Tag: Overseas Filipino Workers

PhilHealth members can now monitor unclaimed refunds

MAY 14 (DOLE) — “Vacationing migrant workers, or OFWs, returning to their overseas destinations may already pay their  PhilHealth premium contributions at the PhilHealth counters at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) starting April 1, 2015,” said Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz. According to Baldoz, the POEA has advised PhilHealth that payments for overseas employment certificates (OECs) will no longer include PhilHealth premium contributions so they may avoid long queues. “OFWs should pay their PhilHealth premium […]

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DOLE asks OFWs in Yemen to leave

MANILA, Philippines, May 13 (Eagle News) — Secretary Rosalinda Baldos of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) asked overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Yemen to leave the said country as tensions continue to rise. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

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OFWs in Hong Kong will conduct protests

A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong will stage a protest against a comment of a Hong Kong lawmaker accusing Filipina maids of seducing their employers. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

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DFA advises Filipinos in UAE and other GCC member countries against submitting fake documents

MANILA, April 17 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) cautions Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries against submitting fake or fraudulent credentials to get hired, regularized or promoted, in view of the increasing number of Filipinos charged and/or detained for falsification of documents. DFA said the falsification cases handled by the Embassies in the GCC member countries include submission of fake documents […]

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BSP extends LYD-CEF for repatriated OFWs

MANILA, PIA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the reopening of the Libyan Dinar Currency Exchange Facility (LYD-CEF) for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from Libya for another six months, or until July 29, 2015. The approval came shortly after Labor Secretary Erlinda Baldoz sent a letter to Amando M. Tetangco, BSP Governor, requesting for the extension of the LYD-CEF, thus, giving life to BSP Circular 867, dated January 14, 2015, allowing […]

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DOLE removes deployment ban

The Department of Labor and Employment has removed the deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers to Venezuela and West Bank, Israel due to the removal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of crisis alert levels in the said countries.

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