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Singapore to ease COVID-19 curbs for migrant workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 08:40 PM

Up to 500 vaccinated migrant workers will be allowed to visit pre-identified public locations for six hours each week. 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 »

Mga biyahero pinapagamit muna ng 'yellow card'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 07:14 PM

Inabisuhan ang mga bibiyahe palabas ng bansa na kumuha ng "yellow card" bilang pruweba na COVID-19-vaccinated sila. 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 »

Malaysia to review recruitment fees, agreements after US trafficking report

Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 07:44 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will examine recruitment fees charged to workers and review its agreements with the home countries of migrant workers, the Human Resources Ministry said, after the Southeast Asian nation was downgraded in a US human trafficking report. 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 »

OFWs sa Taiwan, kinondena ang sitwasyon sa mga dormitoryo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 11:32 AM

TAIPEI (UPDATE) - Kinondena ng ilang Pinoy migrant worker sa Taiwan ang sitwasyon sa kanilang mga dormitoryo na itinuturong dahilan ng pagkalat ng COVID-19. 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 »

Paglipat ng migrant workers sa Taiwan sa ibang kompanya, pansamantalang ipinagbawal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 02:42 PM

Pansamantalang ipinagbawal ng labor at health ministry ng Taiwan ang paglipat ng mga migrant worker sa ibang kompanya sa layong masugpo ang pagkalat ng COVID-19. 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 »

Migrant workers in Malaysia win legal battle

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 06:47 PM

Dozens of foreign workers in Malaysia have won a legal battle against US tire giant Goodyear for underpaying them, their lawyer said Friday, the country's latest case of migrants being mistreated. Read more »

POEA backs higher overseas deployment cap on health workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 06:38 PM

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said on Tuesday it recommended to the health department and the coronavirus task force an increase in the deployment cap for nurses and other healthcare workers who want to work abroad.  Read more »

Duterte certifies as urgent proposed law creating OFW department

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 07:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking the speedy passage of a proposed law that will create an executive department dedicated solely to the welfare of migrant workers and Filipinos abroad, Malacañang said on Monday.  Read more »

Duterte seeks passage of tax bill on POGOs

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 10:41 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking the speedy passage of a bill setting up a tax regime for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs), Malacañang said on Monday. 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 »

Ilang migrante pumalag sa panukalang departamento para sa OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 01:59 PM

Pumalag ang ilang grupo ng overseas Filipino workers sa panukalang pagtatatag ng kagawaran para sa OFWs.  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 »