39 Filipino seamen missing off Japan
THIRTY-NINE Filipino seamen were on board a cargo ship that went missing after sending a distress signal from the East China Sea on Wednesday, the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo confirmed
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Speaker wants integrated, Comprehensive plan for Overseas Filipino Workers
SPEAKER Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to convene an inter-agency meeting to discuss how their respective
House to resume inquiry on repatriation of OFWs
THE House committee on public accounts, chaired by Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor, wants concerned government agencies to explain further the delay in the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
House panel okays P5-B aid to displaced OFWs
A HOUSE panel has passed a measure that seeks to provide assistance to displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs approved a substitute bill that
Clear quarantine guidelines for OFWs sought
KEY national government officials should get their act together and agree on a common policy concerning the mandatory quarantine of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), a House leader said on