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...
Migrant Workers Secretary hans Leo Cacdac meets the 21 Filipino seafarers rescued from the MV Tutor, a bulk-carrier that was hit by two missles in the Red Sea, after their arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday, June 17, 2024. (photo: DMW) The Department of...
Combined international forces rescued 21 of the 22 Filipino seafarers from a ship that was hit by two missiles allegedly launched by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Saturday, June 15. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the rescue operation was...
Officials of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) shut down the office of High Dreamer Travel and Tours Services, a travel consultancy firm based in Bulacan, for allegedly offering fake jobs in Europe to overseas job seekers. (Photo courtesy of DMW) A Bulacan-based travel consultancy company was...
(Stock photo) The remains of the three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died in a recent fire that razed a housing facility for foreign workers in Al-Mangaf, Kuwait will be flown back to the Philippines soon, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) assured Friday, June 14. OWWA...
Three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) died in a fire that gutted a building which houses foreign workers in Kuwait, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday, June 13. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the three Filipinos who died were among the five OFWs unaccounted for when...
At least 11 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were affected by a fire that broke out in a building in Kuwait, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Thursday, June 13. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said he already instructed the Migrant Workers Office-Kuwait to continue monitoring the...
More than 6,500 land-based and sea-based jobs will be available during the Independence Day mega job fair on Wednesday, June 12, of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the job fair will be held at the Level 3 of the Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas and will be...
DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. sign an agreement that ensures technical assistance to OFWs who want to start a business on agriculture. (photo: DMW) Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who want to invest in agriculture are assured of assistance to earn...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has instructed its migrant office in Jeddah to monitor the progress of the search and rescue operations following a building collapse in Saudi Arabia on Friday, May 31. As of Sunday, June 2, the DMW reported that there was no Filipino casualty in the building...
Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac visits overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Edgar Puzon at the Maraburong Prison Facility in Brunei Darussalam on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. Puzon was convicted for the murder of a fellow OFW in 2005. His sentence has since been commuted to life imprisonment....
All the 13 Filipino seafarers on board a bulk carrier were safe after four missiles launched by Houthi rebels hit the ship on Tuesday, May 28, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. While the ship sustained some damage after the attack, the DMW said the 13 Filipino and a Ukrainian crew were...
