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Filipinos in Hong Kong hunker down for Mangkhut

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 11:30 AM

Filipinos in Hong Kong hunkered down with the rest of the island on Sunday as Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) neared, after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines. Read more »

Duterte pa-Israel para bumili ng armas, makipagkita sa OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 06:37 PM

Umalis si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nitong Linggo ng hapon papuntang Israel kung saan inaasahan ang kanyang pagbili ng mga bagong armas at nakatakda ang kanyang pakikipagkita sa mga OFW. Read more »

Filipino construction workers in New Zealand underpaid, prone to exploitation: study

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 04:23 PM

Many of these workers also come to New Zealand for jobs arranged by companies in the Philippines, and the study found that they arrive in the country with "high debt burdens." Read more »

DFA to give P5,000 aid to OFWs affected by NAIA runway closure

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 07:26 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs said it will give P5,000 each to overseas Filipino workers who were affected by the 36-hour closure of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport's main runway. Read more »

98 undocumented OFWs sa UAE, pauwi na ng Pilipinas

Randy Lamsen, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 01:40 AM

Pauwi na ang 98 undocumented at overstaying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) mula sa United Arab Emirates. Read more »

98 undocumented OFWs sa UAE, pauwi na ng Pilipinas

Randy Lamsen, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:25 AM

Pauwi na ang 98 undocumented at overstaying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) mula sa United Arab Emirates. Read more »

Cash remittances down 4.5 pct in June amid OFW repatriation: BSP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 12:11 PM

Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos totaled $2.4 billion in June, down 4.5 percent compared to the same month a year ago, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday.  Read more »

COA flags DFA's unremitted aid for OFWs, donations for typhoon victims

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 05:07 PM

The Commission on Audit flagged the non-remittance of Philippine embassies and consulates of cash assistance intended for Overseas Filipino Workers and their families as well as for typhoon victims. Read more »

OFW welfare is top PH foreign policy concern, says Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 07:01 PM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte assured on Monday that the welfare of Filipino migrant workers is the top foreign policy concern of the Philippines. Read more »

'Makina nga napapagod': Pahayag ng Kuwaiti influencer ikinagalit ng OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 09:47 PM

Reklamo ng Kuwaiti internet celebrity, bakit daw kailangang bigyan pa ng day-off ang mga Pinoy na kasambahay sa Kuwait. Read more »

Mataas na palit ng piso vs dolyar, ramdam ba ng OFWs sa gitna ng inflation?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 10:03 PM

Sa pagsipa ng inflation, may epekto pa nga ba sa OFWs ang mas mataas na palit sa piso ng kanilang mga dolyar? Read more »

1,000 Pinoy nars kailangan sa Saudi; requirements mas pinadali : POEA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 09:38 PM

Hindi man singlaki ng sahod sa Europa ngunit mas madali naman daw ang rekisito para makapasa dahil hindi kasinghigpit ang qualifications na kailangan sa Saudi.  Read more »

Mga nais mag-Kuwait, di pa rin makaalis kahit wala nang 'ban'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 07:50 PM

Paliwanag ng POEA, pagkatapos kasi ng pirmahan ng MOU ay kinailangan pa nilang maglabas ng resolusyon at implementing rules and guidelines. Read more »

'OFW na ginahasa sa Jeddah, ikinulong'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 09:45 PM

Kuwento ng mister ng OFW, dalawang beses ginahasa ng manugang ng amo ang Pinay noong Marso.   Read more »

Cash remittances rise the most in 17 months

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 12:56 PM

Cash remittances, or those coursed through banks, totaled $2.3 billion, bringing the total in the first 4 months of the year to $9.4 billion, a 3.5-percent increase from January to April 2017. Read more »

Duterte to visit, thank Kuwait for OFW protection deal

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 01:54 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he will visit Kuwait to thank the Gulf state for signing a deal to protect Filipino workers there. Read more »

5 Riyadh-bound girls stopped at NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 12:53 AM

Authorities intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) 5 girls passing themselves as adults in order to work abroad, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Tuesday. Read more »

Some OFW families say rising inflation offsets benefit of weak peso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 12:50 AM

As the peso keeps its place among the worst performing currencies in the region, some OFW families say they barely feel the benefits of a weak local currency as inflation continues to rise. Read more »

ALAMIN: Proteksiyong dala ng batas para sa mga OFW

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 06:01 PM

Ipinagdiwang nitong Huwebes ang Migrant Workers Day bilang pagkilala sa milyon-milyong overseas Filipino workers. Read more »

CA upholds ruling blocking Mary Jane Veloso testimony

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 01:47 PM

The Court of Appeals (CA) has stood pat on its earlier ruling prohibiting the deposition or sworn out-of-court testimony of Mary Jane Veloso in Indonesia in connection with the criminal case here in the Philippines against her alleged illegal recruiters.  Read more »