The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has facilitated the processing of the claims for thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs after their employers Saudi Arabia were forced to cease the operations due to bankruptcy as a result of a financial crisis. DMW...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) The House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has received a commitment from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for the crafting of new guidelines to ensure the protection and welfare of...
Filipino seafarers now have the right to refuse to sail in the tension-filled Gulf of Aden after the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) expanded the list of its "high risk areas" (HRAs) to the said deepwater basin located near Yemen. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo...
Following the conviction of the Kuwaiti tagged in the brutal murder of overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now pursuing civil action for damages against the father of her killer. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said they have...
A job consultancy company based in Makati City was shut down by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for alleged involvement in illegally recruiting Filipino workers for factory jobs in Poland. DMW Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Bernard P. Olalia said the operation on Monday, Feb. 12, against...
(File photo) Around 400 checks intended for the payout of the second batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs in various construction companies in Saudi Arabia nearly a decade ago will finally be distributed “within the next month.” Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) forged via a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Monday, Feb. 5, at the National Cybercrime Hub Building in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. CICC Executive Director Alexander Ramos (right) and DMW...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac leads the closure of the Quezon City office of legal Connect Travel Consultancy Services, Inc. on Jan. 23, 2024 for allegedly engaging in illegal recruitment. (photo: Mark Balmores) The Philippine office of...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has committed to provide legal and other forms of assistance to Hazel Ann Morales who was arrested in Tokyo over suspicions that she abandoned the cadavers of two Japanese couple who were allegedly stabbed dead inside their home. DMW officer-in-charge...
DMW Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo J. Cacdac and DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco sign an agreement under the Balik Bayani sa Turismo that will provide free trainings for OFWs who woulkd decide to return back to the country for good. (photo: DMW) The Department of Migrant Workers...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) officer-in-charge Hans Cacdac said on Sunday, Jan. 14, that there is ongoing coordination between Philippine and Iranian authorities on the fate of the 18 Filipino seafarers being held after their vessel was seized in the Gulf of Oman. A map showing the...
The Department of Migrant Workers Affairs (DMW) said on Saturday, Jan. 13, that the 18 Filipino seafarers currently under Iranian custody after their vessel was seized this week in the Gulf of Oman are in “safe condition.” A map showing the region around the Gulf of Oman where the oil tanker...
