Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (Facebook) The Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial ticket is urging overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to go in droves to designated polling areas upon the start of overseas absentee voting on...
(Left) PLDT Global President and CEO Albert Villa-Real and Staffhouse Chief Strategy Officer Rocky Dela Vega (PLDT photo) PLDT Global Corp., the international unit of PLDT Inc., is teaming up with a leading recruitment agency for Filipinos working abroad to expand access to connectivity...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is now pushing for a measure expanding the compulsory insurance coverage for agency-hired overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Estrada filed Senate Bill No. 2948 which primarily seeks to amend the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 8042,...
Senator Joel Villanueva hailed the Philippines' removal from the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) so-called "grey list” that is poised to rake in financial and economic benefits for the country.On Friday, Feb. 21 (Paris time), the FATF, a global anti-money laundering watchdog,...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed the Marcos administration for successfully maneuvering the Philippines out of the Paris-based Financial Action Task...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo believes that there should be a dependable digital bank that would cater to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and their families.For this purpose, Salo filed House Bill (HB) No. 11424, or the proposed Act...
The reintegration of pardoned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Middle East, the start of talks on the transfer of sentenced persons, and the grant of executive clemency to Mary Jane Veloso were among the appeals made in plenary by a lady lawmaker on Monday, Jan. 27.It was OFW...
Senator Joel Villanueva strongly urged concerned government agencies to leave no stone unturned in the enforcement of laws to protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) against maltreatment and abuse.Villanueva, principal author, and sponsor of the Department of Migrant Workers Act made the call on the...
Flag of Hungary (Unsplash) A proposal from a visiting Hungarian official that was relayed to House Speaker Martin Romualdez bodes well for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).Visiting the House of Representatives Wednesday, Jan. 15 was Hungarian...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Friday, January 3 renewed his call for the government to assert the rights of all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) against abusive employers and employment agencies. Tulfo made the call following the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed the death of Dafnie...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is hoping that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) won't be affected by the case of the tragic passing of a child under the care of a Filipino domestic worker in Kuwait."We...
(iStock) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino is prodding the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait to extend proper assistance to a Filipino domestic worker who has been tagged in the death of a...
