How OFWs Should Be Welcomed When They Return Home
Imagine going home for the first time after so many years working abroad, it’s an exciting moment every Filipino worker abroad looks forward to. Whether you’re a nurse, domestic worker, aircraft...
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Japan OFW Takes Own Life After Disclosing Names of Family Members Who...
Apparently unable to handle all the pressure she’s been going through, a Filipino worker based in Japan revealed the identities of her relatives who sexually abused her before a video recording as she...
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3 Ex-OFWs Receive Cash, Livelihood Benefits From OWWA
Three Overseas Filipino Workers recently received benefits and assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Cordillera regional office in Baguio City. OWWA-CAR posted on its Facebook...
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Why Some HK Domestic Helpers Hate The Typhoon Season
Domestic workers in Hong Kong and all over the world have plenty of tasks on hand to accomplish. From the moment they wake up in the morning to heading to bed at night, they have certain things to...
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Filipino Maid in Singapore Jailed For Accepting Lover’s Stolen Money
A Filipino domestic worker was sentenced to nine months in prison by a Singapore court after confessing to receiving stolen cash in her bank account in 2014 from a man she met on a dating website....
View ArticleQatar OFWs Undeterred By Arab Blockade
A week since the Saudi-led issued a blockade against Qatar, Filipinos based in the country have yet to experience in their daily lives, despite initial chaos, according to a report from Rappler....
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OWWA IX Congratulates OFW Dependant Scholar Graduates
Zamboanga City – Eight OFW Dependent Scholarship Program (ODSP) scholars of Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office IX (OWWA RWO-IX) successfully graduated this school year...
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OWWA Renders Airport-Seaport Assistance for Injured OFW Returning Home
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office IX (OWWA RWO-IX) on June 6, 2017 the rendered airport to seaport assistance to overseas Filipino worker Dayang Dayang Arwida Arubin who...
View ArticleHK Woman, Filipino Helper Killed in HK Road Accident
An elderly Hong Kong woman and a Filipino she employed as domestic worker were killed in a traffic accident in To Kwa Wan Thursday morning. A tourist bus with mainland visitors on board failed to make...
View ArticleElderly Woman in HK Faces HK$5,000 Fine For Selling Cardboard to Domestic Helper
For selling a piece of cardboard without securing a license, an elderly Hong Kong woman faces a fine of up to HK$5,000 and jail term after she was charged by the government, according to a report by...
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Children of Executed OFW Flies to Visit Mother’s Grave in Kuwait
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration facilitated the travel of the two children of the late OFW Jakatia M. Pawa namely Hadisza Pawa Alama and Amenchadrha Pawa Alama to visit her grave in Kuwait....
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OWWA Grants Livelihood Starter Kits For Returning OFWs
Twenty one repatriated overseas Filipino workers received their livelihood starter kits under the Balik Pinas Balik Hanapbuhay program of Overseas Workers Welfare Administration on May 24 & 26,...
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OWWA R-IX Grants P3.2 Death, Burial Benefits to 26 OFW Beneficiaries
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office IX released P3,320,000 worth of death and burial benefits to twenty six overseas Filipino worker dependents/beneficiaries. Two dependents...
View ArticleFilipina Helper Dies of Heat Stroke in Hong Kong
A Filipina helper was found lifeless by her employer inside the bathroom in a Hong Kong apartment on June 6, The SUN reported. According to her younger sister Mary Ann, who also works in Hong Kong, the...
View ArticleNational ID System To Spell Success Of Tax Safety Nets For Poor Filipinos
The government is bent on issuing national identification (ID) cards to all Filipinos that will also serve as social welfare cards to ensure the effective and targeted implementation of its social...
View ArticleEDSP Scholarship for OWWA Member Dependents Now Open For Application
Submissions are now accepted from eligible applicants for Overseas Workers Welfare Administration’s Education for Development Scholarship Program for school year 2018-2019. The program is open to...
View ArticleFilipino Seafarer Caught With 2.7Kg of Cocaine Into Hong Kong
A Filipino seafarer was caught smuggling 2.7 kilograms of cocaine as he attempted to enter Hong Kong on June 1. According to Hong Kong News, citing Vice Consul Alex Vallespin said Hong Kong Customs and...
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Stingy Singapore Employers Leave Maid Sleeping in Corridor While They Were On...
A domestic worker in Singapore ended up sleeping in a Housing and Development Board apartment corridor after her employers refused to allow her to stay in their flat while they were on vacation. An...
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Filipina Helper Conquers Himalayan Mountain
Liza Avelino arrived in Hong Kong to work as domestic worker in Hong Kong in 1996 at the age of 23. More than 20 years later, she may have remained in her chosen profession but Avelino has also brought...
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Delayed Balikbayan Box Delivery From Qatar Spoils Content, Angers Recipients
A long-delayed delivery of balikbayan box from Qatar has rendered its contents worthless, earning the ire of the receiving family. In a complaint filed before the program ‘Sumbungan Ng Bayan’, OFW...
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