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Taiwan bubuksan na sa mga migrant Filipino workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 01:45 PM

Malapit nang buksan ng Taiwan ang kanilang border para sa mga overseas Filipino worker, ayon sa isang labor official. Read more »

8,600 OFWs naka-quarantine dahil sa banta ng omicron

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 04:32 PM

Mayroong 8,600 overseas Filipino workers ang naka-quarantine sa buong bansa dahil sa banta ng mas nakakahawang COVID-19 omicron variant. Read more »

Transition committees to be formed for new OFW agency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 07:36 PM

This comes after almost a week since President Rodrigo Duterte signed a law to create a new government agency, solely to address concerns and provide more protection for OFWs. Read more »

DFA welcomes creation of new OFW department

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 06:29 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs welcomed the creation of the Department of Migrant Workers. Read more »

DFA brings home over 120 more OFWs from Europe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 10:53 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday brought home 122 more overseas Filipino workers from various areas in Europe. Read more »

Vancouver's go-to Filipino store to close shop after over 4 decades

Rowena Papasin | TFC News Vancouver
Posted at Dec 17 01:58 PM

After more than four decades, a go-to Filipino store in Vancouver is closing for good, saddening loyal customers who rely on it for souvenirs. Read more »

Pacquiao may mga kaibigang handang mag-invest sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 08:05 PM

Nais din umano niyang magpatayo ng OFW hospital kung maihahalal. Read more »

Pinoy seafarers stranded in China return home

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 02:55 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday it completed the repatriation of 29 Filipino seafarers who were stranded in Chinese waters for months after being abandoned by their employer. Read more »

Duterte signs EO to speed up OFW hospital construction

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 09:01 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order to fast-track the construction of a hospital for OFWs and their dependents. Read more »

DFA: Overseas Filipinos stranded due to Omicron travel bans

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 04:09 PM

Dozens of Filipinos are stranded in Europe and Africa following travel bans in those regions amid the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Read more »

Pag-amyenda ng EUA para sa booster shots ng OFWs asahan: Galvez

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 06:04 PM

Inaasahan na maaamyendahan na ng FDA ngayong linggo ang EUA ng ilang COVID-19 vaccines para magamit na rin bilang booster sa OFW na mangingibang bansa sa loob ng 4 buwan. Read more »

Filipino farm workers among those affected by British Columbia flooding

Rowena Papasin | TFC News British Columbia, Canada
Posted at Nov 21 05:19 PM

Filipino farm workers are among those affected by massive flooding in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Read more »

'Mga uuwing OFWs sa Disyembre maaaring pumalo ng 100K'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 08:54 PM

Inaasahang dadami ang uuwing overseas Filipino worker ngayong Pasko kumpara noong 2020. Read more »

South Korea, Taiwan posibleng magbukas na ulit sa OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 08:03 PM

Inaasahang magpapapasok na ulit ang South Korea at Taiwan ng foreign workers, kasama ang mga manggagawang Pinoy. Read more »

We are so like Wesley So

Jijil Jimenez
Posted at Oct 27 10:49 PM

In the grand chessboard of life, we are all like Wesley, making our moves in a game where even a pawn, always the first to be sacrificed, can aspire to rise above its lowly station to become Queen, Bishop, Knight or Rook. Read more »

DOLE's Bello to meet with Saudi Arabia counterpart

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 01:55 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Sunday he would meet with his counterpart from Saudi Arabia following his threat of a total ban on the deployment of Filipino migrant workers there. Read more »

DOLE mulls total deployment ban to Saudi Arabia over unpaid OFWs

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 08:52 PM

The DOLE is considering a total deployment ban to Saudi Arabia after reports bared thousands of OFWs remain unpaid by their employers in the Middle Eastern state. Read more »

Deployment ban sa Saudi, tinitingnan ng DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 07:52 PM

Ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, libo-libong OFW pa ang hindi nakatatanggap ng kanilang mga claims sa mga hindi nabayarang sahod nang magtrabaho ang mga ito sa Saudi Arabia. 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 »