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PH to pursue talks over unpaid salaries of Saudi OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 04:35 PM

The Philippines will try resolving the unpaid salaries of some workers in Saudi Arabia through negotiation before it resorts to a deployment ban. Read more »

OFWs mula sa green countries, di obligadong mag-quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 01:13 PM

Nagpaalala ang OWWA sa mga OFW na nagbabalak na umuwi ng Pilipinas na hintayin ang listahan ng mga bansang maisasama sa green lane. Read more »

DFA repatriates 8 human-trafficking victims from Syria

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 09:55 PM

The repatriates will undergo facility-based quarantine supervised by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, in conformity with health protocols. Read more »

91 Filipinos repatriated from Bahrain arrive in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 05:39 PM

Ninety-one Filipinos repatriated from Bahrain arrived in the country on Thursday afternoon, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »

'JollyBox' looks to bring holiday joy to less fortunate in PH

Steve Angeles | TFC News USA
Posted at Oct 07 01:53 PM

A California company is making sure that despite challenges, less fortunate communities in the Philippines are feeling the Christmas spirit in a Filipino way. Read more »

Who are 'Balik Manggagawa' OFWs? POEA explains

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 06:17 PM

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration clarified Wednesday which overseas Filipino workers can be considered as "Balik Manggagawa." Read more »

OFWs abused by retired Saudi general to return home

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 05:19 PM

The DOLE on Monday announced the release of 2 remaining Filipino workers abused by their employer in Saudi Arabia. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 23,277

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 11:41 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 23,277 as 121 new cases were recorded from the previous week. Read more »

More than 700,000 OFWs repatriated amid COVID pandemic

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 06:54 PM

Continuing repatriation of other OFWs is ongoing. Read more »

POEA: Bilang ng deployed OFWs tumaas ngayong 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 08:06 PM

Bahagyang tumaas ang bilang ng mga nade-deploy na OFW, ayon sa POEA. Read more »

Mga kumukuha ng passport dagsa sa DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 10:00 AM

Umabot ng ilang buwan ang paghihintay ng ilang mga OFW para makuha ang nirerenew nilang passport mula sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Read more »

Duterte tells UN: Kafala system must be dismantled

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 08:49 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte told the United Nations the kafala system that allows the exploitation and oppression of OFWs must be dismantled. Read more »

Seafarers top outbound overseas workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 04:17 PM

The number of outbound Filipino migrant workers is steadily picking up this year and has reached about 70,000 monthly, government said on Tuesday. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 23,156

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 09:30 PM

MANILA - The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 23,156 as 41 new cases were recorded from the previous week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Read more »

Remittances seen to grow 6 percent in 2021

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 05:44 PM

Remittances from Overseas Filipinos are expected to hit a 6-percent growth rate this year due to the lessening impact of the COVID-19 pandemic before slowing down to 4 percent in 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Friday. Read more »

Remittances seen to grow 5 pct this year: WorldRemit PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 11:05 AM

Remittances are likely to grow by 5 percent this year despite the pandemic due to continued increase in key market sources and a rebound in some nations, WorldRemit PH country director Earl Melivo told ANC. Read more »

Why OFWs should consider property investment

Lessandra
Posted at Sep 17 10:00 AM

Local house and lot developer highlights the upsides of property investment for overseas Filipinos. Read more »

COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rise to 23,115

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 10:44 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 23,115. Read more »

Saan pa maaaring magreklamo ang mga inaabusong OFWs?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 03:57 PM

Nasa 13,000 OFWs na ang namomonitor ng Abizo OFW app, kung saan maaaring humingi ng tulong ang mga migrant workers na nakararanas ng abuso. Read more »

Farmer’s son is highest ranking Filipino nurse in UK

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe New Bureau
Posted at Sep 07 10:59 PM

Edmund Tabay from Iloilo is the highest ranking British-Filipino nurse to hold a very senior manager position in United Kingdom’s National Health Service. Read more »