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(Eagle News) — Filipinos in Iran and Lebanon are no longer covered by the government’s mandatory repatriation, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Thursday, Jan. 9. In an interview over ANC, Bello said this was after he was informed that the alert level 4 which had been hoisted in Lebanon had been brought down to level 2. He said he was informed yesterday Iran, which had been placed under an alert level 4, was […]
(Eagle News) — If Filipinos in the Middle East are harmed amid the rising tensions between Iran and Iraq, and the United States, the Philippines will side with the US, the Palace said on Tuesday, Jan. 7. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this was the position President Rodrigo Duterte made known during the 45th Cabinet meeting on Monday, Jan. 6, in which he expressed concerns about the welfare of Overseas Filipino […]
By Tyra’nell Pille-Lu & Dennis John Lu EBC Japan Bureau/Eagle News Service TOKYO, Japan (Eagle News) — Thousands of people, mostly oversees Filipino workers (OFW), benefited from the Aid to Humanity recently held by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) in Saitama, north of Tokyo. Over 2000 people took part in the whole-day humanitarian event organized by the INC through its humanitarian arm, the Felix Y. Manalo (FYM) Foundation, at the Royal Pines Hotel […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) recently held an outreach activity to help overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan. During the “Lingap for OFWs” in Taiwan, hundreds of goodwill bags were distributed to OFWs there. The Lingap for OFWs is a project of the INC Executive MInister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo to help Filipinos working abroad. The INC activity there, held after a worship service officiated by the INC Executive Minister, […]
By Phoebe Salvador (Eagle News) — Recruitment agencies and migrants’ organizations are pushing for the creation of an overseas counterpart of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) under the proposed Department of Overseas Filipino Workers. During an interview on Aprub’s Aksyon OFW, Raquel Bracero, president of Philippine Association of Service Exporters Inc. (PASEI) discussed the proposed establishment of the Overseas Labor Relations Commission (OLRC). “The OLRC will be part of the Department of OFW focusing […]
(Eagle News)–The government has imposed a total ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to South Sudan. In a statement, the Department of Labor and Employment said the governing board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, in a resolution, decided to impose the ban also on the processing of the documents of OFWs bound for the country “until further notice.” The board is chaired by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. Bello said the ban […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that the Department of Labor and Employment is now working on a bilateral agreement with Russia to address the concerns of the many undocumented Filipinos in that country. There are around 10,000 Filipinos in Russia, most of them undocumented, according to Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta. Duterte said he raised the problems of the many overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who lacked documentation with Russian President Vladimir […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay is pushing for the creation of centers that will cater to the needs of families left behind by Overseas Filipino Workers. In seeking the establishment of “OFW family centers” through Senate Bill No. 975, Binay noted what she said was the role of the State in strengthening the family, as contained in Article XV Section 1 of the Constitution. She noted the Filipino diaspora has resulted in social problems within the […]
(Eagle News) – Several overseas Filipino workers pushed the House of Representatives to fast-track the bill creating the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers. Some of them even became emotional during a recent hearing of the House Committee on Government Reorganization and House Committee on Overseas Workers’ Affairs. The OFWs said that the creation of such a department is long overdue. “We owe it to our unsung heroes, our OFWs besides they continue to contribute […]
(Eagle News)–Leftists and several Overseas Filipino Workers have asked the Supreme Court to stop the government from requiring OFWs to contribute to the Social Security System. In their 35-page petition for certiorari and prohibition, Migrante International; former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares; Bayan Muna Reps. Carlos Zarate, Ferdinand Gaite and Eufemia Cullamat; Alliance of Concerned Teachers Rep. France Castro; Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas; Kabataan Rep. Sarah Elago; and OFWs Feliza Benitez, Jennifer Borbe, […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana fired back at Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua after he asked what the Philippine government would think if China thought Overseas Filipino Workers there were also spies. Zhao had issued the remark after Lorenzana expressed concerns about the proximity of Chinese-manned Philippine offshore gaming operation (Pogo) sites to military and police camps, saying the Chinese could easily shift to spying. “That’s the most preposterous statement I heard in […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the OFW Handbook bill into law. Based on the law signed on Feb. 22 but released only on Saturday, March 2, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration shall develop, publish, disseminate and update a handbook that will contain the responsibilities and rights of Overseas Filipino Workers. The handbook, which will be given for free to OFWs, whether sea-based or land-based, shall also provide them with basic information on their country […]
