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THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will send a team to help rescue and repatriate Filipinos caught in the Israel-Hamas war, particularly those in southern Israel near the Gaza border.

THROUGH countless efforts of the Philippine Embassy in Jordan, a total of 13 nonmarital children were successfully repatriated on October 6—the first batch of 60 scheduled this year. After almost a decade of continued discussions and appeals to the Jordanian government, the embassy successfully secured an exceptional concession on August 10, 2023, which paved the

A lawmaker called on the government on Tuesday to allocate the contingency funds to assist Filipinos in Israel following the recent attack by the Palestinian group Hamas, even as another lawmaker pushed for the creation of a crisis management and response task force. Deputy Majority Leader Janette L. Garin, in a statement, emphasized the need

JORDAN and the Philippines will soon negotiate for a new bilateral labor agreement that would allow Filipino skilled workers to work in the Arabian state. Around 95 percent of the 43,000 OFWs in Jordan are domestic workers. Jordan’s Ministry of Labor Secretary General Farouq Al-Hadidi met with Philippine Ambassador to Amman…

DHAKA, July 13, 2023 (BSS) - Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has expressed deep concern

Philippine Canadian Inquirer PBBM wants Overseas Employment Certificates free for OFWs News

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to explore the possibility of making the application for Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) free of charge.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and other agencies to explore the possibility of making the application for Overseas Employment Certifications (OEC) free of charge, the Presidential Communications Office said on Sunday. The PCO, in a statement, said the President issued the directive…

KUWAIT CITY, June 27: The ‘Balik Saya sa Kuwait 2023 Handog ng DMW-OWWA’ in celebration of the Filipino Migrant Workers Day and Philippine Independence Day is all set to enthrall Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). The “Balik Saya” or “Joy is Back” funfilled event to be held at the Crowne Plaza Kuwait Al Thuraya City Al

THE Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah (Jeddah PCG) welcomed another batch of 33 Filipino evacuees from Port Sudan who arrived in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on June 20 through the King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA)-Hajj Terminal.