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How OFWs can better manage, protect their finances

BPI
Posted at Jul 29 08:30 AM

These remittance solutions aim to help OFWs and their families in the Philippines work towards a bright future together. Read more »

Only 15 pct of abused OFWs pursue cases, 58 pct settle: study

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 07:06 PM

Despite encouragement from government and the private sector, abused overseas Filipino workers (OFW) tend to withdraw and settle cases they file against their employers abroad. Read more »

'A setup for slavery': Duterte again seeks scrapping of kafala system

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 06:43 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called on Middle East countries to abolish the abusive kafala system, warning that he would ask overseas Filipino workers to return home if his request is not heeded. Read more »

Repatriation ng stranded OFWs sa UAE, kasado na sa susunod na linggo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 04:43 PM

Kasado na ang susunod na repatriation flight na inorganisa ng Department of Foreign Affairs Office of Migrant Workers Affairs para maiuwi ang stranded overseas Filipino workers sa United Arab Emirates na inabutan ng COVID-19 pandemic sa lugar.  Read more »

Ilang Pinoy sa Vietnam nananawagan ng tulong dahil sa COVID-19 surge

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 01:25 PM

Nananwagan na ng tulong ang ilang Pinoy sa Vietnam na apektado ng pagtaas ng COVID-19 cases sa lugar.  Read more »

Delta variant outbreak raises fears among Filipinos in Indonesia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 12:40 PM

An overseas Filipino worker in Indonesia is holing up in a condominium, as the Southeast Asian nation is battling surging infections fueled by the highly infectious Delta variant. Read more »

Bello: 3,000 OFWs expected to fly to Israel after DOLE OKs deployment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 12:17 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the suspension of deployment was lifted as the situation in the Middle Eastern nation has stabilized.   Read more »

COVID-19 vaccination card ng mga returning OFW, isasailalim pa rin sa validation ng DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 08:33 PM

Maliban sa vaccine card o anumang patunay na bakunado na ang OFW, kailangan ding magpresenta ng returning OFWs ng kanilang valid passport o travel document.  Read more »

Filipinos to be repatriated from India, 6 other nations not covered by travel ban: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 02:29 PM

Filipinos in India and six other nations who are part of repatriation programs by the government and recruitment agencies may enter the Philippines despite a travel ban covering their host countries, Malacañang said Sunday. Read more »

Philippines raises overseas deployment cap on nurses, health care workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 10:36 AM

The inter-agency task force leading the country's COVID-19 response said on Friday it raised the annual cap on the deployment of nurses and other health care workers who want to work abroad.  Read more »

Mahabang quarantine sa mga OFW, inireklamo sa pagdinig sa Senado

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 11:06 PM

MAYNILA - Dahil sa tagal ng pagpapa-quarantine sa mga overseas Filipino worker, ang pakiramdam ng ilan ay discriminated sila at hindi welcome umuwi sa bansa bagama't tinatawag silang "bagong bayani". Read more »

No more stopping Saudi travel

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 03:10 PM

Overseas Filipino Workers queue at the departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 as they process their travel documents for their overseas trip on Monday.  Read more »

Philippines lifts suspension of OFW deployment to Saudi Arabia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 03:22 PM

MANILA - The Philippines may lift its suspension on the deployment of Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia following the Kingdom's guarantee that employers would cover the migrants' COVID-19 quarantine and testing cost upon arrival there, an official said Saturday.  Read more »

500 OFWs stranded in NAIA after deployment suspension

Raoul Esperas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 03:00 PM

Overseas Filipino workers wait for instructions at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Friday, after the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration suspended the deployment of Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia.  Read more »

'Green lane' para sa vaccinated travelers iminungkahi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 09:20 PM

Kahit nabakunahan sa bansang pinanggalingan, hindi exempted sa travel protocol ang mga dumarating sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Overseas Filipino groups question proposed Department for OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 02:09 PM

Several organizations of Filipinos working in Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong questioned the proposed Department of Overseas Filipinos or DOFIL saying such an agency runs counter to President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign promise.    Read more »

DOH tracing 41 close contacts of 2 Filipinos sick with India COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 01:16 AM

The Philippines further tightens its border controls in a bid to stop the spread of the COVID-19 variant first detected in India. Read more »

Mactan-Cebu International airport closed to returning OFWs from May 14-May 15

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 05:54 PM

According to Gov. Gwen Carcia, the provincial inter-agency task force has received reports that the allocated 2,500 quarantine facilities for returning OFWs are "almost at its full."  Read more »

Bilang ng quarantine days ng mga balikbayan, posibleng dagdagan: OWWA

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

Posibleng madadagdagan ng isa o dalawang araw ang itatagal ng mga returning OFWs at iba pang balikbayan sa mga quarantine facility, ayon sa Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Read more »

OWWA to ask Hong Kong 'not be harsh' in mandatory jabs for migrant workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 04:35 PM

OWWA said it will encourage domestic helpers in Hong Kong to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but hopes the "mandatory" nature of the program won't result in anything "harsh."  Read more »