Around 175 overseas Filipinos, including seafarers, nationals affected by escalating conflicts, and human trafficking victims from the Netherlands, Ethiopia, and Syria were recently brought back home, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Around 150 stranded...
President Duterte has signed a directive paving the way for the establishment of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) signs a document as Senator Bong Go watches him (Photo from PCOO Facebook) Executive Order (EO) No.154 was signed on Tuesday, Dec. 7,...
For Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion, the Philippines is the safest place for migrant Filipinos, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), to spend their Christmas in given recent victories against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/...
The Las Piñas City government was cited by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) for its contribution to the “OWWA Uwian Na” program. Mayor Imelda Aguilar thanked the OWWA when she received the plaque of recognition, saying the local government is always ready to help the overseas...
Tighter border restrictions in some countries due to potential threats of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will affect the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Friday, Dec. 3. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN POEA...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has imposed a total ban on the deployment of Filipino migrant workers to Ethiopia due to the current conflict there. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) POEA Administrator Bernard P. Olalia said the suspension came after the Department...
The government will continue to deploy overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Israel despite the country's announcement that it would ban the entry of all foreign visitors amid the threats brought by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Philippine Overseas...
Close to 60 stranded overseas Filipinos in the Kingdom of Bahrain were recently sent back home, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, Dec. 1. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Five wards of the shelter of the Philippine Embassy in the foreign country, 10 Filipino detainees, and a...
The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have returned home and since the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has breached the 800,000 mark, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing records from the Overseas Workers Welfare...
Employment opportunities await overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the pandemic in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the reopening of the economy in the Middle Eastern country, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported. (FILE PHOTO) Labor Attaché John Rio Bautista...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) can now get their booster shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) if they are going to be deployed abroad soon, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Saturday, Nov. 20. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Galvez, who also serves as the chief implementer of the...
In time for the Christmas season, the government has further cut the quarantine period for fully vaccinated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who will return to the Philippines including those arriving from countries under the “yellow list,” the Department of Tourism (DOT) confirmed Friday, Nov....
