Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac briefs the 60 OFWs from Israel of the assistance package that they will receive after they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Thursday afternoon, May 8, 2024, on board a repatriation flight initated by the national government....
Migrant Workers Offices in Taiwan have been placed under high alert after two strong earthquakes, both recorded 5.9 magnitude in the Richter Scale, hit the areas anew on Monday afternoon. The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said that it is continuously monitoring the effects of the twin quakes...
Two overseas Filipino workers (OFW) were injured in a landslide that occurred in Hong Kong following a heavy rainstorm on Saturday, May 4, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. In a statement released on Sunday, May 5, the DMW said it is now closely monitoring the condition of the two OFWs...
Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (Photo courtesy of DMW) Newly-designated Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac's confirmation hearing with the Commission on Appointments (CA) is coming later this month, CA Assistant Minority Leader...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will be recruiting 100 Filipino caregivers as part of the launching of a pilot project under the Employment Permit System (EPS) between the Philippines and the Republic of South Korea. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the registration will be on May 9...
There was no Filipino who was hurt following two succesive earthquakes that hit Taiwan on Saturday morning, April 27, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. In a statement the DMW said Migrant Workers Offices (MWOs) in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung were immediately contacted to check on the...
Department of Migrant Workers Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo J. Cacdac leads the closure of an immigration consultancy firm in Mandaluyong City for its alleged involvement in illegal recruitment on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (photo: DMW) The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) shut down the...
Filipino seafarers will no longer be allowed to be deployed on passenger and cruise ships that would sail through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden which were earlier declared as high-risk areas and war-like zones amid missile attacks on passing ships in the past months. In an order it issued, the...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has started the process of repatriation for the remains of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died during the severe flooding that happened in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week. In a statement, the DMW said part of that process is the...
The Japanese Embassy in Manila has announced the opening of job applications for 50 nurses and 300 careworkers to be sent to work to Japan for three to four years. The announcement was made through an advisory by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), which detailed the qualifications for...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) Top officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has assured congressmen that they are prepared to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)...
Migrant workers offices (MWOs) in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are now preparing food items and other items for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the severe flooding in the Middle East country. In a statement, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it is...
