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...
Due to the series of attacks on ships in the Red Sea over the past two years, Senator Raffy Tulfo said that the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) should consider banning the deployment of Filipino seafarers to ships passing through the area and instead assign them to vessels taking safer sea...
Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas might visit the Philippines this year to further discuss his country’s need for more Filipino workers, his defense minister said. The plan was divulged by Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė, who visited Manila last week. “I 'm also...
The Lithuanian government is looking to hire more Filipino workers in the transportation, maritime, and health sectors, with Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė citing Filipino workers’ “wonderful reputation.” In an interview with select members of Philippine media in Makati City on...
Senator Raffy Tulfo paid a courtesy call to the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, California amid the intensified crackdown by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on immigrants and undocumented workers. The San Francisco Philippine Consulate has jurisdiction...
A bill supported by United States (US) President Donald Trump, currently pending approval in the US Senate, would likely only minimally reduce remittances to the Philippines as more Filipinos who used to work overseas have returned home, according to Deutsche Bank Research. In a June 20 report,...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is urging Filipinos in Iran and Israel to evacuate and leave crucial areas to ensure their safety. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, made the call after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the alert level in Iran and Israel to Alert Level 3,...
Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed alarm over the escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, which are home to thousands of Filipinos. The conflict, which erupted on June 13, began when Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iran targeting its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. In...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is prepared to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) caught in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday, June 17, that the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) has activated its OFW...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he is disappointed over the House of Representatives’ withdrawal of its adoption of Senate Bill No. 2838, or the Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers (BHW). The Senate passed the BHW bill on third and final reading in February, and the...
Over 70,000 Filipinos working and residing in South Korea will soon gain easier access to financial services as Philippine-based ADVANCE.CBP has partnered with Korea Credit Bureau (KCB) to enable the use of Philippine credit data abroad. According to a statement released on Tuesday, June 3, the...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) formally turned over 2,954 “balikbayan” (returning Filipino) boxes to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) during a ceremonial turnover on Thursday morning, May 29, at the Terminal Facilities and Service Corp., Port of Davao, Barangay Ilang,...
