Cash remittances to the Philippines, which bolster consumer spending and the domestic economy as a whole, are at risk to be slashed by stricter immigration control and a clampdown on illegal migrants by US President-elect Donald J. Trump. In a Nov. 18 report, Capital Economics deputy chief...
As the Philippines enjoys among the lowest remittance fees, this year's growth of money sent back home by Filipinos working and living overseas will rebound to outpace last year's slowdown, according to the World Bank. In its Migration and Development Brief 40 titled "Remittances Slowed in 2023,...
(Unsplash) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino expressed her condolences to the families of the three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who perished in a fire at a heavily populated residential building in Mangaf, Kuwait. ...
NAIA Terminal 3 General Manager Eric Jose Ines (2nd from left) shows the artistic rendition of the proposed second OFW Lounge to Speaker Martin Romualdez (3rd from left) on Tuesday afternoon. (Speaker’s office) A bigger Overseas Filipino Workers...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A bill that seeks to establish a commission that shall have jurisdiction over claims and disputes involving Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) has been approved by a joint House panel. The Committees on Government Reorganization and on...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Legal assistance covering the start of the investigation, detention, arrest or indictment, all the way to the trial proper, and at all levels of appeals that will follow. Such is the extent of the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Ways and Means approved on Tuesday, Feb. 13, a bill aiming to grant a 50 percent discount on fees related to the remittances that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) send home to their families in the Philippines....
OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino (Rep. Magsino's office) Pancit, pork chops, and a lot of good vibes. That's what OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino brought during her recent visit to the newly-inaugrared Overseas...
(Unsplash) A measure that seeks to institutionalize a Disability Support Fund for the benefit of persons with disabilities (PWDs) has been filed in the House of Representatives this 19th Congress. Embodied in OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar"...
A look at the newly-opened OFW Lounge at NAIA Terminal 1. (House of Representative Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader Zamboanga Sibugay 1st district Rep. Wilter Yap Palma expressed his gratitude to House Speaker Martin Romualdez after the recent...
Flag of South Korea (Edarabia.com) The Philippine government's suspension of employment and deployment of seasonal workers to South Korea is justified as far as OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino is concerned. "The OFW Party List agrees...
Increased cost, more stringent requirements, and riskier disapprovals are awaiting the remittances of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) if the Philippines is blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering task force, the country’s Anti-Money Laundering...
