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With the consent of the Overseas Landbased Tripartite Consultative Council (OLTCC), the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement dated 20 October 2020 for the purpose of integrating Pag-IBIG member-contributions into POEA’s Electronic Payment and Collection System (EPCS). The agreement was aimed at strengthening the implementation of the mandatory

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he Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has vowed to cut down the processing time of documents of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) via digitalization in partnership with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). DMW Secretary Susan Ople said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants the delivery of programs and services to the OFWs and their families to be swift. “When

More than 200 Filipino caregivers and nurses have arrived in Japan to work in local hospitals and caregiving institutions, the Japanese Embassy in Manila said Friday. The group, composed of 18 nurses and 213 caregivers, was the 14th batch of Filipino workers to get employed under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). According to the embassy, they will undergo six

Taiwan’s labor ministry has raised the monthly minimum pay of migrant home-based caregivers and household service workers, the labor department reported on Sunday. The new rates, which took effect on August 10, will benefit both arriving migrants and those who are signing new contracts with their employers in Taiwan. Citing a report from Labor Attaché Cesar Chavez Jr. of the

All is set for the smooth turnover of various labor agencies from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to the newly created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). DOLE Secretary Benny Laguesma and DMW Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople signed a Joint Circular today to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of Republic Act (RA) No. 11641, or the law creating

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is ready to aid Macau-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have contracted Covid-19 from the recent surge or will be affected by the weeklong suspension of all commercial and industrial business activities from 11 – 18 July 2022. DMW Secretary Susan “Toots” V. Ople urged OFWs in Macau to cooperate with its government by

The government continues to provide financial support and assistance to Hongkong-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who contracted Covid-19 since the start of the fifth Covid-19 surge last February. In separate dispatches submitted to Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” V. Ople, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office – Hongkong (POLO-HK) report 2,302 Covid-afflicted

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople wants to revisit the mandatory contribution of overseas Filipino workers on Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth), saying the policy is “too oppressive.” “Bago pa ko nanumpa nag-flag na ako na (Before I took my oath of office, I was already flagged that) this is a sensitive issue among the OFWs,” Ople said in the