Tag: Overseas Filipino Workers

DOLE eyes OFW supplemental budget as over 230,000 OFWs seek cash aid from PHL gov’t

  (Eagle News)–More than 230,000 Overseas Filipino Workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are seeking cash assistance from the government, the Department of Labor and Employment said. According to DOLE, as of April 24, the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices and the local offices of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration already received 233,015 requests for assistance under the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program – AKAP emergency fund. Under the program, each qualified OFW is given  a one-time […]

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DFA repatriates 60 Filipinos, their dependents from New Zealand

(Eagle News) — Sixty Filipinos and their dependents were repatriated from New Zealand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement on Monday, April 20, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the Filipinos had been stranded due to the alert level 4 and border lockdown imposed by the New Zealand government to flatten the COVID-19 curve. The New Zealand government has since then lowered the alert to level 3. “The Embassy has been working closely with […]

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102 Filipinos repatriated from Côte d’Ivoire, US arrive

(Eagle News)–Over 100 Filipinos repatriated from Côte d’Ivoire and the United States have arrived in the country. The Department of Foreign Affairs said of the 102 Filipinos, five were land-based workers of Toa Corporation from Abidjan and 97 were crew members of MS Norwegian Joy, docked in Los Angeles, California. The repatriation was facilitated by the Philippine Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, and the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles, together with the DFA-Office of the Undersecretary […]

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Palace: Filing of murder raps vs Jeanelyn Villavende employers welcome, but total ban on OFW deployment to Kuwait stays

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 28, welcomed the filing of murder charges against the Kuwaiti employers of slain Overseas Filipino Worker Jeanelyn Villavende, but noted that the temporary ban on the deployment of OFWs to the Middle Eastern country stays. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement hours after Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III informed a Senate labor committee hearing on the maltreatment of Filipino workers abroad that Villavende’s employers had been […]

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DFA: 128 distressed Filipinos from UAE arrive in PHL

(Eagle News) — Over 100 distressed Filipinos from the United Arab Emirates arrived in the country on Monday, Jan. 27, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement, the DFA said of the 128 who arrived, 115 were from Abu Dhabi while 13 were from Dubai. The Filipinos were welcomed by representatives from the  Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and its member agencies, such as the Bureau of Immigration, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, […]

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Palace: Total deployment ban to Kuwait to remain in force until pact on OFW protection implemented

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 16, said the total ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers in Kuwait will remain until the terms in the agreement on the protection of OFWs signed between the Philippine and the Middle Eastern country’s governments are followed. “Until such time [that] the terms of the MOA [memorandum of agreement] are incorporated in each labor contract between the employer and the employee, the [total deployment] ban […]

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Guevarra to NBI: Probe recruitment agency of OFW killed in Kuwait

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the death of Overseas Filipino Worker Jeanelyn Villavende in Kuwait. In Department Order No. 9, Guevarra also ordered the NBI to determine if the recruitment agency and its employees and officers responsible for her placement abroad committed any violations of the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 or other laws. […]

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NAIA ready to host repatriation of OFWs from Middle East

(Eagle News)– The Ninoy Aquino International Airport is ready to host the expected repatriation of Overseas Filipino Workers from the Middle East amid tensions in the region. Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Ed Monreal said the airport shall provide holding areas where OFWs can be processed and given briefings. He said they were also ready to deploy their medical team at the holding areas for those who may need medical help upon arrival, and will […]

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Bello: Filipinos in Iran, Lebanon no longer covered by gov’t mandatory repatriation

(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 […]

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DBM official: Standby funds for repatriation of OFWs available

(Eagle News)-A Department of Budget and Management official on Wednesday, Jan. 8, gave the assurance there were available standby funds for the repatriation of Overseas Filipino Workers in Iran and Iraq. In an economic press briefing in Malacañang,  Budget Assistant Secretary Rolando Toledo said the Department of Foreign Affairs had P1.29 billion for its repatriation program. According to  Toledo , the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration also had P600 million on standby for OFWs who need […]

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Palace: If Filipinos in Middle East are harmed, Duterte will side with US

(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 […]

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PHL imposes partial deployment ban on OFWs to Kuwait

(Eagle News)-The Department of Labor and Employment will implement a partial deployment ban on Overseas Filipino Workers  to Kuwait. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III made the announcement following the death of Filipina domestic helper Jeanelyn Villavende. Bello said under the partial deployment ban, the deployment of new OFWs will not be allowed. “We will allow the return of the balik manggagawa saka skilled workers pero new di muna tayo magdedeploy,” Bello said. He said the […]

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