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OFWs from areas not covered by PH travel ban exempted from 14-day quarantine: OWWA

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Posted at Dec 30 01:07 PM

Returning overseas Filipino workers not coming from the 20 territories covered by the Philippine government's existing travel ban to prevent the spread of a more contagious COVID-19 virus variant need not go through the entire 14-day quarantine period, an official said Wednesday.   Read more »

Exemption sa COVID-19 test ng OFWs pabalik mula low-risk na mga bansa, pinag-aaralan pa

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Updated as of Oct 20 01:50 PM

MAYNILA - Hindi pa pinal ang usapin tungkol sa hindi na kakailangangin pang kumuha ng COVID-19 tests ang mga overseas Filipino worker mula sa mga bansang may mababang kaso ng novel coronavirus.   Read more »

'PhilHealth dapat imbestigahan sa di pagbabayad sa Red Cross'

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Updated as of Oct 18 07:17 PM

Dapat paimbestigahan ang Philippine Health Insurance Corp. dahil sa paglobo ng utang nito sa Red Cross, ayon sa tagapamuno ng non-government organization na si Sen. Richard Gordon. Read more »

Halos 2,000 OFW na may kontrata sa Hong Kong di makaalis

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Posted at Sep 30 07:49 PM

Ilang buwan nang naantala ang pag-alis ng halos 2,000 overseas Filipino worker na may kontrata sa Hong Kong.  Read more »

106,000 OFWs returned to home provinces: OWWA

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Updated as of Jul 26 10:59 AM

Some 106,000 overseas Filipino workers have returned to their home provinces since May, a government official said Sunday as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country. Read more »

Bahagi ng PITX isang araw na lang isasara para ma-disinfect

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Posted at Jul 22 07:18 PM

Isasara sa Huwebes ang bahagi ng Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange na nakalaan para sa mga overseas Filipino worker na pauwi sa kani-kanilang probinsiya.  Read more »

Ikalawang batch ng mga labi ng mga OFW na namatay sa Saudi Arabia naiuwi na

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Posted at Jul 19 05:53 PM

Dumating na sa bansa ngayong Linggo ang ikalawang batch ng mga labi ng mga overseas Filipino worker na namatay sa Saudi Arabia. Read more »

PH to repatriate remains of 88 migrant workers in Saudi Arabia

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Posted at Jul 19 10:43 AM

The Philippine government is set to bring home the remains of 88 Filipino migrant workers from Saudi Arabia, the labor department said Sunday. Read more »

OFW sa Kuwait na minamaltrato umano ng amo nagpapasaklolo

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Posted at Jun 29 12:41 PM

Nagpasaklolo ngayong Lunes ang isang overseas Filipino worker sa Kuwait dahil sa umano'y pangmamaltrato sa kaniya ng kaniyang amo.   Read more »

‘Pay back naman tayo’: Bello wants gov’t not to touch OWWA funds

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Posted at Jun 28 03:08 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Sunday government should not use funds of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to provide for the emergency needs of displaced and repatriated Filipino migrant workers in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

OWWA mulls lowering of OFW loan interest rates amid COVID-19 crisis

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 08:13 PM

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Wednesday said the 7.5 interest rate charged against loans given to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is "under review" as the global pandemic continues to displace thousands of Filipino migrant workers.   Read more »

OWWA says bankruptcy 'looming large' over COVID-19 repatriation spending

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 02:18 PM

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration's (OWWA) on Wednesday warned of a "largely looming" bankruptcy should the agency continue to spend for the accommodation and transportation of repatriated migrant workers beyond 2021. Read more »

Pinoy seamen na stranded sa China tutulungan ng OWWA

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Updated as of Jun 21 07:05 PM

Tutulungan ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration na makauwi ng Pilipinas ang mga Pinoy seaman na ilang buwan nang stranded sa China. Read more »

OFWs na pauwi ng probinsiya, matagal ang paghihintay sa NAIA Terminal 2

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Posted at May 27 07:20 PM

Nakararanas ng mahaba-habang hintayan ang ilang overseas Filipino worker na papauwi na sa kanilang mga probinsiya sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2. Read more »

350 OFWs stranded sa Kuwait, nakatakdang umuwi sa Hunyo

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Posted at May 27 10:24 AM

Handa ang gobyerno sa pag-uwi ng nasa 350 overseas Filipino workers, kabilang ang 7 buntis, mula Kuwait, ayon sa Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Read more »

Ilang OFWs umapela ng ayuda para makauwi sa probinsiya

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Posted at May 24 07:52 PM

Humihingi ng tulong ang ilang overseas Filipino workers na hindi pa dumadaan sa quarantine facilities mula nang dumating sa bansa noon pang Marso. Read more »

Mocha Uson at NBI office to explain pandemic 'fake news'

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Updated as of May 18 11:56 AM

Controversial official Mocha Uson on Monday appeared before the National Bureau of Investigation, which summoned her for sharing misleading information on the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 13, 2020

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Posted at May 14 12:49 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

OFWs return home

Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 11:43 PM

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) wearing protective masks are guided by a member of the Philippine Coast Guard as they arrive from Hong Kong at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Wednesday.  Read more »

Mocha Uson pinagpapaliwanag dahil sa fake news: NBI

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Updated as of May 13 07:50 PM

Pinagpapaliwanag ng National Bureau of Investigation si Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Deputy Administrator Mocha Uson dahil umano'y reklamong may kinalaman sa fake news o pekeng balita.   Read more »