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),
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OFW Hospital soon to rise in Pampanga
OVERSEAS Filipino workers will soon have their own hospital. The Department of Labor and Employment, government and private donors recently signed a memorandum of agreement
Gov’t lifts HK, Macau travel ban
AS advocated by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. the government yesterday lifted the travel ban for Filipinos who are returning for work in Hong
OFW dep’t fund eyed
EQUALLY important as the creation of Department of Overseas Filipino Workers is a special fund that will help the agency address the problems of the
Taiwan thankful for contribution of 150,000–strong Pinays
THE contributions of the 150,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are a major factor behind the growth and economic development of Taiwan. This was articulated by
PH steps up drive against human trafficking in Iraq
THE Philippine Embassy in Baghdad intensified its drive against human trafficking and illegal recruitment of Filipinos after a group of men transporting a Filipina to
17 displaced OFWs arrive from Haiti
SEVENTEEN displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including 11 children arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on board a Philippine Airlines flight from Haiti yesterday.
Overseas voting turnout highest — Department of Foreign Affairs
THE Department of Foreign Affairs – Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) said that despite numerous challenges on the conduct and management of elections overseas, Philippine Embassies
Go renews call for creation of Overseas Filipino Workers Department
AS many overseas Filipino workers (OFW) continue to arrive in the country to be with their families during the Christmas season, former Special Assistant to
Migrant group his POEA on mandatory insurance
A migrant group over the weekend expressed its objection against the new Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) order on mandatory insurance for overseas Filipino workers