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Close to 600,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated through government efforts have been sent home. Based on the data of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), 591,063 Filipino workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have been transported mostly to provinces. The repatriation covered the period March 2020 to June 22, 2021. This year, 109,354 returnees are already in

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Wednesday said the government will soon deploy skilled workers to Germany. According to JP Soriano’s report on “Balitanghali,” POEA said the Philippines and Germany have created a technical working group for skilled workers under the Triple Win Agreement. The Philippines has previously deployed nurses to Germany under the agreement. “Kaya ngayon, pa-pattern nila

The Philippines is suspending the permits for nurses who want to work overseas with immediate effect. A cutting off of its supply could impact Singapore, where foreign nationals make up about one-third of the nursing workforce, The Straits Times reported. Annual deployment limit reached The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said the annual deployment limit of 5,000 healthcare workers has been

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Friday reported that the country has deployed close to 30,000 seafarers last month. POEA administrator Bernard Olalia said the figure is only half of the number of sea-based workers sent abroad since January. “We started on January 21, 2021 of some 15,000 deployed seafarers. But in May, the number has doubled as we

The government is crafting guidelines for giving priority to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to be inoculated with vaccines preferred by host countries. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Bernard Olalia said they are currently discussing matters with other government agencies and stakeholders on providing vaccines that are favored by host countries to migrant workers who are scheduled to leave soon.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at the Clark International Airport after presenting falsified documents to make them appear older to be able to work abroad. BI commissioner Jaime Morente on Monday said the three women, who all hail from Cotabato, attempted to depart for Doha, Qatar last June 13 to work as household workers

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Monday advised overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), particularly those in Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to be wary of unscrupulous recruiters offering jobs in Poland. In an advisory, the agency warned Filipino workers in these areas against a “third-country hiring scheme”. “It has come to the attention of this administration that many

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has warned the public against advertisements on social media perpetrated by unscrupulous individuals that offer passport appointment slots and fake or tampered appointment documents in exchange for payment. Several cases of fake documents from unwitting applicants who have claimed to have secured them through social media have turned up at the DFA in recent

The Philippines and Saudi Arabia renewed the shared commitment Sunday to further heighten cooperation aimed at ensuring the well-being of Filipino migrant workers in the Kingdom underscoring their significance in Saudi Arabia’s development. Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs Robert E. A. Borje and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) Minister Ahmad Sulaiman Al Rajhi articulated the position of

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday said it will seek the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to shorten the quarantine period of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially for those who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “Usually our vacationing OFWs are given one month vacation. If you

Recognizing opportunities in every crisis, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Japan trained migrant Filipino workers on food specialty, real estate, and online learning which are considered ‘bestseller’ businesses this ‘new normal.’ Dubbed ‘Negosyong Patok Ngayong COVID-19: The Champion Mindset,’ POLO – Japan conducted the training in collaboration with the Philippine Trade and Investment Centers (PTIC) and in Tokyo

The biggest group of medical technologists in the US is seeking a review by Philippine officials of the cap on the deployment of health care workers (HCW) to America, the labor department reported yesterday. Labor Attaché Angela Librado Trinidad of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Washington D.C. said the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) made the request

Patuloy na lumalawak ang merkado sa paggawa ng Pilipinas sa Europa sa paglagda ng isang Memorandum of Understanding sa pagitan nina Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III at Romanian Embassy Chargè d’Affaires Mihail B. Sion upang kumuha ng mas maraming overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) para sa Romania. Ang ginanap na paglalagda ng kasunduan sa pagitan ng Department of Labor and Employment

The Philippine labor market in Europe continues to expand as Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Romanian Embassy Chargè d’Affaires Mihail B. Sion sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to hire more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for Romania. The signing ceremony between the Department of Labor and Employment and Romanian Ministry of Labor and Social Protection held last week is

The Philippines currently has bilateral agreements with seven countries in Europe which are seen to provide more employment opportunities for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Monday. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, in a news release, said the latest memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed with the Romanian government through Romanian Embassy Chargè

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is “willing to recommend” the increase of deployment cap of healthcare workers overseas as urged by medical groups. The temporary deployment cap of 5,000 was imposed last year to ensure that the country will not run out of medical workers. “Actually, that subject has been a matter of discussion by a technical working

Authorities saved three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were suffering from alleged abuse by their employer in Kuwait. On JP Soriano’s “24 Oras” report, the victims first reported about their complaints against their employer to GMA News last June 11. They said their employer imprisoned them and started hitting them after they asked if they can resign from work. Aside

About 10,000 foreign workers on temporary visas are being allowed to stay in the country for another six months to help ease labour shortages while the border remains shut. Migrants on Working Holiday and Supplementary Seasonal Employment visas due to expire between 21 June and the end of December will have their visas automatically extended. Those on a Seasonal Employment

THE Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has launched the updated version of OFW Handbook, which will serve as an important guide and reference for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on their work abroad, specially amid the global pandemic. “This OFW Handbook is a useful reference and guide for our OFWs on their overseas employment, particularly in providing them relevant information on

A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday said returning Filipinos who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) here or abroad should be exempted from the mandatory quarantine when they arrive in the country. ACT-CIS Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran said the mandatory seven-day quarantine in a government-approved facility would only burden the arriving fully vaccinated Filipinos, who have a very