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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has warned custom and immigration personnel that he will relieve all officials who would be found to be involved in extortion and theft of Balikbayan boxes sent by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to their loved ones. “Ayaw ko ng oppression sa Pilipino. That has to stop. Sa airport ngayon wala nang bukasan ng bag … Kung meron mang kontrabando, nakikita na ‘yon sa baba. Why do you have to […]
MANILA — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III on Thursday invited jobseekers, graduating students, the unemployed, and even returning overseas Filipino workers to the 32 nationwide job fairs scheduled in the remaining weeks of March. Bello said these fairs make job-hunting more convenient and less costly. He added that job seekers may even be hired-on-the-spot if they meet the qualifications of participating employers. He reminded applicants to be armed and ready with the […]
MANILA, March 8 – Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III yesterday directed the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Qatar to immediately extend assistance to the 300 overseas Filipino workers affected by a fire, Friday, that razed the UCC Labor Camp of the Elegancia Hospitality Group in Al-Shehaniya, about 33 kilometers north of Doha. Acting on reports on the incident, Bello immediately instructed the POLO team led by Labor Attaché David Des Dicang to provide prompt […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the proposed identification card system for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said that the ID card system will give OFWs easier access to government services and private agencies. Abella also said that the exclusive card can also be used as debit card or ATM card for OFW banks. It can also serve as a reloadable Beep card that can be used for MRT or […]
MANILA, Dec. 30 – The Bureau of Customs has issued a memorandum to all its district collectors and other concerned customs officials and personnel regarding its policy on opening alerted balikbayan boxes. Based on the memorandum, alerted balikbayan boxes shall be subjected to 100% physical examination, only in the presence of the consignee or his duly authorized representative. If the consignee or representative cannot personally attend the inspection, a waiver from the owner of the […]
MANILA, Dec. 23 — More than 10,000 overseas Filipino workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who were displaced by the oil crisis in the Middle East have benefited from the government’s Relief Assistance Program (RAP). RAP is a one-time grant of financial assistance provided to each qualified affected OFW who are either staying in camps or are live-out in KSA or who have been repatriated to the Philippines but have not received their salaries or end-of-service […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Landbank of the Philippines announced that it will establish a bank for overseas Filipino workers on September 2017. This is in connection to the plan of the Landbank to acquire Philippine Postal Service Bank or PostBank from the Philippine Postal Corporation. After the acquisition, PostBank will become a subsidiary of Landbank, with a percentage set aside for ownership of OFWs. Landbank president Alex Buenaventura said that it would […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) can now send their balikbayan boxes tax free, starting December 25, as long as it is worth less than 150,000 pesos. “The Bureau of Customs is happy to announce that to our millions of OFWs, starting this (December 25), balikbayan boxes with value not exceeding P150,000 will be exempt from duties and taxes,” BOC acting spokesperson for enforcement and intelligence operations Neil Anthony Estrella said […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — After seven years, the peso reached its lowest exchange rate against the United States dollar at Php 48.26 per $1.00. Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno assured the public’s worry about higher inflation rate and said that the purchasing power of the peso remains. The trading closed to P48.28 on Tuesday (September 27). Almost $525 million went to volume traded. Earlier, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said that […]
MANILA, Sept 1 (PIA) — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III yesterday urged displaced overseas Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia to avail of the repatriation program offered by the government. “Pinapakiusapan ko sila na mag-avail ng repatriation para makauwi na sa Pilipinas. Mahirap ang kalagayan nila dito sa Saudi Arabia,” said Bello who heads the 40-man Phippine Special Mission to Saudi Arabia. According to Bello, the goal is to repatriate the first batch of 2,000 […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday, August 31 welcomed home more than 100 Filipinos abandoned in desert camps in Saudi Arabia with a warning – don’t do drugs. Duterte’s administration will give job placement priority, either local or abroad, to those repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) coming from Saudi Arabia who were displaced or laid off. Previous reports said thousands of Filipinos are in danger of losing jobs in Saudi […]
MANILA, Aug. 26 (PIA) — Starting 15 September 2016, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will be implementing the online registration system for seafarers. “This system improvement is in line with our objective to provide speedy and efficient service to our clientele, specifically to the overseas Filipino workers,” said Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III. Bello said the implementation of online registration was approved by the POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 13 Series of […]
