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Over 300 more Filipinos set to be repatriated from Sudan

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Updated as of Apr 30 01:34 AM

So far, some 496 Filipinos have fled Khartoum, the DFA reported. Read more »

'Di magpapatupad ng deployment ban sa Kuwait: Ople

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Posted at Jan 31 09:10 PM

Tiniyak ni Migrant Workers Secretary Toots Ople na hindi magkakaroon ng deployment ban sa Kuwait kasunod ng sinapit ni Jullebee Ranara doon. Read more »

Solon seeks hiring ban on employer's family tagged in OFW Ranara's slay

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Updated as of Jan 31 03:56 PM

Reports say the teen son of Jullebee Ranara's employer allegedly raped and impregnated her before the killing. Read more »

OFW deployment ban sa Kuwait, 'malabo'

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Posted at Jan 31 02:04 AM

Para kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., kailangan lamang na palakasin at paigtingin ang relasyon ng Kuwait at Pilip Read more »

Ople: More safeguards eyed instead of Kuwait deployment ban after OFW's slay

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 05:16 PM

The Philippines will seek 'additional safeguards' instead of suspending OFW deployment to Kuwait, Ople said, after a Filipina worker's brutal slay. Read more »

Ople: Cabinet to discuss OFW death row cases this week

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 05:02 PM

Some Cabinet members this week will discuss death row cases involving Filipinos abroad, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said on Tuesday. Read more »

More time needed to fix Saudi OFWs' backpay: Ople

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 02:45 PM

Department of Migrant Workers Sec. Susan Ople says the topic on OFW's back wages is on top of their agenda when they go to Saudi Arabia. Read more »

Some OFWs affected by NAIA New Year's Day mess to finally leave PH

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Updated as of Jan 04 06:36 PM

Around 60 OFWs are set to leave the country Wednesday after flights were put on hold at the NAIA on New Year’s Day. Read more »

Marcos wants advisory body for Pinoy seafarers in EU

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Posted at Dec 13 10:49 PM

Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an advisory board with government agencies, international shipowners and other stakeholders to address the concerns on the deployment of Filipino seafarers. Read more »

Ople says to sleep in OFW shelters during Saudi Arabia visit

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 03:36 PM

DMW Secretary Susan Ople says she will fly to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia next week to check on the conditions of Filipino workers there. Read more »

'Sharp increase' in OFW remittances seen in early 2023

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Posted at Nov 30 02:50 PM

The Department of Migrant Workers is expecting a "sharp increase" in remittances from overseas Filipino workers by the first quarter of 2023. Read more »

Cordoba, Ople get CA nod

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 04:04 PM

During hearing, Sen. Francis Tolentino lamented how COA reports were allegedly being weaponized to harass public officials. Read more »

DMW to sort out release of Saudi OFWs' backpay

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 03:39 PM

The DMW said it would form a technical working group to sort out the release of back wages for some 10,000 Filipino workers from Saudi Arabia. Read more »

DMW to open POLO office in Thailand

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 06:32 PM

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople announced the development during President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.'s meeting with the Filipino community in Bangkok. Read more »

'Unjust to make them stay': DMW seeks to address health workers' migration

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 06:57 PM

DMW secretary Toots Ople conceded that migration of health workers is understandable. Read more »

Tulfo pinakakasuhan ang recruitment agencies sa pagkamatay ng OFW

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 05:22 PM

Tiniyak naman ng DFA ang tulong sa pamilya ni Andres. Read more »

800 Pinoys stranded on island over dispute with US contractor: official

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Updated as of Sep 16 12:11 PM

An official confirmed that hundreds of Filipino workers are stranded on a remote island in the Indian Ocean over a labor dispute with a US contractor. Read more »

Marcos won’t visit Mary Jane Veloso during Indonesia trip

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 01:23 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not visit Filipina death row convict Mary Jane Veloso during his 3-day state visit to Indonesia, Palace officials said on Sunday. Read more »

Robin seeks harsher penalties vs PH envoys abusing OFWs

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 04:40 PM

Sen. Robin Padilla on Wednesday pushed for harsher punishments against Philippine ambassadors and diplomatic personnel who sexually abuse Filipino migrant workers. Read more »

Susan Ople appoints DMW deputies

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Posted at Aug 10 01:40 PM

DMW Sec. Susan Ople said the 11 appointees are 'a mix of seasoned government officials and new faces.' Read more »