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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will no longer allot passport appointment slots for recruiters of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) starting March 14. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Recruiters will no longer be given passport slots. They...

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Friday, Feb. 25, that it has stopped 688 human trafficking victims from leaving the country last year at international ports. Likewise, it deferred the departure of more than 13,000 passengers, many of whom were believed illegally recruited by labor syndicates....

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday, Oct. 19, warned aspiring Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) against illegal recruiters providing their victims with fake travel documents. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN BI Commissioner Jaime Morente announced the warning after two passengers disguised as...

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) says the trafficking of underaged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) continues as it revealed the interception of two young women who falsified their dates of birth to make it appear that they were qualified to work in the Middle East. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In...