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....
(File photo) Around 400 checks intended for the payout of the second batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs in various construction companies in Saudi Arabia nearly a decade ago will finally be distributed “within the next month.” Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)...
Even though the compensation for the displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia has slowly trickled, the government should still continuously pursue the claims of the remaining Filipinos, including those who worked in other countries, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on...
President Marcos announced that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the bankruptcies of Saudi Arabian construction companies in 2015 and 2016 have finally started receiving their much anticipated compensation. (MB File Photo) “Nais ko lang balitaan ang ating mga OFW na galing sa Saudi...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) forged via a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Monday, Feb. 5, at the National Cybercrime Hub Building in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. CICC Executive Director Alexander Ramos (right) and DMW...
Filipinos' presence in Vietnam manifests the strong relations between the Philippines and the foreign country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Marcos made the statement before the Filipino community in Vietnam on Monday, Jan. 29, upon his arrival...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has cautioned overseas Filipinos against using 16 forwarding companies for sending balikbayan boxes due to reports of abandonment and derogatory practices. In a notice released on Thursday, Jan. 25, the BOC advised the public to carefully select a forwarding company to...
