Veteran television host Arnell Ignacio marks his return to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), this time as the agency's new administrator. (File Photo) The Office of the Press Secretary confirmed this in a text message to Malacañang reporters on Wednesday morning, August 10. In...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion In spite of the massive financial contribution of overseas Filipinos to the country’s economy, this incontrovertible fact is seldom acknowledged in major speeches. The magnitude of their contribution is amply shown in key statistics in 2021. Their total US$31.4 billion...
More than 460,000 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated from various countries since the Philippines started bringing back distressed Filipinos abroad in 2020. (Photo by Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced the suspension of the 2022 Special Professional Licensure Examination (SPLEs) for overseas Filipino workers in various countries in the Middle East and Singapore due to “global uncertainties” caused by Covid-19. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) “...
"Always live within your means." This is award-winning actress and TV host Charo Santos' advice to people who are struggling with their finances. Bulletin Entertainment was able to catch up with the seasoned star during the online media conference of "Shine On, Overseas Pinoy," a talk show that...
With 34.88 percent voting turnout, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the 2022 polls has the highest overseas voting turnout compared to past elections. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) Per Comelec data, there is a total of 1,697,215 registered...
Around 550,000 overseas voters had cast their votes for the 2022 national elections during the month-long absentee voting in various parts of the world, a foreign affairs official said Wednesday, May 11. An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early nationals to cast votes for the May 2022...
Voter turnout for overseas voting has reached more than 34 percent. Comelec/MB But the Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects the number to still increase. "For overseas voting we reached 34.24 percent voting turnout. This is slightly higher compared to the 32 something in 2016," Comelec...
The votes cast overseas have reached 32.37 percent as of 10 a.m. of Monday, May 9, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo bared. Comelec Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo (JEL SANTOS/MANILABULLETIN) As today is the last day for overseas voters to cast their votes, Casquejo...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said a total of 472, 559 registered overseas voters have so far cast their votes. The figure is equivalent to 27.84 percent of the 1,697,215 registered voters overseas. LOOK: Overseas voters so far recorded a 27.84% turnout, or 472,559, as of 7 May...
The overseas voting has a 23 percent voting turnout so far, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday, May 5. Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (Ali Vicoy/MB) "Out of 1,697,130 overseas voters 385,437 already voted," Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said in a press briefing in Manila. He...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has called on members of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Transition Committee to settle their internal conflicts and remain true to their mandated duty of protecting and promoting the welfare of the Filipino migrant workers. Go, author and co-sponsor of...
