TAGUDIN, Ilocos Sur – An Overseas Filipino Worker and his back rider were killed in a collision between their motorcycle and a passenger bus in Barangay Bimmanga here on Sunday, March 3. Police identified the victims as Jaypee de Fiesta Fabro, an OFW from Barangay Pudoc East, this town,...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has facilitated the processing of the claims for thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs after their employers Saudi Arabia were forced to cease the operations due to bankruptcy as a result of a financial crisis. DMW...
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin argued that opening the Philippine economy to foreign investors would eventually end Filipinos'...
President Marcos will be the first Filipino President to address the Australian Parliament during his visit to Canberra next week to discuss the Strategic Partnership that the Philippines and Australia signed last year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Malacañang said...
President Marcos is set to fly to Canberra on Feb. 28 to discuss the vision for the strategic partnership between the Philippines and Australia, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. is set to address the Australian Parliament in Canberra during his visit to Australia from...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on Friday, Feb. 23, that the fate of Jullebee Ranara and other OFWs who fell victim to injustice should serve as a stark reminder to continuously ensure the safety and welfare of Filipinos abroad. Villanueva lauded the decision of the Kuwaiti appellate...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (PPAB) Perpetrators of violence against overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) won’t go unpunished. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo gave this statement on Thursday, Feb. 22, after the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals upheld the guilty...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday, Feb. 20, the date and venue for this year's Special Professional Licensure Examinations (SPLE) for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). PRC / Manila Bulletin In a statement, the PRC said the exams will be held on June 16, 17, and 18....
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Facebook) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has praised overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for churning out record-breaking remittances in 2023 despite having to face various "global challenges and uncertainties". ...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Legal assistance covering the start of the investigation, detention, arrest or indictment, all the way to the trial proper, and at all levels of appeals that will follow. Such is the extent of the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Ways and Means approved on Tuesday, Feb. 13, a bill aiming to grant a 50 percent discount on fees related to the remittances that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) send home to their families in the Philippines....
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said President Marcos' overseas trips have been pivotal in generating serious investment interest in the Philippines, noting that 46 projects worth $14.2 billion have already started operating, completed registration, or commenced implementation....
