The proposed law on the creation of temporary shelters in host countries of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and halfway houses in the Philippines for those repatriated is an initiative that would provide a safety and security net for modern-day heroes, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said....
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is monitoring the situation of 398 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Lebanon amid the escalating tension between Hezbollah and Israel. THE provincial government of Negros Occidental established a help desk at the Public...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo is monitoring the status of 65 Ilonggos in Lebanon as tensions between Hezbollah and Israel escalated. A HELP desk at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol in Iloilo City is open to families of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the province who might be...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is calling on all Filipinos in Lebanon to take advantage of the free repatriation being offered amid the rising tensions there. “I urge our kababayans in...
The Philippines stands ready to repatriate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the escalating tension in Lebanon, whether they are documented or undocumented. "[H]opefully, again, the situation doesn’t get worse but in case, the there is a call to be repatriated, then as I said,...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Thursday, July 25, confirmed that Vice President Sara Duterte is “on a personal trip,” but stressed that relief operations are still underway for the victims of Typhoon Carina. Wearing a hoodie jacket, Vice President Sara Duterte leaves for...
More Filipinos living abroad are choosing digital methods to send money back to the Philippines, with a focus on supporting education as the main reason for these transactions, a Visa report showed. Based on the “Money Travels: 2024 Digital Remittances Adoption Report”, 75 percent of Filipinos...
Flag of Kuwait (Unsplash) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has praised the Kuwait government following its decision to lift the ban on the issuance of entry visas and worker visas to Filipinos. Salo, the erstwhile chairman of the...
MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – The remains of an Overseas Filipino Worker from this town who died in a fire in Manguf, Kuwait on June 12 arrived on Tuesday, June 18. THE remains of OFW Edwin Petilla arrive in his hometown in Pangasinan on June 18. Mayor Bona Fe de Vera Parayno condoled and gave...
GCash in NYC: Cementing its position as the seamless fintech solution for Filipinos overseas, GCash participated at the Grand Independence Day Parade hosted by the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI). GCash, the Philippines’ leading finance app and largest cashless...
Officials of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) shut down the office of High Dreamer Travel and Tours Services, a travel consultancy firm based in Bulacan, for allegedly offering fake jobs in Europe to overseas job seekers. (Photo courtesy of DMW) A Bulacan-based travel consultancy company was...
(Stock photo) The remains of the three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died in a recent fire that razed a housing facility for foreign workers in Al-Mangaf, Kuwait will be flown back to the Philippines soon, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) assured Friday, June 14. OWWA...
