Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, July 8 said the country’s professional licensure system should remain as Filipino professionals would have a hard time making it to local and international job markets if they do not pass the board examinations. Villanueva, who chairs the Senate Committee on...
The Taguig City government vaccinated seafarers Tuesday as part of its support for the so-called modern-day heroes. About 500 seafarers got their jab at the Taguig High Street Mega Vaccination Hub on Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City (BGC). Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano, Sec. Vince Dizon,...
More than 40,000 military and civilian personnel of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. Lorenzana said a total of 40,059 DND...
The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were repatriated as a result of the hardships caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has officially breached the 600,000-mark. (Screengrab from Facebook live) "Ang kabuuang bilang po ng mga napauwi na na mga kababayan nating OFWs ay...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Gordon commented on the additional requirements set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) for incoming fully vaccinated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from “low...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should not be subjected to any form of harassment in their own country as they have no one to depend on but themselves. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang) Locsin made the statement after...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday. June 22, reiterated its recommendation to conduct swab testing five or seven days upon arrival for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and other returning Filipinos. (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
The Philippine government will soon allow the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Oman again now that Filipino and Omani officials have managed to smooth things out on the matter of travel restrictions. Muscat, capital of Oman. (Photo by Mayur / Unsplash) According to Philippine...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at Clark International Airport (CIA) has intercepted three underaged women posing as qualified overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Photo by Jakub Chlouba / Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the trio, who all hailed from Cotabato in Mindanao, attempted...
Kwik.insure, the country's largest online insurance marketplace, partnered with Starr Insurance Philippines to serve the insurance needs of over 12 million overseas Filipinos. 13931 Through the partnership, overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) can now purchase insurance policies for themselves or...
Malacañang clarified that Filipinos covered by repatriation efforts in countries included in the travel ban imposed due to the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were allowed to return to the Philippines subject to quarantine and testing protocols. OWWA personnel inspect travel...
The government’s Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases must update its quarantine policies on returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) so they can spend more time with their families, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, June 20. Vice President...
