Filipino seafarers will no longer be allowed to be deployed on passenger and cruise ships that would sail through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden which were earlier declared as high-risk areas and war-like zones amid missile attacks on passing ships in the past months. In an order it issued, the...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has started the process of repatriation for the remains of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died during the severe flooding that happened in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week. In a statement, the DMW said part of that process is the...
The Japanese Embassy in Manila has announced the opening of job applications for 50 nurses and 300 careworkers to be sent to work to Japan for three to four years. The announcement was made through an advisory by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), which detailed the qualifications for...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) Top officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has assured congressmen that they are prepared to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)...
Migrant workers offices (MWOs) in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are now preparing food items and other items for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the severe flooding in the Middle East country. In a statement, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it is...
Four Filipino seafarers were on board a Portuguese container ship MSC Aries when it was seized by Iranian authorities near the Strait of Hormuz, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Sunday, April 14. “The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirms the seizure by Iranian...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now working for the repatriation of the remains of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died after a fire hit a residential tower in Sharjah City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the...
Nine overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were injured when a 7.2 magnitude quake jolted Taiwan on April 3, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) disclosed on Monday, April 8. In a statement, the DMW said it the nine OFWs suffered injuries ranging from minor to light injuries. “All the OFWs have...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has joined forces with a foreign non-government organization to assist Filipino victims of human trafficking in the United States. In the agreement with Polaris Project, the DMW has committed to identifying potential victims of human trafficking among...
Senators on Wednesday, April 3 urged the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to provide all the necessary assistance to Filipinos affected by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Taiwan. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said it is imperative for the DMW to...
No Filipinos were hurt or badly affected when a 7.5 magnitude quake hit Taiwan on Wednesday morning, April 3, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said. MECO chairman and resident representative Silvestro Bello III said they immediately intensified the monitoring and information...
Local manning agencies are now required to implement the right to refuse sailing of the Filipino seafarers they would deploy after the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has issued an order that provided guidelines in support of the declaration of Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden as “high-risk...
