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OFWs from areas not covered by PH travel ban exempted from 14-day quarantine: OWWA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 01:07 PM

Returning overseas Filipino workers not coming from the 20 territories covered by the Philippine government's existing travel ban to prevent the spread of a more contagious COVID-19 virus variant need not go through the entire 14-day quarantine period, an official said Wednesday.   Read more »

‘Kuhain n’yo na ako dito, sir’: OFW na binubugbog ng amo sa Saudi umapela ng tulong

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Posted at Oct 15 05:11 PM

MAYNILA - Nagmamaka-awa ang isang oversea Filipino worker sa Jeddah, Saudi Arabia na sagipin na siya mula sa malupit na pamilya ng kaniyang employer.   Read more »

OWWA: 2 nasawing OFW sa Lebanon makatatanggap ng death at burial benefits

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Posted at Aug 06 04:59 PM

“Batay po sa record, sila po ay kasambahay doon,” sabi ni Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac ng OWWA sa panayam sa ABS-CBN Teleradyo.  Read more »

Remains of 71 OFWs who died in Saudi Arabia to be flown home Sunday, says OWWA

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Updated as of Jul 18 12:55 PM

The remains of 71 Filipino workers who died in Saudi Arabia, including some 40 who succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), comprising another batch of remains the Philippine government is repatriating, will be flown home Sunday, an official said Saturday. Read more »

‘Pay back naman tayo’: Bello wants gov’t not to touch OWWA funds

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Posted at Jun 28 03:08 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Sunday government should not use funds of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to provide for the emergency needs of displaced and repatriated Filipino migrant workers in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

OWWA mulls lowering of OFW loan interest rates amid COVID-19 crisis

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 08:13 PM

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Wednesday said the 7.5 interest rate charged against loans given to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is "under review" as the global pandemic continues to displace thousands of Filipino migrant workers.   Read more »

Pick-up points sa OFWs na papuntang airport inihahanda na: OWWA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 01:10 PM

Inaayos na ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) ang plano para sa pagdala sa mga overseas Filipino workers na walang maghahatid sa airport sa Maynila, ayon kay OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac nitong Miyerkoles.   Read more »

Some Filipino workers in Macau forced to go on leave due to virus outbreak

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 01:15 PM

Some Filipino workers in Macau, one of the top gambling hubs in the world, were forced to go on leave as precautionary move in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, a Philippine official said Monday. Read more »

OFWs advised: Check flight status, seek assistance at help desks in NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 06:47 PM

MANILA - Overseas Filipino workers affected by the closure of the main runway of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) are advised to inform officials at the labor assistance desks of their concerns. Read more »

Gov't vows continued aid for Demafelis kin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 03:28 PM

The government on Sunday promised continued aid for the family domestic worker Joanna Demafelis, whose death prompted the government to ban the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait.  Read more »

Deployment ban to Kuwait 'best way forward,' says OWWA exec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 09:07 PM

The Philippine government's deployment ban of workers to Kuwait is the "best way forward" in light of the reported deaths of Filipinos in the Gulf state, a government official said Tuesday. Read more »