A Filipino official deployed to Taiwan has questioned a statement made by China's ambassador in Manila when the latter linked American military's access to Philippine military sites to the employment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the self-governing island. Silvestro Bello, chairperson of...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Sunday, April 16, accused reports of misquoting or misinterpreting the remarks made by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian about the fate of some 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan amid the intensified Philippine-United States (US)...
House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) Noting that aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are being duped left and right, House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is eying a congressional inquiry into the...
Eighteen distressed Filipino workers from Lebanon were repatriated last week by the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, April 3. In a statement through the DFA, the embassy reported that it sent home 18 distressed Filipino workers on March 29 and...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it continues to work hard to prevent the execution of Filipinos on death row worldwide. DFA’s pledge was motivated by the decreasing number of overseas Filipinos that are facing the death penalty. In a data sheet provided by the agency on Wednesday,...
The Philippines should expect a third batch of 20 Filipino repatriates from quake-hit Turkiye this month, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo Jose De Vega said on Thursday, March 9. Arrival of the second batch of 24 Filipino repatriates from Turkiye at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
Of approximately two million OFWs deployed to different countries, more than half are women—here’s a bittersweet story from one of them By: Jelica R. Enriquez I was excited to come home. These were my first thoughts when I boarded the plane on my return flight to Manila. The thrill of traveling...
If it's too good to be true, then it probably is. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (center) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo gave this reminder to Filipinos here and abroad amid reports that foreign criminal syndicates have been exploiting some of them in so-called cryptocurrency scams. "We must...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has appealed to Filipinos to be more discerning in applying for a job abroad in order to prevent them from falling prey to illegal recruiters. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo...
Senator Mark Villar on Sunday, February 12 commended President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for signing 35 investment deals with Japan during his state visit to the country. Villar said he believes these trade agreements will further strengthen the bilateral ties between Philippines and Japan....
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) should try to implement a no placement fee set-up for the Japan labor market. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez made this appeal Friday, Feb. 10 following the commitment of Japanese companies and employers to...
Japan is opening more job opportunities to Filipino skilled workers, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 9. Ople's announcement came after meeting representatives from more than 80 Japanese employers, whom she said, have expressed interest in...
