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...
Department Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople on Friday, Sept. 23, lauded the House of Representatives for the swift approval of the department’s proposed budget for 2023 amounting to P15.2 billion. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople (Photo by DMW) Ople also thanked...
Displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) claiming unpaid wages from the Saudi Arabian government are still unable to get certain answers for their dues. OFWs at NAIA. (File photo) Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople, however, said they are still negotiating with the Saudi...
Nine proposed measures that seek to protect the rights and welfare of Filipino seafarers are up for deliberations in Congress, Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo said. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statemenr on Sunday, Sept. 11, the lawmaker said that nine bills on the proposed...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople said that she offered a new bilateral labor agreement to the government of Saudi Arabia as she tries to embark on a"fresh start" with the Middle Eastern country instead of hurrying the lifting of the deployment ban there. DMW Sec. Susan Ople...
