Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople has expressed optimism of the immediate approval of their proposed P15.2 billion budget for 2023. Ople said the budget would formally constitute the department as a full-fledged cabinet office as it would allow the provision of effective and...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has instructed its attached agencies to assist the two Filipino seafarers onboard Korean Air flight KE631 that overran Mactan-Cebu International Airport's runway, late evening on Sunday, Oct. 23. In a press statement, DMW Secretary Susan Ople said officials...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have committed to promoting gender sensitivity among migrant workers and in preparing the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on the global effects of climate change. During the signing of a Memorandum of...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) vowed on Tursday, Oct. 18, to implement a fully digitalized command center for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) before the end of November this year. DMW Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople made the announcement during the turnover of electronic equipment donated by...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Tuesday, Oct. 11, shut down a Makati-based consultancy firm that allegedly engages in illegal recruitment activities on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) wishing to go to Europe and Canada. DMW Secretary Susan Ople led the serving of a closure order against...
The newly-established Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) should put in place support mechanisms for Filipino migrant workers, especially those who are pregnant and in distress. Hontiveros noted that women overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are often targets of “extensive violence.” “There is...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) wants more budget for next year to fund the establishment of their 16 regional offices. In a statement, DMW Secretary Susan Ople said they do not have the capital outlay to fund their aligned projects for 2023, especially the proposal of building extra...
Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong were granted a HK$100 increase on their monthly salary, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday, Oct. 6. The new Hong Kong Minimum Allowable Wage (MAW) took effect on October 1, according to DMW. This is equivalent to a P750 salary...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has given the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) the directive to coordinate with other government agencies about the possibility of creating a “wing” for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in select hospitals in the Philippines. Secretary Maria...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will propose a medical scholarship program that would be partially funded by countries that are sourcing their health care workers from the Philippines next week. Healthcare workers DMW Secretary Maria Susana “Toots” Ople disclosed this after senators...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now on “high alert” for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who might be caught up in the tensions in Taiwan and Russia. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Maria Susana "Toots" Ople (Senate PRIB Photo) DMW Secretary Maria Susana “Toots” Ople...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the newly-formed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) are back to business even though the nomination of their respective secretaries was bypassed by the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA). DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan (Photo: DPWH) DMW...
