President Marcos has assured Filipinos that the government is striving to implement reforms and foster economic development to create domestic opportunities for Filipino workers and make overseas work an option rather than a necessity. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)...
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) anticipates the Philippine central bank will lower borrowing costs in December, citing manageable inflation and rising risks to economic growth. “Monetary policy is well-positioned for what lies ahead,” said Julia Goh, senior economist at executive...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has received a guarantee from a topnotch source that the 28,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Israel...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No. 10914, or the “Free OFW Financial Education Act", in a bid to further its commitment to protect and "empower modern-day heroes"--the overseas...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading the measure that seeks to slash by half the remittance fees of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Garnering 174 affirmative votes during plenary session Tuesday, Nov. 19 was House Bill (HB) No. 10959, or the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), President Donald Trump (Facebook) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino is prodding the Marcos administration to give "comparable opportunities" to returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who may be...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading two measures that aim to strengthen financial safeguards for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Sponsored by Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, both House Bill (HB) No....
OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino (Facebook) In a bid to strengthen policies beneficial to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino has filed a House resolution seek a review on the...
Senator Cynthia Villar called on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their family members to register anew for the upcoming 13th OFW and Family Summit. The event will take place on Nov. 8, 2024 at 8:00 a.m . at The Tent, Vista Global South, C5 Extension Road, Las Piñas City. ...
(Fourth from left) Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre with other government officials (Rep. Acidre's office) House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs chairman and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, together with government officials,...
President Marcos has appointed Manila Times chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Dante Francis Mariano Ang III as chairperson of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas. Manila Times chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Dante Francis Mariano Ang II (Dante Ang II Facebook) In the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was set to return abroad next week was allegedly stabbed to death by her jealous live-in partner in Hacienda Paz, Barangay Canlandog, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Oct. 16. POLICE investigate a stabbing incident involving a...
