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158 Filipino repatriates from UAE back in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 12:51 PM

A total of 158 Filipino migrant workers repatriated from the United Arab Emirates arrived here on Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Read more »

Duterte promises help for OFWs with visa problems in Russia

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 09:38 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday promised to help Filipinos with visa problems in Russia as Manila works out a labor agreement to legitimize their stay in the country.   Read more »

Israel to open 1,000 jobs for Pinoys

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 06:46 PM

MANILA- A thousand jobs in Israel's tourism sector will be available to Filipinos by November, Israel's ambassador to the Philippines said Monday.   Read more »

House bullish on Duterte's December deadline for OFW department

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 05:31 PM

The House of Representatives is bullish that it can meet President Rodrigo Duterte's promise of a department to handle matters concerning Filipino migrant workers by December this year. Read more »

Gov't says ready to evacuate Pinoys in Saudi after attacks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 03:19 PM

The government assured Filipino migrant workers in Saudi Arabia Tuesday that it is prepared to evacuate them if necessary, following the weekend bombing of oil facilities there.   Read more »

'Distressed' OFWs sa UAE idinaing ang tagal ng repatriation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 07:49 PM

Tatlong linggo na umano silang namamalagi sa Bahay Kanlungan. Read more »

3 bakasyunistang OFWs kasama sa mga nasawi sa trahedya sa Iloilo-Guimaras

Rachel Salinel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 07:14 PM

Hustisya sa pagkalunod ng tatlong gurong taga-Al Ain sa United Arab Emirates (UAE) ang nais ng mga naiwang kamag-anak ng mga biktima ng malagim na aksidente nitong Sabado ng hapon sa Iloilo-Guimaras Strait. Read more »

Duterte tinulak ang death penalty, tinalakay ang West PH Sea sa SONA 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 09:51 PM

Ang pagbabalik sa parusang kamatayan ang isa sa mga tinalakay ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kaniyang SONA.   Read more »

Recto: Only 7 social welfare attachés serving 4.3 million OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 07:47 PM

MANILA - Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto on Thursday urged the government to deploy more social welfare attaches(SWA) in countries that have many overseas Filipino workers(OFWs). Read more »

Duterte signs law creating social welfare attache for OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 04:23 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure creating the Office for Social Welfare Attache to help overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially those who are victims of illegal recruitment.   Read more »

Proposed department for OFWs to absorb POEA, OWWA functions: Bong Go

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Updated as of Jul 13 04:18 PM

The creation of the department will prevent the intervention of "exploitative illegal recruiters" that victimize OFWs, Go said. Read more »

Arroyo, isinulong ang bilateral agreement ng Pilipinas sa Russia

Niel Caburnay Tero, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Jun 11 10:32 PM

Tatrabahuin na ng Pilipinas at Russia na magkaroon ng bilateral labor agreement at working visa para sa libo-libong undocumented Filipinos sa Russia. Read more »

Cash remittances up 6.6 percent in March to $2.5B

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 03:41 PM

This brought total cash remittances, or those coursed through banks, to $7.3 billion in the first 3 months of the year, up 4.2 percent from the first quarter of 2018, the BSP said. Read more »

Overseas absentee voter turnout to surpass 2007,2013 polls: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 11:48 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is confident that the Overseas Absentee Voters' turnout of the 2019 senatorial elections will surpass the turnouts in the midterm polls of 2007 and 2013. Read more »

Evacuation starts for Filipinos in strife-torn Libya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 07:28 PM

The foreign affairs department said seven Filipinos — three hospital workers and four students — have been evacuated to Tunisia where they will be repatriated to the Philippines. Read more »

7 Pinoy seafarers cleared of fuel smuggling in Libya homeward bound

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 12:17 PM

Seven Filipino seafarers acquitted of fuel smuggling in Libya are en route to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. Read more »

Saudi Arabia, Japan nangangailangan ng Pinoy nurses, care workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 06:44 PM

In demand ngayon ang Pinoy health workers sa abroad. Read more »

New law requires SSS membership for all OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 12:03 AM

A local overseas Filipino group asked the state pension fund to give overseas Filipino workers a temporary adjustment period before requiring them to pay their contribution. Read more »

Bigat ng kontribusyon sa SSS ng mga OFW, ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 08:48 PM

Iginiit ng isang grupo na problema ang mandatory na pagmiyembro sa Social Security System ng OFWs dahil self-employed status ng mga ito, kaya wala silang kahating employer sa paghuhulog. Read more »

Skills, work experience, maaaring ikuha ng certification

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 10:20 PM

Sa mga taong walang diploma pero mayaman sa work experience tulad ng mga overseas Filipino worker, puwede nang makakuha ng formal certification sa mga skill o kakayahan. Read more »