Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)

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.

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…

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…

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.

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.

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).

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)

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…

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.

Malacañang assured that the government will assist in the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the coronavirus disease pandemic.

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.

Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. is seeking a Senate inquiry over the ongoing government’s repatriation of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

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.

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.

Malacañang maintained that returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are being treated like VIPs, denying claims that they are neglected by the government.

Malacañang said that returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are receiving “VIP treatment” from the government amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday (May 27) warned officials of local government units (LGUs) of administrative and criminal charges for refusing to accept any of the 24,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who already…

Let arriving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) return to their home provinces, President Rodrigo Duterte reminded local government units (LGUs) in a speech late Monday.

Over 24,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are stuck in quarantine facilities in Metro Manila since they have yet to receive the results of their COVID-19 test, Malacañang said Monday (May 25).

President Rodrigo Duterte wants authorities to increase the capacity for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in provinces so overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) can get tested in their localities.

The House committee on overseas workers affairs approved on Friday a bill seeking to provide P5 billion in assistance for distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Malacañang said it will ask the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) for an inventory of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are still waiting for their coronavirus test results.

President Rodrigo Duterte urged local government units (LGUs) to accept returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have gone through a mandatory 14-day facility-based quarantine.