Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday, Dec. 31, hailed the passage of the law creating a department dedicated for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), which is President Duterte's "love letter" for the migrant workers. Marcos Jr. said "after four decades of overseas...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure that will establish the Department of Migrant Workers. (Jansen Romero / File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) It was signed into law during a ceremony in Malacañang on Thursday, Dec. 30 along with the P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022. The measure...
Close to 300 stranded overseas Filipinos came back home from Europe, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Christmas Eve, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (Photo courtesy of DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Y. Arriola) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary...
Hundreds of distressed overseas Filipino workers from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia returned to the Philippines just in time for Christmas, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, Dec. 24. (Photo courtesy of Nabilah RbMaruhom/DFA) A total of 354 distressed or stranded overseas Filipinos arrived...
The government is urged to allow flexible arrival caps for arriving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the country in order not to overwhelm embassies abroad due to stranded nationals. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Non-profit advocacy group Go Negosyo appealed to the government on...
A new batch of Filipino workers were recently hired under South Korea’s Employment Permit System (EPS) labor migration program, bringing to 251 the nationals integrated in the system this December. (Photo courtesy of the POEA – Government Placement Branch and HRD EPS-Philippines) The Department...
More than 300 overseas Filipinos were recently brought back home from Malaysia and Macau through the Philippines' repatriation program, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, Dec. 22. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) A total of 113 distressed Filipinos from Malaysia arrived in the...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 20 that it detected the country's third case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron from a returning overseas Filipino (ROF). Omicron variant of COVID-19 In a press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that...
The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (AVOSA) is inviting overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East to join the virtual “Simbang Gabi” as part of their spiritual preparation for the Nativity of Christ. Katolikong Pinoy sa Abu Dhabi (Facebook) Franciscan Capuchin Father Troy De los...
President Duterte has reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to further strengthen bilateral ties with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member-countries, Malacañang said in a statement Thursday, Dec. 16. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This took place during the joint courtesy...
Deals and dicsounts from airlines, hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies await Balikbayans who will come back home this Christmas season. Kids swim in Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination reopened to local tourists in October 2020. (Tara Yap) This, after the...
Distressed Filipinos in Europe are encouraged to seek the assistance of Philippine embassies in their areas for their repatriation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday, Dec. 14. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola made the...
