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
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3 Pinoys evacuated from Kabul now in PH
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday confirmed the arrival of three Filipinos who were evacuated from crisis-hit Afghanistan. In its latest bulletin, the DFA said 16 are still stranded in the south-central country awaiting repatriation while eight opted to stay. With less than a week left before … 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
80 Pinoys waiting to leave Kabul, 4 still in another Afghan city
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora (Anadolu photo) MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – At least 80 Filipinos are still waiting for the government-chartered plane to land in Kabul, Afghanistan from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates after the original flight was deferred on Tuesday night amid the chaotic situation in the Afghan capital’s airport. Joseph Glenn Gumpal, … Continue reading
Locsin hails Pinoy workers for ‘selfless service’ abroad
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA (Philippines News Agency)– Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Saturday hailed all Filipino workers who continue to provide “selfless service and gentle nurture” abroad as the country celebrated its 123rd Independence Day. From medical professionals to seafarers, Locsin said overseas Filipino workers have contributed a lot to the world … Continue reading
Migrante Alberta elects new set of officers
A new set of officers of Migrante Alberta has vowed to advance the rights and interests of migrants and the toiling Filipino masses in general anew. In its third general assembly on May 28 via Zoom, members of the advocacy group elected a 7-member executive committee who voted each committee member’s official designation after a … Continue reading
Covid-19 recoveries among Overseas Filipinos reach 12K-mark: DFA
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – A total of 12,004 Filipinos overseas have so far survived from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday. The tally is up by 604 from the 11,400 recoveries logged last week. The DFA, meanwhile, said at least 6,537 are undergoing treatment, of … Continue reading
OFWs inoculated with Sinovac allowed to enter Saudi
By Ferdinand Patinio (File photo) MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been inoculated with China’s Sinovac coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) jabs are allowed to enter Saudi Arabia, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Wednesday. In a virtual forum, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said OFWs who have been … Continue reading
Over 325K overseas Filipinos repatriated in 2020
HOME. A total of 264 repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are now back home as they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on January 1, 2021. The Department of Foreign Affairs capped its repatriation efforts in 2020 by bringing home 327,511 overseas Filipinos. (Presidential Photo) … Continue reading
OFWs in Qatar to get free Covid-19 vaccines: labor office
By Ferdinand Patinio MANILA (Philippines News Agency)– Filipino workers are among those included in the inoculation of free coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines in Qatar, a Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) official in the host country reported on Monday. “The general population of Qatar, including migrant workers, will be given free vaccines,” Labor Attaché David Des … Continue reading
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