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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DMW creates task force, command center to monitor Overseas Filipino Workers in Türkiye
By Marita Moaje MANILA – A task force and a 24/7 command center have been established by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to monitor the situation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in Turkiye that was hit by a 7.8 magnitude quake on Feb. 6. In a public briefing on Thursday, DMW Undersecretary Hans Leo … Continue reading
DFA confirms death of Filipino worker in Qatar resort
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Thursday night the death of a male Filipino national while working at a resort in Mesaieed, Qatar. The department said an investigation is underway and the Philippine Embassy in Doha is in coordination with legal authorities to ascertain the facts of the … 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
OFW hospital government’s way of thanking ‘new heroes’
By Azer Parrocha MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday lauded the construction of a new hospital built specifically for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their dependents and expressed confidence that the facility would meet its timeline. Duterte led the inspection of the OFW Hospital in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, coinciding with Labor Day … Continue reading
Bahrain to donate 240K Covid-19 vax doses to PH
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora (Anadolu photo) MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday said Bahrain is donating 240,000 doses of vaccine to the Philippines. The pledge was made during his phone call with Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani on April 13. The DFA said about 40,000 of the total donation … Continue reading
DFA raises ‘Crisis Alert Level 4’ in Ukraine, orders evacuation
By Raymond Carl Dela Cruz (Anadolu photo) MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised crisis alert level 4 for all areas in Ukraine, paving the way for the implementation of the mandatory evacuation for all Filipinos. In an advisory on Monday, the DFA said the mandatory evacuation will be at the government’s expense. … 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
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