Politiko Lokal
Palace asks OFWs to get vaccinated, practice ‘Mask, Hugas, Iwas’
Malacañang on Monday encouraged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to get vaccinated in their respective host countries.
May 3, 2021
1:16 pm
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Duterte on easing quarantine protocols for returning OFWs: ‘I am not ready for a compromise’
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he’s “not comfortable” with the proposal to relax the quarantine protocols for returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
April 21, 2021
9:12 pm
Nancy Carvajal Reports
Negative kahit hindi! NBI probes sale of COVID-19 test results
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is looking into the sale of fake COVID-19 test certificates by some recruitment agencies for Filipino workers bound abroad.
April 19, 2021
11:06 pm
Politiko Lokal
Joel: Curb trafficking of Filipinos through pact with host countries
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday stressed the importance of signing agreements with countries that host overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to prevent Filipino jobseekers from falling prey to human trafficking syndicates.
March 23, 2021
3:50 pm
Politiko Lokal
‘Wag papauto! BI warns OFW: Beware of scammers posing as immigration officers
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente warned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) against fake immigration officers.
February 26, 2021
9:43 pm
Politiko Lokal
Poe: Vaccine passports should be given for free to OFWs
Senator Grace Poe on Friday urged the Department of Health (DOH) to issue a standard vaccine certificate that should be free of charge to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sidelined by the pandemic.
January 22, 2021
7:55 pm
Politiko Lokal
Wala nang makakapasok! Gov’t eyes including OFWs in COVID-19 travel ban
MANILA – The government is studying to include overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the restriction on travelers from 21 countries with cases of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variant.
January 4, 2021
8:42 pm
Headlines
Bawal balikbayan! Bello: Only OFWs can return to PH amid COVID-19 travel ban
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday said only returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the United Kingdom and several other countries where there are cases of the new SARS-COV-2 strain are allowed to enter the country.
December 29, 2020
9:07 pm
Politiko Lokal
‘Wag magbabayad! OWWA reminds OFWs: RT-PCR tests at airports free
MANILA – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Monday reminded returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that swab testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) at the country’s airports is free of charge.
October 26, 2020
8:04 pm
Politiko Lokal
‘Di kasing bilis ng Red Cross: OWWA asks for patience as RT-PCR tests for OFWs shift to gov’t labs
MANILA – Government-run laboratories have been tapped to process the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) specimen of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) swabbed upon arrival in the country, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Monday said.
October 19, 2020
9:05 pm
Features
Duterte: 33,000 college-level children of OFWs displaced by pandemic to get P30,000 in education aid
Some 33,000 children of displaced, non-returning, repatriated, or deceased overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the coronavirus crisis will receive a one-time grant of P30,000 cash aid, President Rodrigo Duterte announced Monday.
September 1, 2020
12:49 pm
Features
Duterte approves add’l P5B to aid displaced overseas Filipinos
President Rodrigo Duterte has green-lighted the release of P5 billion in additional funding for the repatriation and assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.
August 10, 2020
11:20 am
Politiko Lokal
Revilla hails inclusion of subsidies for workers in Bayanihan 2 bill: Filipinos in dire need of more gov’t aid
MANILA – Administration Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has hailed the inclusion of his proposed amendments under the Senate-approved “Bayanihan to Recover as One Act” which seek to grant emergency subsidies for displaced low-income workers and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
July 29, 2020
2:07 pm
Politiko Lokal
Remains of 71 OFWs to arrive July 19 from Saudi
The second batch of the remains of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) numbering to 71 is expected to arrive in the country on July 19, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced on Saturday.
July 18, 2020
11:04 pm
Politiko Lokal
House resumes probe on repatriation of stranded OFWs — Defensor
The House committee on public accounts resumes on Tuesday its inquiry into the repatriation of tens of thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been stranded abroad since the lockdown in March.
July 13, 2020
1:55 pm
Headlines
Remains of Pinoys who died of COVID will be brought home – Palace
The government greenlighted the plan of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to bring home the remains of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
June 26, 2020
4:08 pm
Politiko Lokal
Ibalik ang mga bangkay! Pangilinan urges DFA to hasten repatriation of COVID-infected OFWs
Senator Francis Pangilinan has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to hasten the repatriation of bodies of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who died due to coronavirus disease in in the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia (KSA)
June 25, 2020
3:58 pm
Politiko Lokal
Speed up repatriation of 150k displaced OFWs, Drilon tells OWWA
Senate Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon has urged the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to facilitate the speedy repatriation of about 150,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) that were displaced by the global coronavirus pandemic.
June 25, 2020
8:57 am
Headlines
Palace denies lapses in sending OFWs, LSIs home but admits: Kulang na kulang ang test kits
There are no lapses in the transport of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and locally stranded individuals (LSIs) to their home provinces, Malacañang said Monday.
June 22, 2020
2:57 pm
Headlines
Kami bahala sa inyo! Palace vows to assist stranded OFWs in Kuwait
Malacañang assured that the government will assist in the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the coronavirus disease pandemic.
June 21, 2020
11:18 am
Politiko Lokal
Comprehensive aid dapat! Hontiveros asks gov’t to address financial, medical needs of OFWs, their families
Senator Risa Hontiveros wants a review of the government’s plans to reintegrate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families who have been displaced by the coronavirus pandemic.
June 17, 2020
11:11 am
Politiko Lokal
Revilla says repatriation of displaced OFWs should be ‘systematic and holistic’
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. is seeking a Senate inquiry over the ongoing government’s repatriation of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
June 16, 2020
1:34 pm
Features
Duterte thanks Bahrain king for pardon of 2 Pinoys
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday thanked His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa for granting royal pardon to two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
June 12, 2020
7:23 pm
Politiko Lokal
Win-win situation: Imee Marcos urges gov’t to hire displaced OFWs
Senator Imee Marcos urged the government Thursday (June 11) to hire overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic to boost economic recovery.
June 11, 2020
5:48 pm
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