CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Feb.6 (PIA) — Over 22,400 clients were already served by the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) One-Stop Processing Center (OSPC) inside the Freeport Zone four months since it commenced operation. “The existence of the OFW OPSC at Clark Polytechnic was able to cut down the process cycle time for most of our (and our partners) services making it convenient for our OFW-clients traversing through the Clark International Airport and other clients residing from […]
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Baldoz urges public to support POEA’s online anti-illegal recruitment campaign
MANILA, May 11 – Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday urged the public to support the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s social media-based anti-illegal recruitment (AIR) campaign. “Since illegal recruiters are using the internet, especially through the social media, in victimizing jobseekers, the POEA has stepped up its AIR drive by harnessing the power of information and communications technology to inform and educate the public,” Baldoz said. Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the POEA […]
Majority of OFWs return because of contract violations—Baldoz
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 […]
Local job opportunities and livelihood programs are available for returning OFWs –DOLE
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, […]
POEA warns overseas job applicants on use of fake documents
MANDALUYONG CITY, Sep. 29 — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has warned Filipino workers against using falsified documents to support their applications for overseas jobs. Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac on Sunday said the Philippine Embassy in Wellington has reported that a substantial number of Filipino dairy farm workers have entered New Zealand using false employment certificates. The report said unscrupulous individuals in the Philippines issued the fake certificates in exchange for a considerable […]
POEA warns OFWs on “third-country recruitment”
AUGUST 29 — Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac yesterday advised Filipino workers who are presently employed overseas to be more careful about accepting offers of employment in another country. Cacdac said his office has received a report from the Philippine Embassy in Turkey on the case of a household worker who is now jobless in Ankara, after leaving her previous employer in Hong Kong. In her written statement, the household worker said she was recruited […]
New Zealand in need of 30, 000 workers
SAN JUAN, Metro Manila, Philippines – According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, New Zealand is in need of 30, 000 Filipino workers. New Zealand is looking for skilled construction workers to help rebuild the country to help repair damages caused by the earthquake that hit the said country in 2011. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
Germany hiring Filipino nurses
METRO Manila, Philippines, July 13 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) announced that Germany is looking for at least 70 Filipino nurses with experience in geriatric care. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Sen. Santiago berates POEA head
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago berated the head of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for arriving late for a Senate hearing.
Filipinos in Toronto warned against possible employment scam
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 […]
POEA suspends license of two recruitment agencies
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) suspended the licenses of two employment agencies due to complaints made by overseas Filipino workers on the said agencies.
DOLE asks POEA to take steps against over staying OFWs in South
The Secretary of Department of Labor and Employment asked Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to take steps regarding overstaying overseas Filipino workers in South Korea.
