Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Hong Kong are still welcome to return home as the Philippine government is not considering to impose a travel ban amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases there, Malacañang said. (FILE PHOTO) Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Karlo...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has urged the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Hong Kong to prepare to assist more Filipino domestic workers who could be infected with COVID-19 as Hong Kong struggles with a surge in cases. Escudero noted Hong Kong is...
The government, through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), will provide US$200 or more than P10,000 cash aid for Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong who tested positive for COVID-19, Malacañang said. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson...
More than 200 overseas Filipinos in Macau recently returned to the Philippines through the government's repatriation program, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Consulate General in Macau) Through the help of the Philippine Consulate General in Macau,...
OMJ hosts (from left) Bea Binene, Arnell Ignacio, and Tuesday Niu The pandemic is not yet over but with the decreasing number of COVID-19 cases all around the world, Taiwan has reopened its borders to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). This is good news to the OFWs who need to return to their work...
The Philippine Embassy in Amman, Jordan has reminded the Association of Jordanian Recruitment Agencies (AJRA) to ensure that mechanisms are in place to protect and promote the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Photo from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Philippine Ambassador to...
Most of the 1.697 million registered overseas voters for the upcoming May 2022 polls are from the geographical region of the Middle East and Africas, having a total of 786,997 which is around 46 percent of the total number of overseas voters. This was according to the data on overseas voters...
More than 200 distressed overseas Filipinos recently came back home from Qatar through the government's repatriation efforts, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, Feb. 10. (Photo courtesy of POLO-Qatar) "The Philippine Embassy in Doha mounted another chartered flight on 07...
The government's pandemic task force has released an updated memorandum detailing the conditions and requisites for Filipinos abroad who want to return to the Philippines starting February 10, 2022. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Based on Resolution No. 160-A of the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for...
President Duterte is set to present the 2021 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas (PAFIOO) to 56 overseas Filipinos and foreign-based organizations, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) announced. Photo from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas In a...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, Jan. 31, reported 250 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases among overseas Filipinos. Department of Foreign Affairs (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to the DFA, the additional cases pushed the total of COVID-19-stricken Filipinos abroad to...
Questions were raised after the national government announced that fully vaccinated international travelers and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) will no longer be required to undergo a facility-based quarantine but shall self-monitor for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms beginning Feb. 1....
