More job opportunities abroad will be opened to Filipinos following a bilateral labor agreement between the Philippines and Romania. In a statement on Monday, the Department of Labor and Employment said Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Romanian Embassy Chargè d’Affaires Mihail Sion signed a memorandum of understanding last week for the deployment of more overseas Filipino workers to the
Continue readingMANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it plans to increase the cap on the overseas deployment of nurses to 10,000 from the current 5,000. In a virtual forum on Monday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the plan is carefully being studied as they want to ensure that the country has an adequate supply of nurses
Continue readingMANILA – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Monday warned the public, particularly aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), to be wary of unscrupulous individuals and entities actively recruiting workers to Lebanon. POEA chief Bernard Olalia also reminded the people that the deployment ban to the host country is still in effect. “May we remind the public that the recruitment and
Continue readingHinihiling ng pinakamalaking grupo ng medical technologist sa US na pag-aralan ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaan ang deployment cap para sa mga health care worker (HCW) sa Amerika, ulat ng labor department kahapon. Ayon kay Labor Attaché Angela Librado Trinidad ng Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Washington D.C., naghain ng kahilingan ang Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) dahil
Continue readingHindi kinakailangang magpabakuna kontra Covid-19 ang mga overseas Filipino worker na tutungo sa Singapore, ulat ng labor department. Sa pahayag ni Saul De Vries, labor attaché sa Singapore, bagama’t mahigpit na ipinatutupad ng pamahalaang Singapore ang quarantine protocol dahil sa muling pagdami ng mga kaso ng Covid-19, ang bakuna ay hindi bahagi ng protocol para sa mga dumarating sa nasabing bansa. “Hindi
Continue readingOverseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Singapore are not required to get inoculated against COVID-19 before they are allowed into the city-state, the labor department reported on Sunday. Labor Attaché in Singapore Saul De Vries said that while the government of Singapore is implementing strict quarantine protocols due to the recurrence of COVID-19 cases, vaccine is not part of the arrival protocols in
Continue readingUpang mabawasan ang insidente ng mga kaso ng illegal recruitment at para na rin sa kapakanan ng mga overseas Filipino worker (OFW), tinanggal ng Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ang mga tiwaling recruitment agency at pinalakas ang onsite verification ng mga employer. Ayon sa Labor Attaché ng POLO Riyadh na si Fidel Macauyag, sa loob ng isang buwan,
Continue readingTo mitigate incidences of welfare cases among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is purging delinquent recruitment agencies and strengthening onsite verification of employers. Labor Attaché Fidel Macauyag said that in a month, 39 errant Saudi recruitment agencies and 18 companies were suspended by the POLO in Riyadh while over
Continue readingArestado ng NBI sa Cebu City si Juvelyn delos Trico sa kasong illegal recruitment at violation ng anti-cybercrime law. Si Juvelyn de los Trico ay nangakong magpapadala ng mga direct hire di-umano na trabahador sa UAE at Singapore. Modus ni delos Trico ang paggamit ng Facebook sa pag-rerecruit at ang pagkuha ng mga passport ng aplikante, pagkatapos ay ire-require ang
Continue readingIsang Pinay na patungong Saudi Arabia ang hinarang ng Bureau of Immigration (BI) sa Clark International Airport. Ayon sa biktima, siya ay 27 anyos na at magtatrabaho bilang domestic worker sa nasabing bansa ngunit napansin ng isang immigration officer ang hindi pagkakatugma ng kanyang salaysay sa mga dokumentong kanyang ipinakita. Napag-alamang ang biktima ay 21 taong gulang lamang at isang
Continue readingNasakote ang 2 babaeng illegal recruiter na nanloko ng mahigit sampung katao at nangakong paaalisin ang mga ito papuntang Poland. Sa pamamagitan ng sinasabing tie-up agency, pinangakuan nila Maricel Abad at Mary Felisa Rapale na maproproseso ang mga dokumento ng mga biktima at mapapalusot ang mga ito sa airport. Humigit kumulang 100,000 kada isa ang bayad matuloy lamang di-umano ang
Continue readingIkinandado ng pinagsanib na pwersa ng Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) at Manila Police District (MPD) ang opisina ng Winmo Documentation Services (Winmo) sa Sampaloc, Maynila nitong Biyernes ng hapon. Nakatanggap ng mga reklamo ang POEA Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch (POEA AIRB) tungkol sa pag-rerecruit di-umano ng Winmo Documentation Services. Sa pag-iimbestiga ng POEA AIRB, napag-alamang sa opisina ng Winmo sa
Continue readingBeware of job scam in Japan – POEA News Release The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has warned Filipino job seekers, especially those who are already in Japan, to be cautious of unauthorized entities that promise regular work in the said country. The Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Tokyo has reported on two Japan-based entities, ARCA Limited Liability Corp. and
Continue readingPinalawig ng isang taon ang pananatili at pagtatrabaho ng mga overseas Filipino worker (OFW) sa Korea na nasa ilalim ng Employment Permit System (EPS) na ang kontrata ay mawawalan ng bisa sa panahon ng 13 Abril 2021 hanggang 31 Disyembre 2021 at ito ay epektibo ng 13 Abril 2021. Sa ulat kay Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, sinabi ni Labor Attaché Maya Valderrama
Continue readingThe period of stay and employment of overseas Filipino workers in Korea who are under the Employment Permit System (EPS) and whose contract term expires within the period 13 April 2021 to 31 December 2021 will be extended to one year effective 13 April 2021. In a report to Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Labor Attaché Maya Valderrama of the Philippine
Continue readingThe POEA has received numerous reports from individuals who have been victimized by entities promising fake overseas employment to prospective applicants. Similar to other online recruitment modus, these internet scams use bogus email addresses and social media accounts to send not-existent job offers. WHILE THE INFORMATION OF THE SUPPOSED LICENSED RECRUITMENT AGENCY MAYBE TRUE, the offer jobs are FAKE. Again,
Continue readingMANILA – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Wednesday warned the public, particularly aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), against unscrupulous individuals who are posing as employees of the agency. In an advisory, the POEA advised overseas job applicants to exercise extreme caution and avoid dealing with illegal recruiters. It also urged the public to always verify job offers through
Continue readingNewly hired and returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with expired Overseas Employment Certificates (OECs) need not worry as they can have these certificates revalidated before leaving the country, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said on Saturday. In an advisory, POEA chief Bernard Olalia said the Labor Assistance Center (LAC) at different international airports in the country is ready to
Continue readingShe makes the Filipinos very proud! This was how Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III described the recognition given by the Queen of England to Filipino nurse Charito Romano for her exemplary work at a home care at the height of the Covid pandemic in the United Kingdom. “Our congratulations may not be enough to express how our government is grateful
Continue readingMore Filipino frontliners in the United Kingdom are being infected by Covid 19, the Department of Labor and Employment reported on Wednesday. In a report to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in London said at least 26 new cases were recorded among nurses and health care workers in the last two days, bringing the
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