The implementation of financial literacy programs would help overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) maintain their financial resources over the long term, particularly as many of them are aiming to retire early, a study by the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) revealed. In a study titled...
As thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are bound to return and celebrate Christmas with their loved ones, Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion urged Filipinos working abroad to take some time during the holidays to plan for a future homecoming as entrepreneurs. File photo Concepcion said...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte hailed Go Negosyo’s “Balik-Bayan” program for serving as a “new road” and “new life” for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who dream of never leaving their families behind in pursuit of a better life. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE...
Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. slammed on Monday, Nov. 13, fixers who prey on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by charging them for the processing of an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC), a document they can get free of charge. Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., during the deliberation...
The deadly war between Israeli forces and Hamas militants did not stop Filipinos working as caregivers in Israel from serving and attending to their patients. "Life must go on" for Lourdes Levi, who like other Filipino caregivers in Israel, is making heroic sacrifices to go to work...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced on Saturday, Oct. 28, that 60 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and two infants are expected to arrive in the Philippines early next week from Israel. DMW Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo Cacdac speaks (center) during a media forum in Quezon City on...
President Marcos has assured Filipinos working in the Middle East that the government will support them and that he has called on their host countries to safeguard their rights and welfare. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as he arrived in Manila on...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is continuously working to bring back to the Philippines the remains of the Filipina nurse, who was killed after she chose not to abandon her elderly patient during the Oct. 7 mass attack of Hamas gunmen in Israel. Angelyn Aguirre was among the four overseas...
A total of 95 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia will be transported back to the country as part of the government’s repatriation program, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Saturday, Oct. 21. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the 95...
President Marcos said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) government is now processing the back wages of over 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced after their companies declared bankruptcy in 2015 and 2016. PH-KSA TIES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Kingdom of...
The situation of Filipinos on the Gazan border with Egypt is not totally good despite having fled from areas heavily affected by the fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) bared Tuesday, Oct. 17. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de...
Israel is not yet considering opening any humanitarian corridor for foreign nationals wanting to leave Gaza amid challenges from Philippine officials to get Filipinos out of the Palestinian territory. Esty Buzgan, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Israeli Embassy in Manila, said Thursday the Israeli...
