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MANILA, April 29 – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh has renewed its urgent call on all Filipino registered overseas voters in Saudi Arabia to cast their votes now and not wait until the last days of elections ending on May 09. This is in light of the modest voter turnout during the first 18 days of overseas voting in Riyadh and Al Khobar. The following graphic shows actual voter turnout from April 9 to 25: As […]
MANILA, Philippines — There was no reported incident of overseas Filipino workers being affected by the two earthquakes that struck the Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday said. “We received an update from Labor Attaché Luz Talento of Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Tokyo that no Filipino was hurt from the series of earthquakes that hit the Kumamoto area in Kyushu island; we thank God that they are safe. We […]
ni Aily Millo Dinagsa ng mga naghahanap ng trabaho ang job fair ng Department Of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa Quezon City. Nasa 130,000 na bakanteng trabaho sa ibang bansa ang inalok ng dalawampu’t apat na lisensyadong recruitment agencies ng Philppine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Habang nasa 1,000 naman ang bakanteng trabaho dito sa bansa na inalok ng nasa 30 kumpanya na sumali sa job fair ng DOLE. Ayon sa DOLE, layon ng job fair […]
MANILA, Feb. 24 — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently said that majority of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), 107 of 163, who returned to the Philippines in the past two weeks and were provided assistance under the Assist WELL program, came home on account of various contract violations, and not due to the depressed oil price in the global market. “We thought initially that because of the hype about the decline in the global price […]
Lumagda sa isang Memorandum of Understanding ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno para protektahan ang mga OFW laban sa tanim-bala scheme sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Layon din daw ng kasunduan na maibalik ang tiwala ng mga pasahero sa mga airport personnel.
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 3 — Overseas Filipino engineers and architects will not be easily displaced by Qatar’s new equivalency system as the demand for Filipino workers in Qatar continues to rise, a Palace official recently said. Citing Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said that Qatar’s job orders of Filipino workers “increased from 85,000 in 2014 to 104,000 in 2015.” Qatar’s new policy requires a 12-year basic education equivalent to a […]
MANILA, Feb. 2 (PNA) — There are jobs and career opportunities in the local market as well as livelihood opportunities for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are looking to return to the country, according to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. “Career opportunities are aplenty in the Philippines and if a returning OFW opts to engage in business, that is welcome because that is more potentially rewarding. The government, through the DOLE, […]
In answer to the “laglag-bala” scam that victimized many overseas Filipino workers (OFW), OFW groups will conduct protest actions connected with said scam. These actions are “laglag-padala” which is similar to “no-remittance day” as well as “laglag-boto” campaign where they encourage OFWs to not vote allies of President Benigno S. Aquino III in the upcoming elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Another overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was victimized by the “tanim-bala” modus operandi in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), renewing the calls for the termination of airport officials and employees. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Gloria Ortinez denied the incident report saying that it was Ortinez herself who made a scene at the airport regarding the “tanim-bala” incident. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Congress approved in its third and final reading the translation of overseas employment contracts to local dialects to ensure that OFWs understand fully the contracts that they will sign. Employment agencies who will not follow said law will face penalties. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/CWuiTnW_IOU
MANILA, Philippines, August 19 (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has clarified that an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) was one of those who were only injured during the massive blast in Thailand’s Bangkok downtown. Meanwhile, DFA Spokesperson Charles Jose refused to reveal the identity of the Filipina upon the request of the victim. According to the reports, the OFW had sustained an ear injury due to the deadly blast. (Eagle News Service) […]
