The local government of Makati and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to strengthen support for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. On Wednesday, May 20, Makati Mayor Nancy Binay, OWWA Administrator PY Caunan, and OWWA...
Money sent home by overseas Filipinos (OFs) climbed to $2.87 billion in March, rebounding from the nine-month low of $2.79 billion recorded in February, closing the first quarter with larger inflows. The latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released on Friday, May 15, showed that...
A group of 322 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) safely returned to the country from Kuwait on Friday morning, May 15, as the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) intensified repatriation efforts amid continuing tensions in the Middle East. The OFWs...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The first Overseas Filipino Workers Lounge at the Zamboanga International Airport here was inaugurated on Tuesday, May 5. The lounge, the first in the Zamboanga Peninsula, aims to provide migrant workers with improved level of convenience and service and meets the standard...
Twenty-three stranded Filipinos have safely returned to the Philippines after the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai facilitated their repatriation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, May 5. The DFA said the stranded Filipinos were repatriated on April 27 via a commercial...
BDO Unibank Inc., the country’s largest lender by assets, said geopolitical volatility in the Middle East has yet to dampen remittance flows, even as labor officials reported decline in repatriation requests following the recent ceasefire in the region. In a briefing, Genie Gloria, BDO senior...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The mother of an Overseas Filipino Worker allegedly killed in Lebanon by her employer’s son is appealing for help from the national and local governments. Helen Zamoras, a former OFW and mother of the victim Honeylith Zamoras, is seeking help from the national government in...
Hundreds of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) teachers have sought pathways to return to classrooms in the Philippines, driving a surge in reintegration inquiries during the government’s nationwide fairs, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. The agency said this week’s Bayanihan Para sa...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday, April 18, confirmed the release of 78 Filipinos who had been detained in Myanmar for immigration-related offenses after being trafficked to work in scam centers. In a statement, the DFA said the Filipinos had been serving sentences for illegal...
As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East heighten risks to thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the region, a new study suggests that OFWs view credible government leadership as a key factor to gaining migrant trust and implementing truly effective support services for OFWs. The...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday, April 17, confirmed that the remains of Filipina national Lucille Jean Gersovich, who was killed in a missile attack in Haifa, Israel, have been repatriated to the Philippines. In a statement, the DFA said the remains of the late Gersovich arrived...
The remains of 20 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Wednesday morning, April 15, aboard Kuwait Airways, together with 328 repatriated workers. They were received by officials from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)...
