Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said that they expect more Filipinos to start availing of the government’s repatriation program after it raised crisis alert level 3 in Israel, with the first batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) expected to arrive early next...
Malacañang said the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran has so far no impact on the remittances of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Department of Finance (DOF) has seen a limited effect to the remittances coming...
A Filipino worker recalled the ordeal of having to evacuate his residence in Israel because of a missile attack from Iran, lamenting how at least three of the shelters he initially went to were already full of people trying to stay safe from the escalating conflict between the long-standing...
Amid the escalation conflict between Israel and Iran, the 21 Philippine government officials who were in a study program in Israel were safely evacuated through neighboring Jordan, the Philippine Embassy in Amman said. In a statement on late Wednesday night, June 18, the embassy said the 21...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is prepared to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) caught in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday, June 17, that the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) has activated its OFW...
There is no need for mandatory repatriation yet for Filipinos amid the conflict between Israel and Iran, President Marcos said. Marcos said they leave it to the families to decide whether or not they would seek evacuation or repatriation. “No, not yet. We generally leave it to each individual,...
Filipinos have been among those targeted in racist riots in Northern Ireland, with one of them having their car set on fire, the Philippine Embassy in London bared. On June 12, the embassy issued an advisory about the situation, where Filipinos were among other migrants who were targeted in the...
Officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) have met to decide on the next steps they must take, including the issuance of a travel advisory, after Israel 's attacks on Iran 's nuclear and missile sites. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said while the Philippines...
President Marcos has directed government agencies to provide assistance to Filipinos who may be affected by the ongoing immigration protests in Los Angeles, California. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Marcos administration continues to monitor the...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) formally turned over 2,954 “balikbayan” (returning Filipino) boxes to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) during a ceremonial turnover on Thursday morning, May 29, at the Terminal Facilities and Service Corp., Port of Davao, Barangay Ilang,...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is urging undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia, particularly domestic workers tagged as “runaways” or “huroob,” to avail themselves of a six-month amnesty that allows them to legalize their status or return home without...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) arrested a Japanese national and his Filipino accomplice at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 for trafficking 13 Filipinos under the pretense of offering factory jobs in Japan. DMW operatives, in coordination with the NAIA Task Force...
