LOPEZ, Quezon – Police arrested a 37-year-old man for extorting P200,000 from an Overseas Filipino Worker in exchange for non-disclosure of her alleged affair with another man here on Wednesday afternoon, April 30.Police identified the suspect as Christopher, single.Investigation said...
The charges against the 17 Filipinos arrested in Qatar for supposed illegal assembly have been officially dismissed, Malacañang announced Monday, April 7.Philippine Embassy in QatarCommunications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this following the meeting of President Marcos with Qatari Ambassador...
Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque should just render legal help to Filipinos arrested in Qatar instead of making incessant appeals to authorities there, Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said on Wednesday, April 2.Acidre says that while the Marcos administration is doing its best to...
Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo is pushing for the creation of regional help desks for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in order to prevent incidents of abuse and exploitation.(Photo from the Office of Ben Tulfo)“The help desk will serve as a resource for our fellow citizens who want to become...
Bayan Muna Party-list has expressed its appreciation to the Supreme Court (SC) for its decision to declare as unconstitutional the Social Security System (SSS)'s requirement for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to pay their contribution in advance.Former Bayan Muna Party-list Reps. Carlos Zarate and...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – An Overseas Filipino Worker was gunned down in Sitio Nagtupacan, Barangay Pudoc, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, on Friday morning, March 14.Police identified the victim as Nerio Clifford Richonda Reynante, a resident of Barangay Pudoc.Investigation said the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo conducted a surprise visit to several accommodation houses in Metro Manila and revealed the "prison-like" conditions in shelters that temporarily house overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) awaiting deployment abroad.(Photo from Senator Raffy Tulfo's office)Tulfo, who chairs the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo stressed the need to have closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in ships boarded by seafarers as a means to expedite solving cases of disappearance among seamen.Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Committee on Migrant Workers to discuss stricter monitoring mechanisms...
A congresswoman who advocates for overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) rights has expressed concern over the effects of United States (US) President Donald Trump's plan to deport millions of undocumented migrants, including Filipinos living and working stateside. OFW Party-list Rep. Marisa Magsino...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has started reviewing the guidelines of deployment of workers in Kuwait due to cases of deaths of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including Jenny Alvarado and Dafnie Nacalaban.DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the review will lead to implementation of...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is demanding an immediate investigation into the case of deceased overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jenny Sanchez Alvarado, whose remains were...
Taiwan is still open to hiring Filipino skilled workers as the demand for them remains high.Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Representative Wallace Chow said that the Philippines is "one of the most important source" that is providing skilled workers to the island."I forward to the...
