Vice President Sara Duterte will be in Japan next month for a gathering organized by the Filipino community there. In an interview in The Hague, Netherlands, the Vice President confirmed her next schedule with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who she has been meeting with in the past several...
Vice President Sara Duterte put the spotlight on the stories of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) during a recent trip to Kuwait, where she met with Filipino workers there and heard their grievances about the current state of the country. Speaking before OFWs during a “Hakbang ng Maisug...
Vice President Sara Duterte left the country anew to visit overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait, underscoring the need to ensure the welfare of Filipino workers abroad, her office said on Saturday, Aug. 16. The Office of the Vice President (OVP), in a statement, confirmed Duterte’s trip on...
The Philippine Embassy in The Hague confirmed that 11 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) filed labor abuse complaints against their Amsterdam-based employer for “harsh working conditions” that require them to work for 17 hours daily. In a statement, the embassy assured its “steadfast support...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is planning to set up a migrant workers office (MWO) in Nigeria to ramp up efforts in documenting overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in West Africa. The planned MWO will be established in the capital city of Abuja, located in the central part of Nigeria. The...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) closed eight branches of a consulting firm across the country on Friday, August 1, after it allegedly engaged in illegal recruitment of teachers and professionals in the hospitality industry, some of whom had paid up to half a million pesos just to be...
President Marcos said the Philippines is now held in “high regard” by the international community, citing the country’s calm and principled diplomacy, stronger global partnerships, and the contributions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “Ngayon, masasabi natin na mataas ang tingin ng...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos shared emotional moments from her working visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after meeting Filipino mothers and distressed women staying in shelters. In a series of Instagram posts, the First Lady said she was deeply touched by the resilience and sacrifices of the women...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Monday, June 30, that it has lowered the crisis alert level in Israel from 3 (voluntary repatriation) to 2 (restriction phase) effective immediately because of the improved security situation in the country. The statement was made amid the...
An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that there is already a recommendation to lower the crisis alert level from 3 (voluntary repatriation) to 2 (restriction phase) in Israel, although the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will still hold. However, DFA...
BACOLOD CITY -- Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson reported that none of the 121 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the province currently based in Israel have expressed a desire to return home due to ongoing tensions in the region. “So far, none of them have signified an intention to...
ILOILO CITY — Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from the province of Iloilo are being monitored as tensions continue between Israel and Iran. As of June 25, the Public Employment Service Office (PESO)-Iloilo recorded 66 affected Ilonggo OFWs in Israel. The municipality of Zarraga has the most...
