House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez commended President Marcos for strengthening cooperation between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which he said was integral to the pardon of 143 Filipinos in the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros is set to meet at least 50 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have reportedly suffered at the hands of their employers on an official trip to the Middle East, particularly to the State of Qatar. In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Hontiveros called for stronger safety...
Over a thousand Filipinos in Lebanon are up for repatriation to the Philippines amid escalating tension between Israel and Hezbollah fighters that already killed hundreds. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Robert Ferrer said on Tuesday, Sept. 24, that the Philippine Embassy in...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (PPAB) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is urging the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to assign personnel to Philippine embassies abroad in order to provide for the healthcare needs of overseas...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is monitoring the situation of 398 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Lebanon amid the escalating tension between Hezbollah and Israel. THE provincial government of Negros Occidental established a help desk at the Public...
The Philippines stands ready to repatriate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the escalating tension in Lebanon, whether they are documented or undocumented. "[H]opefully, again, the situation doesn’t get worse but in case, the there is a call to be repatriated, then as I said,...
More Filipinos living abroad are choosing digital methods to send money back to the Philippines, with a focus on supporting education as the main reason for these transactions, a Visa report showed. Based on the “Money Travels: 2024 Digital Remittances Adoption Report”, 75 percent of Filipinos...
Flag of Kuwait (Unsplash) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has praised the Kuwait government following its decision to lift the ban on the issuance of entry visas and worker visas to Filipinos. Salo, the erstwhile chairman of the...
MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – The remains of an Overseas Filipino Worker from this town who died in a fire in Manguf, Kuwait on June 12 arrived on Tuesday, June 18. THE remains of OFW Edwin Petilla arrive in his hometown in Pangasinan on June 18. Mayor Bona Fe de Vera Parayno condoled and gave...
Officials of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) shut down the office of High Dreamer Travel and Tours Services, a travel consultancy firm based in Bulacan, for allegedly offering fake jobs in Europe to overseas job seekers. (Photo courtesy of DMW) A Bulacan-based travel consultancy company was...
(Stock photo) The remains of the three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died in a recent fire that razed a housing facility for foreign workers in Al-Mangaf, Kuwait will be flown back to the Philippines soon, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) assured Friday, June 14. OWWA...
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...
