Groups representing overseas Filipino workers on Thursday, June 17 are united in asking government to lift stringent rules for arriving OFWs in the country even as they batted for the application of the Cebu airport public health and safety protocol for balikbayans and OFWs arrivals. This developed...
Filipinos in Myanmar are advised to refrain from participating in the ongoing protests for their own safety, an envoy said Wednesday. In this file photo taken on March 3, 2021, a protester uses a fire extinguisher as others holding homemade shields run during a demonstration against the military...
Seven exemplary Filipinos were among this year’s recipients of the annual Dakilang Bayani Awards given by the Philippine Consulate in Dubai. Photo from Philippine Consulate General in Dubai's Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN Among the honourees of this year’s Dakilang Bayani award were fashion...
The charges of alleged negligence and racism were dropped against 15 Cypriot police officers who were involved in the investigation of the serial killing and the disappearance of seven foreign women, including three Filipino nationals and children, a top prosecutor in Cyprus announced on Monday,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) started training the first batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Mimaropa (Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) region to set up their own technology-based enterprises. (Photo from DOST-MIMAROPA) DOST...
As the country continued to battle the pandemic, President Duterte has appealed to Filipinos to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease as soon as possible to prevent death. A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday received reports of 18 new deaths and 174 new cases due to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) among Filipinos abroad. Eight other overseas Filipinos have recovered, according to the latest tally released by the DFA. This brings the total number of...
"That's wrong!" Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque clarified that Filipinos leaving the country were not required to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Roque made the clarification after the official...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. commended Filipinos abroad, assuring them of the Department of Foreign Affairs's (DFA's) quality service as the country commemorated the 123rd Independence Day on Saturday. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (DFA) In a video message, Locsin commended...
The rate of jobless Filipinos rose last April due to reimposition of strict quarantine measures along with the increasing working-age population joining the local labor force, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, June 8. The country’s unemployment rate jumped to 8.7...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said there should be an international agreement to have a standard certificate so it will not be difficult for countries to authenticate coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination cards. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that no Filipino overseas died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, June 5. (DFA) The total number of COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad is still at 1,194. According to the DFA, the number of Filipinos overseas affected by the...
