Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, November 6 called on the government to expedite its repatriation program for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as violence escalates in Gaza amid the ongoing confict between Israel and the Hamas group. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health...
Senator Francis Tolentino has called on newly-elected barangay officials in the country to retain the barangay health workers (BHWs) currently serving in their community. Tolentino pointed out these BHWs already acquired extensive knowledge and skills in their given...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, BBM Media Bureau) After Malacañang named a full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary, House Minority Leader and 4Ps...
The Department of Education ( DepEd ) and teachers’ group on Tuesday, Oct. 31, commended teachers who served their poll during the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). The Electoral Board and poll watchers at the Manila High School in Intramuros, Manila start the canvassing of...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced on Saturday, Oct. 28, that 60 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and two infants are expected to arrive in the Philippines early next week from Israel. DMW Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo Cacdac speaks (center) during a media forum in Quezon City on...
DMW Officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is currently seeking employment opportunities for two siblings of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was killed in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. “Kasalukayang tinutulungan...
A hero. This is what Israel called a Filipina caregiver after reportedly she went out of her way to offer money to Hamas terrorists so they would spare her and her 95-year-old employer during the attack on Oct. 7. Filipina caregiver Camille (right) and her employer Nitza (Shalev Shalom via...
The country’s ocean-based industries surged by 21.1 percent year-on-year to reach over P800 billion in 2022 as the pandemic dwindles down. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Tuesday, Oct. 24, showed that the country’s ocean economy posted a gross value added (GVA) of...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has vowed to advance the welfare of the country’s migrant workers during his meeting with members of the Filipino community in United Kingdom last October 16 to 18. Go was in London together with Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and...
President Marcos has assured Filipinos working in the Middle East that the government will support them and that he has called on their host countries to safeguard their rights and welfare. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as he arrived in Manila on...
President Marcos made a promise to overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia to continue his father’s legacy in strengthening the good relationship between the two countries for the benefit of Filipinos. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. waves the Philippine flag during a meeting with the...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is continuously working to bring back to the Philippines the remains of the Filipina nurse, who was killed after she chose not to abandon her elderly patient during the Oct. 7 mass attack of Hamas gunmen in Israel. Angelyn Aguirre was among the four overseas...
