Senator Imee Marcos has urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to come up with a long-term strategy to address the problem of Filipinos becoming hostages overseas.
The national government has allocated P15.3 billion to the Department of Migrant Workers to provide more substantial assistance and projects to overseas Filipino workers.
After appointing Francisco Laurel Jr. as Agriculture Secretary, the leader of the House Minority bloc appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to also designate a new head for the Department of Migrant Workers.
About 62 Filipinos, including two infants, from Israel will arrive in the country on Monday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Saturday (October 28).
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is helping the siblings of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict to find employment.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named Hans Leo Cacdac as Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Migrant Workers, Malacañang announced.
The House Committee on Appropriations immediately terminated the deliberation on the proposed budget of the Department of Migrant Workers due to the mourning over the passing of Secretary Toots Ople.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) said the country lost a hero with the passing of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople.
The Senate has adopted a resolution honoring Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople, who passed away on August 22.
Senator Francis Escudero offers his sincerest condolences to the family and loved ones of the late Migrant Workers Secretary Toots Ople.
