The Philippine Embassy in New Delhi is facing difficulty in repatriating Filipinos in India at this time due to the existing travel restrictions for both inbound and outbound passengers. Philippine Ambassador to India Ramon S. Bagatsing, Jr. (DFA) Speaking at the regular virtual press briefing in...
Malacañang asked the government of Hong Kong to not single out overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in its plan to make the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
Following the resumption of the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Philippine Ambassador to Abu Dhabi Hyayceelyn Quintana expressed optimism that both countries will remain vigilant in ensuring the protection of Filipino workers and promoting their...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday said there should be “no singling out of any nationality” in Hong Kong’s plan to inoculate around 370,000 foreign domestic workers before their contracts can be renewed. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (Twitter/Teddy Boy Locsin Jr.)...
Fifteen more overseas Filipinos died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while 17 others have tested positive for the disease, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. Tally of overseas Filipinos affected by COVID-19 as of April 27, 2021 (DFA) In addition, the DFA report said 26 overseas...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday urged the government to make sure that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including seafarers, are vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Go said that as the Philippines expects more vaccines to arrive in the coming months, he supports...
The different programs of the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) will be more accessible to displaced workers. TESDA/FB TESDA Spokesperson and Deputy Director General Lina Sarmiento revealed that they are adding another button to their TESDA app for displaced workers. "On...
Many Filipinos have shown interest to work remotely but the willingness to work abroad decreases, according to a leading online job portal survey. This was shown in the results of the “Decoding Global Talent” report by JobStreet, involving more than 190 countries, including the Philippines, to...
The exodus of overseas Filipino workers leaving their employment abroad or being displaced because of the pandemic is one major source of headache for the government, which is still battling the surging cases of COVID-19 in the country. A total of 569,462 OFWs had been repatriated last year and...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Middle East are the first who are expected to scout for new investment opportunities in the housing sector this year, according to an online home buying platform. In a statement, online portal Ohmyhome said that OFWs who have long yearned to buy...
Aside from restricting the number of Manila-bound passenger arrivals from international flights to 1,500 a day for all airlines tomorrow (March 18), the government temporarily suspended the entry of Foreign Nationals and Returning Overseas Filipinos who are non-OFWs beginning 12:01AM this Saturday,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday reported 11 new COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases and two new recoveries among Filipino nationals abroad. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULELTIN) No new fatality was reported in the DFA’s latest tally. These new cases, according to...
