News for Overseas Filipino Workers
Seminar ng Overseas Workers Administration (OWWA) para sa OFWs sa Torino, itinuro ang unang hakbang ng mga Pinoy na dapat nilang gawin kung uuwi ng Pilipinas. Ito ang pagpaparehistro sa One Health Pass tatlong araw bago ang departure kung saan nasa monitoring ng Bureau of Quarantine. Isinagawa ang seminar kaugnay sa updated IATF protocols ngayong…
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The Immigration Department has recorded more than 4,400 job-hopping cases of foreign domestic helpers between January and October, over double the number last year. More than 1,700 employment visa applications were denied, which was five times more than last year. The department said it will combat job-hopping – when domestic helpers prematurely terminate their employment…
It’s good to be gift for Christmas for 9,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have long been waiting to receive their unpaid salaries. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday reported that Saudi Arabia has agreed to pay the P4.6 billion in unpaid salaries of those OFWs. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said the payment…
Since late August, the Hong Kong government has allowed foreign domestic helpers to enter the country with a certificate of COVID-19 vaccination approved by the local government. However, due to the limitation of the number of quarantine rooms, the “foreign domestic helper shortage” issue has not been resolved. A foreign domestic helper said that due…
MAYNILA – Inirekomenda ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19 response na gawing mas maluwag na ang quarantine period sa mga pauwing overseas Filipino workers (OFW). Sa virtual forum ng ahensya, sinabi ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III na nasa IATF na ang kanilang rekomendasyon at pag-apruba na…
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A total of 243 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) arrived in the country after several delays of their flight back home from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The flight carrying the OFWs through the government’s repatriation program arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) at around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept, 16. The national government…
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday launched a special online appointment system for active overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at its Robinsons Galleria consular office in Ortigas. In an advisory, the agency said eligible passport applicants must present a valid working visa or re-entry visa for land-based OFWs or a valid seaman’s book…
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Hong Kong reopened its borders to foreign domestic workers from Indonesia and the Philippines On Monday, but fewer than 20 per day can enter the city due to the limited number of quarantine hotel rooms. Employer groups said it was extremely difficult to secure a hotel room for their maids or helpers for the 21-day…
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Philippines is now asking the Hong Kong government to consider the international vaccination certificate being issued by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) in place of its required “recognized vaccination record,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday night. Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. earlier revealed that Hong Kong is not accepting the country’s vaccination…
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to extend the travel restrictions currently imposed to ten (10) countries starting August 1 until August 15, 2021. These countries include India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The IATF, during its 130th meeting, likewise…
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