Who says Philippine labor officials in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) haven't been doing anything against erring recruitment agencies and abusive employers? Masjid Nabawi, Medina, KSA (Photo by Adli Wahid / Unsplash) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported Sunday, May 30 that a...
It's just temporary. Such was the assurance repeatedy given to the public Friday, May 28 by Philippine labor officials after hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were prevented from boarding their flights following the sudden suspension of the...
More than two hundred overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are left stranded at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 Friday, May 28 after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) suddenly suspended the deployment of workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). (Ariel Fernandez /...
President Duterte has approved the additional P5-billion allocation for the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), half of the amount requested by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
The Philippine Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday sought the help of the Filipino community in South Korea on the whereabouts of a 34-year-old overseas Filipino worker who has been reported missing for nearly five years now. Missing OFW in Korea Rodel Aguila Manalo (Facebook/Philippine Embassy Seoul) In...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is taking a cautious approach as to when it would greenlight the deployment of the 400 Filipino caregivers who were supposed to be sent to the Israel before the eruption of violence there. (Photo by Oleg Vakhromov / Unsplash) DOLE Secretary Silvestre...
Living in a foreign country is a different experience for everyone. For Christian Facun, 41, and his wife Marilou Santos-Facun, 37, living in Rome, Italy have made them experience celebrating special occasions alone due to clashing work schedules. Sometimes, they would accidentally meet in...
The measure creating the Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL) is set to be sponsored for Senate approval within the week, said Senator Joel Villanueva. The chairperson of the Senate labor committee disclosed on Monday, May 24, that senators have agreed on proposed amendments to the proposal...
Will Canada become a major market for Filipino construction workers in the near future? Toronto, Canada (Photo by Alex Shutin Uhn / Unsplash) The prospect of that is promising, at least according to Rachel Zozobrado Nagayo, the Labor Attaché of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in...
The Philippine government on Thursday placed Gaza under Alert Level 2 as it prepares to evacuate Filipinos who wish to return home due to the escalating conflict between the Israelis and the Hamas militants. The alert level situation in Israel and Gaza Strip issued by the Philippines (Facebook/DFA)...
Some 400 Filipino caregivers will be deployed to Israel before the end of the month despite the ongoing conflict there. POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia answers questions from the media during the May 19, 2021 virtual press briefing. (Screengrab from Facebook live) Philippine Overseas Employment...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga have intercepted another underaged overseas Filipino worker (OFW) bound for Saudi Arabia. Clark International Airport (Photo from the Department of Transportation) This, as BI Commissioner Jaime Morente noted how...
