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,...
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...
