Malacañang has reminded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that their families would also feel the impact of their plan to hold their remittances for a week to show their support to embattled former president Rodrigo Duterte. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) Palace Press Officer and...
Vice President Sara Duterte warned her father former president Rodrigo Duterte could meet the same fate as assassinated democracy icon Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., if he insists in returning home to the Philippines. Vice President Sara Duterte meets with various overseas Filipino workers’...
A congresswoman is pushing for a more seamless departure process for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the full automation of the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) and its integration into the e-Travel system. OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino on Tuesday, March 18, called on the...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – An Overseas Filipino Worker was gunned down in Sitio Nagtupacan, Barangay Pudoc, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, on Friday morning, March 14. Police identified the victim as Nerio Clifford Richonda Reynante, a resident of Barangay Pudoc. Investigation said the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is now pushing for a measure expanding the compulsory insurance coverage for agency-hired overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Estrada filed Senate Bill No. 2948 which primarily seeks to amend the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No....
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN)) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is set to file a bill that would allow full PhilHealth coverage to the hospital...
Senator Raffy Tulfo conducted a surprise visit to several accommodation houses in Metro Manila and revealed the "prison-like" conditions in shelters that temporarily house overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) awaiting deployment abroad. (Photo from Senator Raffy Tulfo's office) Tulfo, who chairs the...
An emotional Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. thanked overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Singapore during his recent visit in the country. Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Singapore flock to see Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. when the senator made a spontaneous visit to the bustling...
Senator Raffy Tulfo stressed the need to have closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in ships boarded by seafarers as a means to expedite solving cases of disappearance among seamen. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Committee on Migrant Workers to discuss stricter monitoring...
The Philippines exit from the so-called "grey list" of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF)creates a positive impact to the whole Filipino diaspora, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and migrants. Filipino community in Brunei (Photo courtesy of PCO) The Department of Foreign...
Senator Joel Villanueva hailed the Philippines' removal from the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) so-called "grey list” that is poised to rake in financial and economic benefits for the country. On Friday, Feb. 21 (Paris time), the FATF, a global anti-money laundering watchdog,...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed the Marcos administration for successfully maneuvering the Philippines out of the Paris-based Financial Action...
