Tips for OFWs Acting as Couriers for Friends Abroad
One of the things overseas Filipino workers look forward to is their trip to the Philippines for vacation, no matter how short it may be. As OFWs prepare for the trip, among the can’t-miss items in the...
View ArticleOman Extends Curb for Foreign Construction, Domestic Workers
In an effort to save jobs for its citizens, Oman extended its ban on hiring of foreign construction and household service workers. Hiring of workers in those two sectors will be banned for six months...
View ArticleOFW Returning to PH from UAE Confirmed MERS Carrier
A Filipino worker from the United Arab Emirates who returned to the Philippines on Tuesday, was tested positive for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Department of Health...
View ArticleSingapore PM: Those Who Harassed PHL Independence Day Organizers ‘A Disgrace...
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expressed disappointment over the alleged harassment of organizers of the Philippine Independence Day celebrations in Singapore. In a post made on Facebook...
View ArticleNew Website Address for PHL Embassy in Saudi Arabia
The Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia now has a new website address: riyadhpe.dfa.gov.ph. Starting Wednesday, visitors who visit the old website (www.philembassy-riyadh.org) were redirected to the new...
View ArticleJollibee in UAE: Filipinos Welcome Expansion Plans
Filipinos in the UAE expressed excitement as the popular fastfood chain Jollibee has disclosed it is opening an branch in Dubai this year. A recent joint venture by the Manila-based Jollibee Foods...
View ArticleFilipino Teachers To Lose Jobs, Visas in Maryland, USA
Around 150 teachers in Maryland’s Prince George’s Country School, mostly Filipinos, have been notified that their visas won’t be extended at the end of the current school term. The decision, first...
View ArticlePOEA Revokes Licenses of 11 Employment Agencies for Various Violations
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has revoked the license of 11 recruitment agencies for failure to comply with its requirements. POEA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said the...
View ArticleCebu Pacific Eyes Flights to New Zealand
Cebu Air Inc., the operator of budget carrier Cebu Pacific, has asked the Civil Aeronautics Board to designate the airline as the official Philippine carrier to New Zealand. The Philippines and New...
View ArticleFilipino Seafarer Group Hits MARINA for Audit Failure
A Filipino seafarer’s group assailed the Philippine government over its failure to comply with European audit, putting the jobs of thousands of Filipino seamen at risk. The Philippines underwent two...
View ArticleProbe Death of Singapore OFW, Migrante Tells Embassy
A Filipino migrant group called on the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine embassy in Singapore to investigate the death of a Filipino domestic worker who reportedly fell to her death from...
View ArticleFilipina Arrested in Malaysia Over ‘Black Money’ Scheme
A 46-year-old Filipina arrested, along with an African man, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 15 for her involvement in the so-called “black money” scam. The 34-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in...
View ArticleEx-Labor Exec to Saudi Arabia Cleared in ‘Sex-for-Flight’ Case
The Department of Labor (DOLE) has cleared a former assistant labor attache in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia accused of engaging distressed overseas Filipino workers in sex in return for a flight back home....
View ArticleFour Students from Region 1 Get OWWA Scholarship
Four students from Region 1 made it to Top 200 examiners who passed the nationwide qualifying exam for the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) of the Overseas Workers Welfare...
View ArticleChewing Gum on Bus Stop Gets Filipina Fined in Dubai
Beware Dubai riding public: chewing gum inside bus shelters could get you fined. A Filipina saleswoman found it out after she was slapped with a fine by an enforcer from Dubai’s Roads and Transport...
View ArticleFilipino Medical Workers Earn Praise in Saudi Arabia
The efforts of hardworking Filipino medical professionals didn’t go unnoticed in Saudi Arabia as locals and foreigners expressed appreciation of their work ethic. “They are good at work. Based on my...
View ArticleOWWA-9 Conducts Training to 131 Current and Past OFWs
Last April 14 and 15, 2014, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office IX (OWWA-9) successfully conducted a 2-day training on Organizational Development Training (ODT),...
View Article3 Filipino Nurses Contract MERS Virus in Saudi Arabia
Three Filipino nurses have reportedly contracted the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to a local Saudi daily. Although the names of the three Filipino nationals were...
View Article9 Filipinos Jailed for Running Gambling Den at Dubai Apartment
Two Filipino women operating a gambling den from their Dubai apartment have been sentenced by a Dubai court to one year in jail. The court also found seven Filipino men guilty and handed out six-month...
View ArticleFilipina Helper Nabbed at HK Supermarket for Theft
A Filipina domestic worker has been sued in court for failing to pay for crab sticks and milk she took in a Hong Kong supermarket. The suspect, Melina E.T., was arrested after a non-uniformed female...
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