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Senate creates 3 more committees

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 09:14 PM

The Senate, under the 19th Congress, adopted two resolutions Monday, that gave way to the creation of three committees and the reconstitution of a special committee. Read more »

Taiwan hikes salary for migrant workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 07:57 PM

Migrant workers in Taiwan will be receiving a higher pay after the labor ministry raised the monthly minimum pay of migrant home-bases caregivers and household service workers, the Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment said. Read more »

Pilipinas makikipag-usap tungkol sa pagpapadala ng manggagawa sa Saudi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 09:19 PM

Sisimulan na ang pakikipag-usap ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas sa Saudi Arabia para sa maayos na pagpapadala ng overseas workers. Read more »

Department of Migrant Workers mandated to prioritize OFW protection

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 11:53 AM

The newly established agency will also launch a crackdown against illegal recruiters. Read more »

DFA probes death of 2 Filipinos in Dubai

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Posted at Aug 11 07:17 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said it has contacted the relatives of the two Filipinos found dead in Dubai as it continues with its investigation into the case. Read more »

Susan Ople appoints DMW deputies

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Posted at Aug 10 01:40 PM

DMW Sec. Susan Ople said the 11 appointees are 'a mix of seasoned government officials and new faces.' 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 »

Ilang dating nag-OFW sa Kuwait ikinuwento ang sinapit sa amo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 08:40 PM

Mahigit 280 undocumented OFW mula Kuwait ang nakabalik na sa bansa Martes ng gabi. Read more »

Undocumented OFWs na nahuli sa Kuwait nakauwi na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 07:32 AM

Kapit sa patalim na rin umano sila at patuloy na nagtrabaho kahit walang visa makapagpadala lang ng pera sa mga pamilya sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Ilang OFW nabuhayan ng loob sa planong balik-deployment sa Saudi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 08:57 PM

Nabanggit ni Pangulong Marcos sa SONA na planong buksan ulit ang deployment sa Saudi Arabia. Read more »

More than 200 Filipinos deported from Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 07:18 PM

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Tuesday said it is bringing home over 200 Filipinos from Kuwait. Read more »

Distribution of quake aid for OFW kin starts next week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 05:12 PM

According to OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac, the DMW has allotted an initial P20 million worth of support and assistance fund to affected OFWs. 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 »

Marcos pushes for better welfare for OFWs: 'You deserve a home in govt'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 10:31 PM

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. pushed for better welfare of overseas Filipino workers through the newly-formed Department of Migrant Workers. Read more »

Repatriation program para sa OFWs inilunsad

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Posted at Jul 22 01:57 PM

Inilunsad ng Department of Migrant Workers ang isang programa para matulungan ang mga distressed overseas Filipino worker na mapauwi sa bansa. Read more »

She ditched her journalist dreams to be a DH in Singapore

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jul 24 11:54 AM

After 33 years of working as a domestic helper, Janet Peremme says she wouldn’t have it any other way Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga repormang nais ipatupad ng DMW

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 08:30 PM

Ilang reporma ang pinaplantsa ng Department of Migrant Workers para mapabilis ang pagbibigay ng serbisyo. Read more »

Sec. Ople, nagpapagaling mula sa COVID-19

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 06:04 PM

Dumalo lamang via Zoom si Migrant Workers Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople sa pulong ng DOLE at Department of Migrant Workers Huwebes ng umaga. Read more »

Mga OFW na magkaka-COVID sa Macau, may $200 cash aid

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Posted at Jul 12 11:54 PM

Makakatanggap ng $200 na pinansiyal na tulong mula OWWA ang mga OFW na magpopositibo sa COVID-19 sa Macau, ayon sa isang opisyal. Read more »

OFWs sa Macau apektado ng partial lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 08:20 PM

Damay sa mga natigil sa trabaho ang mga overseas Filipino worker. Read more »