OFWs sustain 7% of country’s homes—SWS
At least seven percent of Filipino households have an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) currently working abroad to help sustain the ...
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DFA lowers alert in Myanmar
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday announced the lowering of the alert level status imposed on Myanmar, enabling ...
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Bill ensures protection for children of OFWs
A party-list lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to institutionalize mechanisms, under the Parens Patriae doctrine, for the protection of ...
Read moreBataan mayor hailed for protecting OFWs
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) commended a Bataan mayor for helping distressed overseas Filipino workers. Samal Mayor Alex Acuzar ...
Read moreDFA considers lower alert level over Mynmar
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) seriously considers downgrading the alert level status on Myanmar following an appeal by the ...
Read moreDFA to cede next month ATN duties for OFWs to DMW
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will formally turn over next month its Assistance-to-Nationals (ATN) services for overseas Filipino workers ...
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BI warns vs. use of fake OFW papers
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has expressed concern over the proliferation of fake Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) certificates being ...
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The standoff with Kuwait
"Just what kind of image does our government really like to project to the outside world about who we are ...
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Tulfo visits Dubai, interacts with OFWs based in the UAE
Sen. Raffy Tulfo visited the United Arab Emirates to personally checked the conditions of overseas Filipinos (OFWs) in Dubai. Tulfo, chairperson of ...
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BI intercepts three outbound prospective OFWs
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has prevented from leaving three prospective Filipino overseas workers (OFWs) believed to be victims of ...
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