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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has instructed its attached agencies to assist the two Filipino seafarers onboard Korean Air flight KE631 that overran Mactan-Cebu International Airport's runway, late evening on Sunday, Oct. 23. In a press statement, DMW Secretary Susan Ople said officials

The Overseas Welfare Workers Administration (OWWA) has distributed P3,000 each to the families of over 7,259 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit northern Luzon. In a statement, OWWA said the recipients were from Ilocos Region and the Cordille

PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In a report from GMA News, it has been a month since around 100 OFWs who lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia first sought help from the Philippine government. Rene Florendo Marasigan, one of the displaced workers, said the situation had worsened a month since they first sought help as they still had no income and are still stranded in Saudi Arabia. Most of them are still staying in a housing facility provided by their manning agency. He added that all of them “really want to go home.” Marasigan said they still have not received an answer from their agency and the gove...

Jeddah OFWs who lost jobs amid the pandemic still stranded after a month Published May 23, 2021 8:55pm Several OFWs in Jeddah who have lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic are still stranded in Saudi Arabia, according to Jamie Santos’ “24 Oras Weekend” report. According to Rene Florendo Marasigan, they still haven’t gotten a concrete answer from their agency and the government on when they will be able to go home. He added that their situation had worsened the month since they first sought help as they still had no income and they still very much wanted to go home. “We...