Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, April 26 urged the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to ensure that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Sudan who have been displaced in the armed struggle in Sudan would be given livelihood assistance. Estrada, chairperson of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, April 25 called on the Departments of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Migrant Workers (DMW) to exert all efforts in repatriating all Filipinos trapped in Sudan amid the heightened hostilities in the African nation. At the same time, the senator urged...
The healthcare information and management services (HIMS), the fastest growing segment in the IT-business process management (IT-BPM) industry, is eyeing a bigger pie in the $406 billion US healthcare services market to boost its growth. Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).Director General...
Filipinos might soon be able to opt for Czech Republic as their destination for overseas jobs after Prime Minister Petr Fiala revealed on Monday, April 17, the possibility of the central European country opening up to Filipino migrant workers. (From left) Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Sunday, April 16, accused reports of misquoting or misinterpreting the remarks made by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian about the fate of some 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan amid the intensified Philippine-United States (US)...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) are moving to establish an electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) to ensure digital accessibility to processes required by the government to Filipinos applying for work overseas. *DMW Secretary Maria Susana Ople...
Is the meaning of “public service” already forgotten and lost in translation? Yes, so it seems, if we are to refer to the actions of government workers who stood “high and mighty” when dealing with ordinary Filipinos. Based on recent events, recorded via video and viral online, personnel...
Professor Clarita Carlos couldn't help but express frustration on Monday, April 3 over the huge disparity in pay between the country’s "finance officials" and health workers. In a Facebook post, the former national security adviser said: "That reportedly, some finance officials earn P42M p.a. (per...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continues to coordinate with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) as the latter started assuming some of its roles following its establishment. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo on Tuesday hosted a working luncheon at the agency's headquarters for DMW Sec. Susan...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, February 26, urged the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to allow elected officials and their staff to continue remitting voluntary contributions equivalent to 15 years so they can also qualify for a pension...
Of approximately two million OFWs deployed to different countries, more than half are women—here’s a bittersweet story from one of them By: Jelica R. Enriquez I was excited to come home. These were my first thoughts when I boarded the plane on my return flight to Manila. The thrill of traveling...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has promulgated the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) granting night shift differential pay to government employees. Commuters wait for their ride along Riverside, Commonwealth Avenue, on June 7, 2022. This is the same situation in many parts of Metro...
