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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 […]
MANILA, Feb. 12 — Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz recently announced the setting up of a more cohesive and synchronized ‘Assist WELL’ Processing Centers in three Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) agencies and 17 regional offices in the country. The centers will provide an improved and comprehensive welfare, employment, legal, and livelihood (WELL) assistance to returning overseas Filipino workers. “The Assist Well Processing Center is led by a management committee that oversees and […]
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration included the information regarding the Zika virus in its pre-departure orientation seminar for overseas Filipino workers. According to the POEA, this is the only step that it can currently take as it is still waiting for the alert level to be issued by the Department of Health and the Department of Foreign Affairs before it can implement a deployment ban. The Zika virus is currently affecting areas in central and […]
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, […]
Despite the increased tensions in various countries, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration announced that the demand on overseas Filipino workers remain strong, including in the Middle East, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States of America. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANDALUYONG CITY, Sept. 10 (PIA)–The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) reiterated its warning on fraudulent e-mails offering employment in big hospitals in Canada and other countries to Filipino nurses and other healthcare professionals. Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said applicants should just ignore such e-mails that say the recipient has been selected for a nursing position in a hospital even without submitting an application. The bogus emails instruct applicants to pay PhP3,750 as registration fees, […]
MANILA, June 16 — The deployment of household service workers (HSWs) has declined drastically in the first five months of 2015, the Department of Labor and Employment reported. “I have received a report yesterday from Philippine Overseas Employment Administration chief Hans Leo J.Cacdac that the deployment of newly-hired OFWs who are working as household service workers have decreased by 20 percent over a five-month period, from January to May 2015, compared to the same period […]
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 […]
QUEZON CITY, 30 April (PIA)–The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued tips on how to avoid illegal recruiters. POEA chief Hans Leo Cacdac issued the reminder to warn those who are planning to work abroad to be wary of job offers posted online and scrupulous individuals who are constantly looking for victims. Cacdac advised prospective overseas workers to apply only with licensed recruitment agencies to avoid illegal recruiters. In his twitter account, @HansLeoCacdac, the POEA […]
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) revoked the license of a recruitment agency because of various violations.
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago berated the head of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for arriving late for a Senate hearing.
MANILA, PIA- The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto warns the public of a possible scam targeting nurses and others in health-oriented professions in the Philippines by offering them non-existent jobs in Canada, particularly as caregivers at Ian Anderson House, an in-resident cancer hospice located in Oakville, Ontario. The Consulate General received a report that an invitation is being circulated through e-mail for a two-day seminar, currently scheduled for March 07 to 08, in the Philippines […]
