The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has temporarily suspended the deployment of first-time applicants for jobs in Kuwait amid the ongoing discussions to ensure the safety and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) following the brutal death of household service worker Jullebee Ranara last...
When news about the brutal death of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara broke out on Sunday, Jan. 22, some lawmakers and individuals immediately called for a deployment ban to Kuwait in an apparent expression of anger over what she suffered at the hands of the 17-year old son of her...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has issued a preventive suspension against the recruitment agency which sent overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara to Kuwait. DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said they will also file a recruitment violation case next week against Catalist...
Before her burned body was discovered in a desert in Kuwait on Jan. 21, overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara was already complaining of the violent tendency of the 17-year old son of her employer. The case of Ranara is one of the main reasons why Department of Migrant Workers (DWW)...
The government of Kuwait has expressed condolences and sympathies to the family of Jullebee Cabiles Ranara, the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who was found dead and burned in a desert in the said Middle Eastern country, as her family awaits the arrival of her remains to the Philippines. Department...
The House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has approved, subject to style and “enhancement”, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, a substitute bill that seeks to expand the legal fund provided for distressed overseas Filipinos. Overseas Filipino workers (Jansen Romero/File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The...
Filipino workers who have existing contracts or are planning to work in India have been given the greenlight to push through their employment there. This came after the Philippine government resumed the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) there after imposing a ban on it due to the South...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) condemned on Monday, Jan. 23, the killing of a 35-year old overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose cadaver was burned and found in the desert in Kuwait. DMW Secretary Susan Ople said they are currently waiting for the official report of the incident from the...
A dedicated lounge for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will soon be built at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3. OFWs at NAIA (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cesar Chiong, general manager of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) that operates NAIA, shared...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) vowed on Tuesday, Jan, 17, to upgrade its shelter facilities in Kuwait and other countries that serve as a home for runaway and distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a statement, DMW Secretary Susan Ople said that in Kuwait for instance, they are...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has sent a team to Kuwait to check on the living conditions of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in a government-run shelter. The move was an offshoot of the virtual inspection of DMW Secretary Susan Ople at the “Bahay Kalinga” shelter in Kuwait...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has assured overseas Filipino workers (OFW) that the agency will continue to assist them until the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is completely ready to take over such function. This came as the two agencies came up with an agreement to...
