DMW SEcretary Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo) The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reiterated its call for licensed manning agencies (LMAs) and shipowners to prioritize the safety and security of Filipino seafarers by rerouting their vessels away from high-risk areas, particularly the Red Sea...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo wants the salaries of Filipino seafarers and other professionals working abroad to be at par with those earned by other nationalities. ...
photo: DMW At least 290 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents from Lebanon boarded a flight that was arranged by the...
(File photo) A total of 213 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Lebanon have secured their travel documents and are set to return home amid escalating tensions following intensified Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah positions, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Friday, Oct. 11. In an...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) declared that the Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga Overseas Filipino Workers na Nangangailangan (Aksyon) Fund is "for all OFWs in need of assistance regardless of their location." In a legal opinion issued by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla, the DOJ...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Asst. Sec. Francis Ron de Guzman shuts down the office of Volant Academy for Language Excellence, Inc. in Barangay Lumil, Silang, Cavite for alleged illegal recruitment of workers to Germany (Photo: DMW) A language training center in Silang, Cavite has been shut...
Yemen-based Houthi rebels struck another foreign ship carrying 23 Filipino seafarers in the Red Sea but the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday, Aug 22, that they are all safe. The seafarers were part of the 25-man crew of MT Sounion, a Greek-owned oil tanker, which went...
Representatives from the Department of Migrant Workers and State of Qatar Ministry of Labour meet during the 5th Philippines and Qatar Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Aug. 7, 2024 in Pasay City. (Photo: DMW) The State of Qatar expressed interest to employ skilled Filipino workers such as nurses,...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Sec. Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo) More than P1 billion in unpaid salary claims have already been received by displaced Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said additional payouts will be made "within the...
Filipino seafarers (File photo) The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has expressed support for the implementation of a policy by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) which grants Filipino seafarers the option to avoid boarding ships that are passing by high-risk areas or warzones....
Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo) Twenty-seven Filipino seafarers escaped unscathed after Houthi forces in Yemen reportedly attacked a bulk cargo carrier in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Monday, June 24. DMW Secretary Hans Leo...
The owner of the MV Tutor has committed to continue the search for the lone Filipino seafarer who is still missing after the vessel was hit by two missiles allegedly fired by Houthi rebels on June 12 in the southern part of the Red Sea. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo...
