Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva today threw his support behind plans of the Department of Finance (DOF) to launch retail treasury bonds targeted at overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). This, according to Villanueva, is s a great investment opportunity for the OFWs described as the country’s...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. hopes that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will explore local business opportunities and become entrepreneurs to make working abroad a choice instead of a necessity. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) In his message during Go...
In recognition of their contributions to the country's economic growth, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has awarded P200,000 to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) deemed as "inspiring OFWs" by the non-profit Go Negosyo. First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos (Go Negosyo screenshot) This was...
The country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be at the core of Go Negosyo’s activities to celebrate its 17th anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 3. Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo via Facebook) Go Negosyo founder Joey...
The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality is keen on inviting members of the Philippines’ Aviation Security Command (AVSECOM) to shed light on the human trafficking of Filipinos into Myanmar. The matter of inviting members of the AVSECOM to the Senate’s probe...
When Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon L. Ruiz was informed last month that there were thousands of balikbayan boxes abandoned in their warehouses, he immediately found himself on a trip down memory lane when he was still struggling to fill up one. As an overseas Filipino worker...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Filipino workers would have new opportunities to work in Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom pushes its new massive development plan and expands its economy. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed...
BANGKOK, Thailand —Saudi Arabia crown prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has announced that the Saudi government will pay around P30-billion unpaid salaries of 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who worked for construction firms that declared bankruptcy in 2015 and 2016....
The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation wants to get to the bottom of the long queues of returning Filipinos and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at local airports. Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop said that such long lines...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has started prioritizing the entry and exit of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other ports in time for the coming long Christmas holiday. "There will be an influx of OFWs this holiday season and we'll render them...
The newly-established Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) deserves a higher budget on its inaugural year so it can effectively ensure the welfare of the country’s overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The Senate had earlier passed a P16.2-billion budget for the DMW after insertions, up from an...
A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong has urged the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to review the policy in getting financial aid for those who contracted the Covid-19. United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UFHK) chairperson...
