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No Pinoys hurt in Australia bushfires: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 02:36 PM

All Filipinos in Australia's east coast are safe from raging bushfires as of Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.   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 »

Negosyo centers planong dagdagan para ang mga OFW ay magbalik-Pinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 08:13 PM

Planong dagdagan ang mga Negosyo Center sa bansa para mahikayat ang mga overseas Filipino worker (OFW) na bumalik sa bansa.  Read more »

House eyes passage of laws creating 3 new gov't departments

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 10:41 AM

The House of Representatives aims to pass proposed laws creating 3 new agencies for overseas workers, disaster response and water distribution before the years ends, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday. Read more »

On the way to Paris? PH embassy warns Pinoys on robbers, pickpockets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 10:57 PM

The embassy released a list of safety guidelines for Filipinos traveling to France. Read more »

As Hong Kong fights to keep its rights, OFWs in crossfire face losing jobs

Jan Yumul
Posted at Oct 24 07:35 PM

Some Hong Kong residents have decided to move to a different country, forcing them to let go of Filipino domestic laborers in their employ. 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 »

Hong Kong's domestic workers dodge tear gas and clashes

Yan Zhao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 12:13 PM

Indonesian migrant worker Jochel usually spends her sole day off in Hong Kong's parks, chatting with friends and video-calling loved ones back home. But this summer, her downtime keeps getting disrupted -- by protests and tear gas. 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 »

Cash remittances hit $2.6-B in August, up 4.6 percent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 03:00 PM

This brought total remittances for the first 8 months of the year to $19.8 billion, higher by 3.9 percent than the same period in 2018. Read more »

PhilHealth premium rate hike may spawn more undocumented OFWs: Ople

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 09:18 AM

More overseas Filipino workers may resort to leaving the country illegally if they are forced to pay higher premiums by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., an advocate warned Tuesday. Read more »

Pinoys reminded to follow public decency rules in Saudi Arabia

Zhariya Camid Alamada, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 04:37 PM

RIYADH – Filipinos travelling to Saudi Arabia are urged to abide by the new regulations on public decency, which identified 19 offenses punishable by fines. Read more »

OFW in Hong Kong faints as anti-riot police use tear gas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 12:11 PM

An overseas Filipino worker who was hanging out with her friends in Hong Kong lost consciousness after police used tear gas to dispel democracy protesters on Monday. Read more »

Duterte's Russia trip expected to yield bilateral labor agreement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 11:46 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's upcoming trip to Russia is expected to yield a bilateral agreement that will ensure the protection of Filipino workers there.  Read more »

Pinoy disaster-data expert sa Mozambique, hinangaan

Rachel Salinel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 04:48 PM

Isang college dropout mula Cagayan De Oro ang may mahalagang papel na ginagampanan sa Mozambique sa larangan ng data gathering and managing, infographics at mapping sa tuwing may delubyo. Read more »

Hello, Love, Goodbye: Filipino stories amid Hong Kong protests

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 11:44 AM

This is not a story centered on the protests in Hong Kong but on Filipinos there. Amid the chaos, they chose to stay and stay together. Read more »

Lines that unite: Domestic worker-led art group aims to spread love in protest-riddled HK

Jan Yumul
Posted at Sep 11 04:59 PM

Guhit Kulay co-founder Cristina Cayat, hopes the exhibit will be a respite from tensions in protest-riddled Hong Kong. Read more »

DFA warns job-seeking public vs work offers in Iraq

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 06:01 PM

The Philippine Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq warned Filipinos seeking jobs to be wary of job offers online in the Middle Eastern nation, saying the deployment ban to Iraq is still in effect despite contrary reports. Read more »

Hong Kong braces for weekend protests as leader fails to appease activists

Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 02:55 PM

Hong Kong is bracing for more demonstrations this weekend, with protesters threatening to disrupt transport links to the airport, after embattled leader Carrie Lam's withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill failed to appease some activists. Read more »