OFW Commits Suicide in Kuwait
On February 21, 2014, overseas Filipino worker Amar Cabalfin Galang jumped off the eighth floor of a building in Mahboula, Kuwait. Galang lived in Tondo, Manila before coming to work in Kuwait as a...
View ArticleMandatory Remittance Bill in Congress Slammed
Filipinos in the UAE slammed a proposed law currently filed in the Philippine Congress, which requires Filipinos abroad (OFWs) to send money regularly back in the Philippines or risk not getting their...
View ArticlePinoy Pride As Kababayan Wins Oscars Best Song
Filipinos can take pride of winning an NBA, Miss International and Miss World titles. One more has been added to the list: Winning an award at the star-studded 86th Academy Awards, commonly known as...
View ArticleHow to Get OEC at NAIA Terminal 3
Overseas Filipino Workers have a privilege of having an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) to ensure that they are properly documented and protected. This certification is under the rules and...
View ArticleTop 5 OFW Moneysaving Mistakes
Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) have continuously been increasing in number over the years. OFWs are said to have contributed significantly on the Philippines’s economy due to their valuable...
View ArticleSay Goodbye To Long Lines At NAIA As New Immigration Card System Commences
A new system featuring immigration cards was implemented on March 1, 2014, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). As a result, travelers will enjoy short queues and faster processing at...
View ArticleBuried in Debt for Years, OFW in Dubai Finally Coming Home
Recto Esmeralda, an overseas Filipino worker in Dubai, was recently allowed to return home after being stuck in the UAE for over 14 years. The news was first told on March 2, 2014. The 59-year-old...
View ArticleBack Pains Leads List of Ailments of Pinoy Workers
According to the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES), Filipino workers suffered from back pains more compared to other kinds of disease acquired while on a job. A recent Integrated Survey...
View ArticleOFWs Enjoy Better Yields with Bigger SSS Contributions
From January to November 2013, overseas Filipino workers (OFW) have contributed P2.8 billion to the Social Security System (SSS). SSS expects a total annual collection of P3.1 billion, constituting 22...
View Article100,000 Facebook Fans: Top 10 Posts of Pinoy OFW
We just celebrated 100,000 fans on our Facebook page. Thank you kababayans for joining us on Facebook since 2009 as we bring news, tips and updates for overseas Filipinos. We look back at the most...
View ArticleDFA Raises Alert Level in Venezuela
The Department of Foreign Affairs has urged Filipinos based in Venezuela to restrict their movements in light of an ongoing standoff between anti-government protesters and the government troops. The...
View ArticleCebu Pacific Aims Manila-Muscat Flights in Mid 2014
Talks are ongoing in hopes that Cebu Pacific will soon launch direct flights between Oman and Manila. This was disclosed by Hjayceelyn M Quintana, deputy head of mission and consul general at the...
View ArticleOWWA-SOCCSKSARGEN Announces Scholarships for OFW Dependents
The Overseas Workers Welfare Adminstration- SOCCSKSARGEN announced it is now accepting applicants for its OFW Dependents Scholarship Program (OFWDSP). OWWA-12 Director Marilou Sumalinog said there are...
View ArticlePOEA Thumbs Down Plan for OFW-Only Buses in Singapore
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) administrator Hans Leo Cacdac, in his Twitter account, defended overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in Singapore against a proposed idea to...
View Article‘Homesick’ Filipino Domestic Helper Deported A Day After Arriving in Saudi...
A Filipino domestic worker hired to work for a Saudi family was sent back to the Philippines only a day after arriving in the Kingdom because she couldn’t bear homesickness. Luming, not her real name,...
View ArticleSingaporean Complains About “Noisy Filipinos” On Bus Rides
A letter from a supposed Singaporean, who wished to be identified simply as “H”, wrote on The Real Singapore, a user-generated website. The letter generally requested that separate buses be assigned to...
View ArticleFilipina Killed in Dubai Road Accident
A Filipina was among those killed in separate accidents that took place in Dubai. The unidentified Filipina was crossing at a non-designated part between the seventh and eighth interchange of Shaikh...
View ArticleStudy: Half of Pregnant Household Workers in HK Terminated Illegally
A study made by a non-government organization revealed that half of pregnant foreign domestic workers had their contracts terminated illegally in 2013. PathFinders, an organization that offers help to...
View Article2 Filipino Teachers Sentenced to Life for ‘Drug Mule’ Job
Two Filipino teachers in China who became drug mules for an international syndicate have been sentenced to life imprisonment for smuggling heroin into Manila. Judge Petronillo Sulla Jr. of Pasay City...
View ArticleHK Immigration Rejects Visa for 170 Domestic Workers Accused of ‘Job Hopping’
Migrant groups in Hong Kong are up in arms after a Hong Kong official disclosed that 170 applications for domestic helper visas were rejected because they were suspected for “job hopping.” The Asian...
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