The charges against the 17 Filipinos arrested in Qatar for supposed illegal assembly have been officially dismissed, Malacañang announced Monday, April 7. Philippine Embassy in Qatar Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this following the meeting of President Marcos with Qatari...
(File photo) The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it is ready to set in motion a contingency plan to keep Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Taiwan safe amid an escalation of tension due to Chinese activities in the self-ruled island. DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac said he has coordinated with...
Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque should just render legal help to Filipinos arrested in Qatar instead of making incessant appeals to authorities there, Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said on Wednesday, April 2. Acidre says that while the Marcos administration is doing its best to...
OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino on Monday, March 31, called for wider information dissemination regarding the Seasonal Workers Program (SWP) in South Korea in a bid to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from falling for fraudulent schemes. Magsino urged the Department of Migrant Workers...
Malacañang said the government will help the 20 Filipinos who were arrested in Qatar last week as it assured the public that the administration will not forsake any Filipino needing assistance abroad. RTVM/Philippine Embassy in Qatar Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after...
(Left) PLDT Global President and CEO Albert Villa-Real and Staffhouse Chief Strategy Officer Rocky Dela Vega (PLDT photo) PLDT Global Corp., the international unit of PLDT Inc., is teaming up with a leading recruitment agency for Filipinos working abroad to expand access to...
A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said 19 of the 20 Filipinos arrested in Qatar for holding an unauthorized political demonstration on Friday, March 28, are still under police custody. Philippine Embassy in Qatar In an interview with Super Radyo dzBB, DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega...
Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo is pushing for the creation of regional help desks for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in order to prevent incidents of abuse and exploitation. (Photo from the Office of Ben Tulfo) “The help desk will serve as a resource for our fellow citizens who want to become...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now providing all the necessary assistance to at least 19 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were arrested in Qatar for allegedly holding protest action on Friday, March 28. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said a labor attache was already sent to the...
Several Filipinos in Doha, Qatar have been arrested and detained for suspected unauthorized political demonstration on Friday, March 28, the Philippine Embassy in Qatar disclosed. Philippine Embassy in Qatar The Philippine Embassy in Doha confirmed on Friday night that they were aware of the...
There were no reported casualties among Filipinos in Myanmar and Thailand due to the strong earthquakes that struck both countries on Friday, March 28, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Damaged pagodas are seen after an earthquake, Friday, March 28, 2025 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (AP...
Threatening to remove the privileges of overseas Filipino workers for exercising their right to free expression is "wrong and deeply unjust," senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan said. Former senator Kiko Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Kiko Pangilinan media bureau) In a statement on Friday, March...
