A Catholic prelate has appealed to the government to prioritize the issuance of RT PCR tests of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 11, Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos said the slow and delayed release of the RT...
Senator Richard Gordon on Monday called on returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are set to observe strict mandatory quarantine or are already undergoing isolation to enroll at the online courses offered by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to keep their...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo will order the creation of migrant resource centers in every local government unit in the country if elected to office to provide a full-cycle protection for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo...
While the ongoing COVID-19 crisis still affects the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the current demand for sea-based workers is almost up to the pre-pandemic levels, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said. (Photo from Unsplash) OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has welcomed the recent signing of a law creating a new government agency for migrant workers, adding that it is set to form a transition committee to prepare for its implementation. (FILE PHOTO) POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia said the...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrant Workers and Itinerant People, lauded the creation of the Department of Migrant Workers. Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Church...
Bahrain has assured the Philippines that it will continue to help and support overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the foreign country and increase their awareness about programs related to them, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Lou...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday, Dec. 31, hailed the passage of the law creating a department dedicated for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), which is President Duterte's "love letter" for the migrant workers. Marcos Jr. said "after four decades of overseas...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure that will establish the Department of Migrant Workers. (Jansen Romero / File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) It was signed into law during a ceremony in Malacañang on Thursday, Dec. 30 along with the P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022. The measure...
Close to 300 stranded overseas Filipinos came back home from Europe, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Christmas Eve, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (Photo courtesy of DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Y. Arriola) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary...
Hundreds of distressed overseas Filipino workers from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia returned to the Philippines just in time for Christmas, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, Dec. 24. (Photo courtesy of Nabilah RbMaruhom/DFA) A total of 354 distressed or stranded overseas Filipinos arrived...
The government is urged to allow flexible arrival caps for arriving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the country in order not to overwhelm embassies abroad due to stranded nationals. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Non-profit advocacy group Go Negosyo appealed to the government on...
