20,000 Pinoys Corrected Residency Status in Saudi – Report
At least 20,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have managed to correct their residency status in Saudi Arabia during the ongoing grace period for illegal workers to legalize their stay in the...
View ArticleDOLE: Jordan Issues New Rules for Departure of Domestic Workers
Foreign domestic workers in Jordan, including Filipinos, have been ordered to secure a clearance first stating that they have no criminal records before exiting the Kingdom. The foreign domestic...
View ArticleHow Pinoy Couple is Scamming Jobless OFWs in Riyadh
A Filipino couple is allegedly using jobless kababayans to earn money by setting them up to be arrested by authorities. The modus operandi of the couple only identified as “Marlon” and “Mylene” was...
View Article2 Lawmakers From Same Ofw Partylist Fight Over Pork Allocations
A war over “pork” has erupted between two neophyte congressmen representing the same partylist group. Rep. Johnny Revilla assailed Rep. Roy Señeres on Thursday, for moving to allocate both of their...
View ArticlePhilippine Labor HK Office Warns Job Agencies Against ‘Imaginary Loans’
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) is cracking down on the widespread practice of employment agencies of compelling domestic workers to take out fictitious or “imaginary” loans in a bid to...
View ArticleFilipino Stabs Fellow Countryman in Vietnam Hotel Room
Police in Ho Chi Minh City are handling a case in which a Filipino man stabbed a fellow countryman, who managed to escape and was taken to a hospital for emergency aid. According to the case file, Coca...
View ArticleJail Term Mulled For Pinoy Selling Prohibited Cosmetics in HK
Not everything meant to help you look good is good for you. These include some harmful “cosmetic vanity products” which a Filipino engineer-store owner pleaded guilty to selling when he appeared at the...
View ArticleIllegal OFWs in Saudi Warned Vs Fake Embassy, POLO Staff
The Department of Labor and Employment has warned undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia against con men posing as personnel of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) or of...
View ArticleHow OFWs Can Help Yolanda Typhoon Victims
Typhoon Yolanda has brought widespread death and destruction in many parts of the Philippines. For overseas Filipinos, whether looking for loved ones or donating online, we have the following...
View ArticleList of Country Donors Helping Typhoon ‘Yolanda’ Victims
As the Philippine grieves in the wake of destruction brought about by super typhoon Yolanda / Haiyan, global community responded with pledges of help in various forms and sizes. Australia: Australia...
View ArticleOverseas Filipinos Join to Help Haiyan Victims
Filipinos based overseas have banded together and mobilized to gather aid to victims of super typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan). While expressing concern over the fate of relatives in the...
View ArticleMost Common Items Found in Balikbayan Box
A balikbayan box is always a joy to see for Filipino families with some members living or working abroad. The box generally contains a variety of purely imported gifts. Filipinos are particularly fond...
View ArticleHow To Avoid Balikbayan Box Scams
Filipinos like to send balikbayan boxes back home especially on the holidays or before they come to visit. These generally contain a variety of gifts and souvenirs that are given to family and friends...
View ArticleOFW Remittance in September Rose to $1.94B
Remittance send by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached a year-high level in September, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Despite weak economic situations abroad, Filipinos...
View ArticleRare Severe Flooding Hits Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh and nearby locations have experienced severe flooding Nov. 16 night amid heavy rains prompting authorities to cancel Sunday classes and residents advised to stay indoors....
View Article157,494 Filipinos Regularize Status During Correction Period
Philippine Ambassador Ezzedin H. Tago, in a meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Consular Affairs Ambassador Usamah Al-Senousi, expressed gratitude of the Philippine...
View Article‘Indays’ in Qatar Help Yolanda Typhoon Survivors
A group of Filipino household workers based in Doha, Qatar did their part to help their fellowmen who have survived but suffered amidst the destructive power of super typhoon Yolanda. Empty tissue...
View ArticlePOEA Cancels Jardy International Promotion Agency for Various Violations
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has cancelled the license of Jardy International Promotion Agency for serious violation of POEA regulations on deployment of Filipino workers...
View ArticleTips For Taxi Passengers in the Philippines
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and tourists traveling to the Philippines need to be aware of various modus operandi by unscrupulous taxi drivers. For everyone’s safety, the Philippine National Police...
View ArticleThailand Police Arrest Filipino ‘Typhoon Relief Charity’ Scam Members
Police officers in the Thai province of Udon Thani have arrested two female Filipino missionaries allegedly soliciting money for the relief effort of typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda without prior permission and...
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