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12 OFW na ni-recruit sa Myanmar bilang 'scammers' nakauwi na

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 07:03 PM

Nakauwi na sa bansa Lunes ng gabi ang 12 Pilipinong na-rescue matapos mabiktima ng illegal recruiter at gawing scammer sa Myanmar. Read more »

OFWs in Taiwan brace for worst amid Beijing-Taipei tensions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 10:58 PM

Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan are growing increasingly concerned amid the heightening tensions between Beijing and Taipei. Read more »

DFA maintains Alert Level 4 in Myanmar

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 09:22 PM

Alert Level 4 remains in Myanmar, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday, despite appeals for downgrade from Filipinos who wish to return there for work. Read more »

Ople told to take care of children of OFWs, returning migrant workers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 02:40 PM

The incoming Department of Migrant Workers chief said Sunday that President-elect Bongbong Marcos wants children of overseas Filipino workers and those who have decided to return home to be taken care of. Read more »

VP bet Bello pushes for strict regulation on OFW recruitment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 11:00 AM

Vice presidential bet Walden Bello said only countries with established and strong laws protecting migrant workers should be allowed to recruit OFWs. Read more »

Pinoys in Ukraine urged to leave amid possible Russian invasion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 06:43 PM

Filipinos in Ukraine were advised to contact the Philippine Embassy in Poland. Read more »

201 more OFWs repatriated from Qatar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 09:25 PM

According to the DFA, a total of 456,892 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Why many HK OFWs wont' go home for holidays

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 12:13 AM

A lot of OFWs want to go home but the costs of travel and quarantine are "just too much." Read more »

DOLE's Bello to meet with Saudi Arabia counterpart

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 01:55 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Sunday he would meet with his counterpart from Saudi Arabia following his threat of a total ban on the deployment of Filipino migrant workers there. Read more »

DOLE mulls total deployment ban to Saudi Arabia over unpaid OFWs

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 08:52 PM

The DOLE is considering a total deployment ban to Saudi Arabia after reports bared thousands of OFWs remain unpaid by their employers in the Middle Eastern state. Read more »

Part-time household cleaners, patok sa Singapore 

Annalyn Mabini | TFC News Singapore
Updated as of Aug 26 05:21 PM

Part-time household cleaners, patok sa Singapore pero Filipino migrant workers, hindi pa kasama sa puwedeng isyuhan ng work permit. Read more »

COVID-19 Phase 2 Heightened Alert, ipatutupad sa Singapore simula July 22

TFC News
Updated as of Jul 21 03:03 PM

Sa ilalim ng Phase 2 Heightened Alert, dalawang katao lamang ang pinapayagan sa social gathering, mula sa 5 katao. Maging ang mga bisitang pwedeng tanggapin sa bahay ay hanggang 2 katao lamang kada araw.   Read more »

Alert level 3 sa Taiwan, pinalawig pa hanggang July 26

Marie Yang | TFC News Taiwan
Updated as of Jul 24 02:06 PM

Pinalawig pa ang alert level 3 restrictions sa Taiwan hanggang July 26, 2021. Ikinatuwa naman ng MECO o Manila Economic and Cultural Office ang pag-alis ng ban sa lipatan o ang “employer transfers for all foreign workers” mula na rin sa anunsiyo ng Taiwan Ministry of Labor. Read more »

Filipinos in Thailand warned amid surge in country's COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 19 08:15 PM

MANILA - The Philippine embassy in Bangkok urged Filipinos in Thailand to take caution and follow public health protocols and restrictions, amid a surge in the country's COVID-19 cases.   Read more »

DFA mum on Syrian officials allegedly pressuring trafficked OFWs to retract statements in Washington Post report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 11:12 PM

MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs has declined to give a reaction on Syrian embassy officials allegedly pressuring abused or trafficked domestic workers, including OFWs, to retract their statement from a Washington Post story that detailed their plight. Read more »

Repatriated Filipinos amid COVID-19 pandemic reach 1.2 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 11:17 PM

MANILA - More than 1.2 million Filipinos have been repatriated or have gone home to the Philippines since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of last year. Read more »

Philippines, Saudi Arabia reaffirm vow to protect OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 10:11 PM

MANILA - The Philippines and Saudi Arabia on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to intensify efforts to protect and uphold the rights of OFWs in the Middle Eastern country, officials said. Read more »

Over 300 more OFWs repatriated from UAE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 02:46 AM

MANILA - More than 300 Filipino migrant workers returned home to the Philippines on Thursday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said, as repatriation of OFWs continues amid the pandemic. Read more »

Hundreds of OFWs stranded at NAIA after DOLE bars Saudi Arabia deployment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 11:29 PM

Hundreds of Filipino workers bound for jobs in Saudi Arabia were blocked by the Philippine government from leaving Manila.  Read more »

83% of OFWs still jobless 3 months after returning home: UN migration agency

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 11:38 PM

MANILA - Three months after returning home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 80% of Filipino migrant workers were still unemployed, the UN's migration agency said in a report released Thursday. Read more »