The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said that there have been over 400,000 repatriated displaced OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) by the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic. In a virtual briefing, Silvestre Bello III, DOLE Secretary, said that about 420,000 have been able to travel back to the country as of today. While they still got some 200,000 […]
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Guam Job Opportunities For OFWs Who Lost Their Jobs
The COVID-19 has been a real threat to the world’s economy; other than the fact that it’s the reason why most businesses closed down, it follows the reason of millions of workers and employees lost their jobs worldwide. For our Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs, about 371K of them lost their jobs – and they’ve […]
Passport Applications May now be Paid Online or via Debit Card, DFA says
Passport application and delivery fees may now be paid through online transactions using a credit or debit card! This is a way to cope up with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs said as they continue to find ways to minimize people-to-people contact. The DFA has collaborated with PayMaya Philippines Inc. […]
Additional P1 Billion for OFWs’ Financial Aid Due to COVID-19
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary, Silvestre Bello III, said in an interview that an additional P1 billion cash aid will be used to provide financial assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who were affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The said amount is part of the P2.5 billion supplemental funding request of the […]
DOLE Coronavirus Assistance, Can be Taken Advantage of by OFWs and Repatriated OFWs
Filipinos in the country aren’t the only ones troubled with the outbreak of the COVID-19. For all we know, the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are stressed wherever they are as well. As of writing, the numbers of Filipino people who are infected are rising; and it’s not going anywhere near the end. There are, in […]
The House of Representatives OKs the OFW Department
Our dear President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his wants of having an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Department so that our overseas workers will be taken care of and have their welfare cared for more. The OFW Department is one of the three (3) government branches or agencies that have been put in a ball park and […]
Philippines to Sign a Labor Pact With Russia, Says Bello
Russia has become one of the Philippines’ partners in terms of business and employment. This is why President Duterte paid a visit to Russia back in 2017 to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, this was shortened because of the fact that the Maute terrorist group attacked Marawi City. The Department of Labor and […]
