CBCP urges Qatar OFWs: Be vigilant
The Catholic Church on Monday urged all overseas Filipino workers in Qatar to be vigilant amid an ongoing diplomatic crisis ...
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PAL reopens flights between Manila and Kuala Lumpur
Philippines Airlines said it resumed daily service between Manila and Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, after a three-year ...
Read moreGroup slams Bello’s order to ban OFWs to Qatar
A research and advocacy group slammed Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III’s move to ban or limit the deployment of Filipino ...
Read moreIncreased remittances foster inclusive growth
HIGHER remittances from overseas Filipino workers significantly contribute to a wider financial inclusion and foster a more active micro-enterprises sector ...
Read moreSuspension on direct hiring lifted
The Department of Labor and Employment lifted the suspension on the processing of direct hire overseas Filipino workers which was ...
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Remittances jumped 10.7% in first quarter
Money sent home by Filipinos working overseas jumped 10.7 percent in March to a record $2.615 billion from $2.362 billion ...
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Duterte sues for time on drug, graft woes
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has asked for three to four years to solve graft, corruption and illegal drugs in the country. ...
Read moreGovt delaying tactics on OFWs recruitment hit
A group of recruitment agencies criticized the government’s delay in securing an appointment with the Consular Affairs Department of the ...
Read moreCayetano supports creation of OFW dept
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has filed a measure seeking to establish a Department of Foreign Employment, a one-stop umbrella agency ...
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Philippine Information Agency Deputy Director General Gregorio Angelo Villar (fifth from left) and Tuguegarao City Mayor Bienvenido de Guzman II ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.