Go Negosyo and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) underscored the need to integrate migrant empowerment into the Philippines’ economic agenda as the country prepares to chair the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Advisory Council in 2026. In a statement, Go Negosyo...
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) has transferred its main office to Pasay City starting Sept. 1, in a move aimed at making its services more accessible to Filipino emigrants. CFO Secretary Dante “Klink” Ang II confirmed that the new office is on the 9th Floor, Nexgen Tower, C-4 Road,...
Cash sent home by Filipinos working and living overseas continued to increase in June on the back of faster inflows from land-based workers, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The latest BSP data released on Friday, Aug. 15, showed that overall remittances increased by 3.7 percent...
Vice President Sara Duterte has defended her recent travels abroad, citing migrant Filipinos’ growing frustration over the state of the country as reason for her absence from office. In an interview in Davao City on Monday, Aug. 11, the Vice President explained why she had to go abroad over the...
While Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth showed relative strength in the second quarter, private-sector economists believe it is not strong enough to prevent the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) from further reducing interest rates, as inflation is expected to remain soft and growth...
Expectations of further cuts in key borrowing costs as early as this month have grown stronger, driven by last month’s nearly six-year low inflation and lingering economic threats from United States (US) tariffs. Following the below one-percent headline print in July, private-sector economists...
BACOLOD CITY – Israeli Consul Moti Cohen arrived in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 30, to visit the wake of Leah Mosquera, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) killed in a missile attack in Israel recently. Department of Migrant Workers-Negros Island Region (DMW-NIR) Director Glenda Aligonza,...
Filipino-Americans are finding new ways to reconnect with their roots—and for filmmaker Joel Nathan “Bani” Logroño, that journey is being told through animation. Appearing on The Chairman’s Report hosted by Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Secretary Dante “Klink” Ang II,...
After experiencing a three-day appreciation streak against the United States (US) dollar, the Philippine peso weakened again by shedding almost half-a-peso on Friday, July 25, despite the fresh market optimism over the latest trade deal with the US. According to the Bankers Association of the...
Cash sent home by Filipinos working and living overseas continued to increase in May on the back of sustained inflows from both land- and sea-based workers, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Money sent through banks by overseas Filipinos (OFs) increased by 2.9 percent to $2.66...
With language being one of the biggest barriers to working abroad, the local government of Marikina has launched a free six-month Nihongo training program to help students and fresh graduates get global job opportunities. The program was launched in partnership with Sakai Town, Japan and Onodera...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson condoled with the family of 49-year-old Leah Mosquera, a resident of San Enrique town, who died in a missile attack on Rehovot, Israel on June 15. “It is very unfortunate,” Lacson said in Monday’s phone interview with the Capitol...
