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Duterte orders crackdown on illegal recruiters

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 09:09 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte called on Thursday for stronger government action against illegal recruitment as he lamented abuses faced by Filipino migrant workers. Read more »

Mobile app para sa mga OFW, inilunsad ng DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 12:24 AM

Naglunsad ang DOLE ng isang libreng smartphone application para matulungan ang mga manggagawang Pinoy lalo na ang mga OFW na makatanggap ng tamang sahod at masigurong ligtas sila sa ibang bansa. Read more »

Reklamo ng OFWs puwede nang idulog sa libreng phone app

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 05:42 PM

Puwede ring ma-compute ng mga overseas Filipino worker ang halaga na dapat nilang sinasahod sa pamamagitan ng bagong app ng labor department. Read more »

OFW advocates alarmed over House bill favoring private recruitment agencies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 03:38 PM

MANILA - Advocates of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have expressed alarm over the inclusion of what they said were disadvantageous provisions in a consolidated bill pending at the House of Representatives drafted by the technical working group on the proposed Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).  Read more »

Filipino workers opt to stay put in Hong Kong amid worsening crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 09:13 PM

The Filipino community in Hong Kong is still coping well despite the worsening crisis in the city.   Read more »

Amid graft complaint, Labor chief says foreign trips authorized by Duterte

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 03:36 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday said all his overseas trips were work-related and authorized by President Rodrigo Duterte following a graft complaint filed against him by a radio commentator. Read more »

Cash remittances up 9 percent in Sept to $2.4 billion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 02:30 PM

Cash remittances by overseas Filipino workers reached $2.4 billion (P106 billion) in September 2019 from $2.2 billion in the same period last year, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas released Friday showed.  Read more »

Kapamilya stars tumulak pa-Italy para sa 'ASAP Natin 'To'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 09:19 PM

Full force na bumiyahe ang Kapamilya stars papuntang Italy para sa "ASAP Natin 'To" sa Rome ngayong weekend. 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 »

Pagpapadeport ng mga anak ng OFW sa Israel tinutulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 12:28 AM

Tiniyak naman ng ating embahada na sisiguruhing tama ang trato sa mga mahuhuling lumalabag sa batas ng Israel. Read more »

8 killed in bombing in Turkish-controlled northeast Syria

Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 11:21 PM

Eight people were killed when a bomb exploded on Sunday in an area of northeast Syria controlled by Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies, Turkey's defense ministry and local emergency workers said. Read more »

Envoy seeks law to protect PH properties abroad

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 10:54 AM

Under the proposed Philippine Overseas Properties Management Act, the disposition of the country's overseas properties shall be approved by the President, while Congress will have the authority to approve or disapprove the acquisition or sale of properties. Read more »

Analyst warns PH vs joint exploration with China in disputed S. China Sea

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 05:58 PM

A RAND Corporation senior defense analyst warned the Philippines against entering into a joint exploration with China, saying it will not lead to more Philippine sovereignty.  Read more »

6 na illegal recruiter timbog sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 07:43 PM

MAYNILA—Arestado sa Malate, Maynila nitong Huwebes ang hinihinalang grupo ng mga illegal recruiter na nambibiktima ng mga gustong magtrabaho abroad. Read more »

New Jersey borough elects 2nd Filipino-American mayor

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Nov 07 12:10 AM

BERGENFIELD, New Jersey - Trump-style mudslinging from incumbent Republican Mayor Norman Schmelz did not stop Filipino-American candidate Arvin Amatorio from becoming the next mayor of Bergenfield, New Jersey on Tuesday's election. Read more »

Mga nais mag-OFW binalaan vs pekeng POEA Facebook accounts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 07:40 PM

Nagbabala ang POEA kontra sa mga Facebook account na gumagamit ng pangalan ng ahensiya at ng mga opisyal nito para makapag-alok ng mga pekeng trabaho abroad.  Read more »

Israel naghahanap ng 1,000 Pinoy hotel housekeeper

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 12:27 PM

Update: Hanggang Nobyembre 8, Biyernes na lang ang pasahan ng requirements sa POEA.  Read more »

When life’s end nears for overseas Filipinos, how do they prepare?

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 09:46 AM

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands - For many Filipinos, death or old age is not something they prepare for. Usually back home, the responsibility to take care of sick or ageing family members are passed on to the children or the nearest kin. Read more »

Former OFW loses home in Mindanao quake, ends up in tent

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 06:03 AM

MAKILALA, Cotabato (UPDATE)—Jinky Songcolan spent 7 years in Kuwait as a domestic helper to support her family and save up for a house.  Read more »