imprisonment....
All the 13 Filipino seafarers on board a bulk carrier were safe after four missiles launched by Houthi rebels hit the ship on Tuesday, May 28, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. While the ship sustained some damage after the attack, the DMW said the 13 Filipino and a Ukrainian crew were...
The Philippines has been included in the “Whitelist” the International Maritime Organization's (IMO), a recognition which the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) described as the country’s commitment to upholding the highest seafarer qualifications, competencies, and skills standards. DMW...
Two of the Filipinos who were among those injured when a Singapore Airline flight SQ321 was hit with severe turbulence are in a sensitive medical situation as a result of the incident, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Thursday, May 23. In a statement, the DMW said the Singapore-based...
Five Filipinos were injured after the Singapore-bound flight they were boarding in made an emergency landing afer being hit by sever turbulence, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Wednesday, May 22. In a statement, the DMW said it is closely monitoring the status of the five...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday, May 21 deferred the confirmation of Hans Leo Cacdac as secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac faces the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) Committee on...
Iranian authorities have released one of the four Filipino seafarers who were among the 25 crewmen of container ship MSC Aries that was seized by Iran naval authorities at the Strait of Hormuz last month, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Friday, May 10. Following the release,...
