OFWs must be trained to handle finances, avoid scams (Courtesy of OFW Help Facebook) MANILA – In order to equip overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with enough knowledge to avoid investment and online scams, a lawmaker has filed a measure to provide them with free financial and literacy programs. In filing Senate Bill No. 2078, or an … Continue reading
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Filipino rescued after 60 hours under rubble ‘recovering well’
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora Juliva Benlingan (Courtesy of Julz Benlingan Facebook) MANILA – The Filipino woman who was rescued after 60 hours under the rubble in Hatay province is “recovering well,” the Philippine Embassy in Türkiye said Tuesday. Juliva Benlingan was working when she was reported missing after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Türkiye on Feb. … Continue reading
Bello, Ople meet for smooth transition of Dept of Migrant Workers
Bello, Ople meet for smooth transition of Dept of Migrant Workers By Ferdinand Patinio (PNA file photo) MANILA – Some incoming and outgoing officials of the government particularly from the overseas employment sector have met for the transition of offices. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) chief Bernard Olalia said newly-appointed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan … Continue reading
13 Filipino evacuees from Ukraine welcomed at Poland border
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor Image grabbed from video in Department of Foreign Affairs official Twitter account MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has welcomed 13 Filipino evacuees from Ukraine at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne Border Crossing Station in Poland. In a video uploaded in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official Twitter account Sunday morning, Locsin … Continue reading
40 Filipinos flee Ukrainian capital: DFA
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora EVACUATED. Philippine Ambassador to Poland Leah Basinag-Ruiz (center, wearing mask) receives the first 37 Filipinos in Lviv after they were evacuated from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Friday night (Feb. 25, 2022, PHL time). The number increased to 40 as of Saturday afternoon (February 26). (Photo courtesy of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary … Continue reading
38 OFWs in Ukraine en route to border near Poland: OWWA
By Ferdinand Patinio OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo) MANILA – Around 38 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are currently headed outside of Ukraine as tensions continue to grip the eastern European nation, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said on Friday. “Now there are around 38 OFWs en route to the western border of Ukraine bordering … Continue reading
IATF issues new testing, quarantine rules for inbound travelers
By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos (File photo) MANILA (Philippines News Agency)– The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has updated the testing and quarantine protocols for all international passengers entering the Philippines. The new guidelines, which were included in IATF-EID Resolution 149-A approved Thursday, were approved to ensure the continued drop in … Continue reading
Agri, caregiving among top jobs for OFWs in Japan
By Ferdinand Patinio MANILA (Philippines News Agency)– Caregiving and agriculture are among the top sectors that will open jobs for migrant workers, including Filipinos, in Japan. In a virtual forum late Friday afternoon, Labor Attaché Elizabeth Marie Estrada of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Osaka said Filipino workers are in demand in both skilled … Continue reading
Taliban allows OFW to fetch fellow Filipinos for evacuation
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora QATAR BOUND. Overseas Filipino worker Elmer Presa on Thursday (Aug. 19, 2021) post on Facebook a photo he has taken while onboard a US C17 military plane. Presa and the other Filipinos were able to hitch a ride on the US military plane from crisis-hit Afghanistan to Doha, Qatar. (Photo from Elmer … Continue reading
348 repatriated OFWs back from UAE
HOME. A group of overseas Filipino workers from the United Arab Emirates lands at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in this June 2021 photo. Three chartered flights have been processed by the Department of Foreign Affairs while the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration led the repatriation of 348 Filipinos who arrived Sunday (July 11) morning. (Photo courtesy … Continue reading
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