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Duterte orders crackdown on illegal recruiters

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 09:09 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte called on Thursday for stronger government action against illegal recruitment as he lamented abuses faced by Filipino migrant workers. Read more »

Cash remittances up 9 percent in Sept to $2.4 billion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 02:30 PM

Cash remittances by overseas Filipino workers reached $2.4 billion (P106 billion) in September 2019 from $2.2 billion in the same period last year, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas released Friday showed. Read more »

Envoy rejects OFW ban to Hong Kong as protests rage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 11:21 AM

Filipinos in Hong Kong remain safe and their deployment there should continue despite intense battles between pro-democracy protesters and riot police that saw some of the most violent scenes in more than 5 months of unrest, a Philippine diplomat said Wednesday. Read more »

Global recruitment firm: Younger Filipinos want to stay in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 06:59 PM

A global recruitment firm sees the number of Overseas Filipino Workers going down in the coming years as a booming local economy creates more jobs here at home. Read more »

Slovenia needs up to 5,000 OFWs; Philippines seeks protection pact: Labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 11:03 AM

Slovenia needs up to 5,000 overseas Filipino workers, whose , Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday. Read more »

Some OFW jobs at risk as Hong Kong protests drag on: community leader

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 09:15 AM

Some Filipinos in Hong Kong risk losing their jobs as their employers plan on leaving the city due to unsanctioned pro-democracy demonstrations that have turned violent, a community leader said Monday. Read more »

Qatar approves minimum wage law, scraps worker exit permits

Reuters
Posted at Oct 18 06:56 AM

Qatar's government said on Thursday it adopted a new minimum wage law and will scrap mandatory exit visas for all workers, part of a broad labor reform program ahead of its hosting of the 2022 World Cup. Read more »

158 Filipino repatriates from UAE back in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 12:51 PM

A total of 158 Filipino migrant workers repatriated from the United Arab Emirates arrived here on Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »

Duterte promises help for OFWs with visa problems in Russia

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 09:38 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday promised to help Filipinos with visa problems in Russia as Manila works out a labor agreement to legitimize their stay in the country. Read more »

Israel to open 1,000 jobs for Pinoys

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 06:46 PM

MANILA- A thousand jobs in Israel's tourism sector will be available to Filipinos by November, Israel's ambassador to the Philippines said Monday. Read more »

House bullish on Duterte's December deadline for OFW department

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 05:31 PM

The House of Representatives is bullish that it can meet President Rodrigo Duterte's promise of a department to handle matters concerning Filipino migrant workers by December this year. Read more »

Gov't says ready to evacuate Pinoys in Saudi after attacks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 03:19 PM

The government assured Filipino migrant workers in Saudi Arabia Tuesday that it is prepared to evacuate them if necessary, following the weekend bombing of oil facilities there. Read more »

'Distressed' OFWs sa UAE idinaing ang tagal ng repatriation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 07:49 PM

Tatlong linggo na umano silang namamalagi sa Bahay Kanlungan. Read more »

After cancelled HK trip, Kathryn, Alden off to Singapore for ‘Hello Love Goodbye’ screening

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 07:43 PM

Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards on Saturday flew to Singapore to attend the special screening of their movie. Read more »

'Hello, Love, Goodbye' racks up P600 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 03:09 PM

"Hello, Love, Goodbye" starring Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards has already earned P603,015,830 since it opened last July 31. Read more »

3 bakasyunistang OFWs kasama sa mga nasawi sa trahedya sa Iloilo-Guimaras

Rachel Salinel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 07:14 PM

Hustisya sa pagkalunod ng tatlong gurong taga-Al Ain sa United Arab Emirates (UAE) ang nais ng mga naiwang kamag-anak ng mga biktima ng malagim na aksidente nitong Sabado ng hapon sa Iloilo-Guimaras Strait. Read more »

Duterte tinulak ang death penalty, tinalakay ang West PH Sea sa SONA 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 09:51 PM

Ang pagbabalik sa parusang kamatayan ang isa sa mga tinalakay ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kaniyang SONA. Read more »

Recto: Only 7 social welfare attachés serving 4.3 million OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 07:47 PM

MANILA - Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto on Thursday urged the government to deploy more social welfare attaches(SWA) in countries that have many overseas Filipino workers(OFWs). Read more »

Duterte signs law creating social welfare attache for OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 04:23 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure creating the Office for Social Welfare Attache to help overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially those who are victims of illegal recruitment. Read more »

Proposed department for OFWs to absorb POEA, OWWA functions: Bong Go

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 04:18 PM

The creation of the department will prevent the intervention of "exploitative illegal recruiters" that victimize OFWs, Go said. Read more »

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