Tougher protection for OFW remittances under way
BY BUTCH FERNANDEZ THE Senate Committees on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies and on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development
Read more
OFW Features
SSS records 11.5% increase in OFW members to 1.34M
BY BMPLUS The Social Security System (SSS) records 1.34 million Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) members as of May 2021, higher
Read more
More stranded OFWs from UAE flown home–DOLE
by Ellson Quismorio A total of 348 stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab
Read more
Taguig inoculates OFWs, seniors with Moderna vaccines
The Taguig government on Thursday announced it will inoculate senior citizens and overseas Filipino workers during the first rollout of
Read more
DOLE to seek anew shorter quarantine period for returning OFWs
By Ferdinand Patinio The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday said it will seek the approval of the
Read more
PAL: Saudi-bound OFWs can board flights after deployment suspension lifted
By TED CORDERO, GMA News Philippine Airlines (PAL) is now allowing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Saudi Arabia to
Read more
OFW remittances up by more than 5% in March
By Anna Leah E. Gonzales Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) went up by 5.6 percent in March,
Read more
3 contract COVID-19 after close contact with OFW infected with variant from India
Three people contracted COVID-19 after coming into close contact with a returning Filipino migrant worker who was found to be a
Read more
DoLE seeking P178 million a year to pay for OFW hospital staff
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is asking for over P178 million a year from the Department of Budget
Read more
DOLE resumes operations for delayed OFW Hospital
BY SAMUEL P. MEDENILLA OVERNMENT has resumed work on the hospital intended for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) as the Department
Read more