TALISAY CITY, Cebu — Despite being thousands of miles away from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong, Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 24, assured that she is in close contact with organizations and private partners there to ensure no one gets left behind. A police officer...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Hong Kong are still welcome to return home as the Philippine government is not considering to impose a travel ban amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases there, Malacañang said. (FILE PHOTO) Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Karlo...
Foreign employers found terminating overseas Filipino workers' contracts in Hong Kong due to coronavirus infection should be blacklisted, a senatorial reelectionist said. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Senator Risa Hontiveros called on the Duterte administration on...
UniTeam Alliance senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday urged the government to immediately dispatch a medical team that would take care of the needs of overseas Filipino migrant workers suffering from COVID-19 in Hong Kong. A fierce advocate of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) welfare,...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has urged the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Hong Kong to prepare to assist more Filipino domestic workers who could be infected with COVID-19 as Hong Kong struggles with a surge in cases. Escudero noted Hong Kong is...
Following reports that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong (HK) were terminated from their employment after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Party-list Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran called on the...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspriant Jejomar Binay called on the national government to immediately help Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in their host countries. Binay aired the appeal on Sunday, Feb. 20, following media reports of Filipino...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Strategies and measures that the government now uses to bring home Filipinos in war-torn countries, including those in Ukraine that Russia may attack soon, border on laughable and absurd. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay’s remarks to the media last week sums...
If elected, aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo will enter into more bilateral labor agreements with other countries for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) During the virtual launch of the Solid Leni-Kiko Global on Friday,...
ILOILO CITY — Micro-entrepreneurs and displaced Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Iloilo province are now able to avail of soft loans to jumpstart their livelihoods that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Governor Arthur Defensor Jr., the Iloilo Provincial Trade,...
Reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros called on the government to provide necessary livelihood assistance to overseas Filipino workers who will be coming back from Ukraine amid the rising tensions in the foreign country. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of LENI-KIKO 2022) Hontiveros directed...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Returning home for good from overseas and finding a steady replacement income need not be a Mission Impossible. While work abroad often entails a monthly salary substantially higher than what’s available back home, returning home need not always mean dire economic...
