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...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has presided over a Cabinet meeting to discuss his administration's priority projects on labor and employment. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a Cabinet meeting on Aug. 23, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) During the Cabinet...
A hospital facility for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and a sovereign fund to help them manage their finances better might be in the works if all goes well in the scheduled meeting between Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople....
Senators are considering a deployment ban on Filipino domestic helpers to countries practicing the Kafala system--mostly countries in the Middle East--to prevent future abuses of overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) abroad. Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel raised this idea during the plenary...
Nearly 24,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Israel -- employed mostly as caregivers, service sector employees, and hotel workers -- have returned to work after massive rocket attacks in the Gaza strip last week. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople (middle) speaks...
A total of 5,021 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have already finished various courses of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the first half of this year. TESDA TESDA said Entrepreneurship, Driving NC (National Certificate) II, Bread and Pastry Production NC II, and...
The national government and other concerned agencies should now come up with a contingency plan for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should the tension between the Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan escalates, Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ Tulfo said Saturday, Aug. 6. Tulfo, who is set to...
