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Senator Koko Pimentel III on Sunday repeated his call for the immediate creation of a national level Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW). Pimentel said government cannot ignore the fact that almost one in every 11 Filipinos, is working overseas, and that their welfare should be fully ensured and protected at all times. “We’re talking […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles lauded Filipino seafarers as “the best and most trusted in the world” during the inauguration of a training vessel at Manila’s South Harbor on Thursday. The Malacanang official addressed maritime industry leaders and stakeholders as the 78.6-meter and 750-ton M/V Kapitan Gregorio Oca, the country’s newest training vessel designed to further […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go has vowed to help repatriate the body of Filipina overseas contract worker (OFW) who died in Saudi Arabia in October last year. In a radio interview, Ram Corpuz had sought Go’s help for the return to the country of the remains of her mother whose remains […]
Senator Sonny Angara has pushed for additional funding to boost programs and services aimed at providing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with faster and more accessible government services. “The Senate will increase the budget of the Labor Department to improve its One-Stop Service Centers for OFWs to make government frontline services accessible to Filipinos who are […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go reiterated the need for a legislative review of the juvenile justice law. In an interview with reporters after an event with barangay leaders in Batangas, Go, who is gunning for a Senate seat in the 2019 midterm polls, said the Juvenile Justice Act has not been […]
The reforms to the programs and services of the Social Security Systems (SSS) are one step closer from enactment into law as the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that overhauled the SSS charter. Voting unanimously, the Senate adopted the bicameral report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill 1753 and […]
Financial literacy, especially on investments and business start-ups, are important factors in ensuring that hard-earned incomes and savings of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are put to good use, Senator Cynthia Villar said at the 8th OFW and Family Summit recently. Villar, in her capacity as director of the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and […]
Senator Joel Villanueva filed a resolution that seeks to investigate the reported miserable work conditions suffered by rescued Filipino truck drivers in Padborg, Denmark last October. Under Senate Resolution No. 946, the senator called for an inquiry on “social dumping” or a practice wherein multinational countries from “high-wage” countries seek to lower down their operational […]
State-owned Duty Free Philippines Corp. (DFPC) signaled the start of the Christmas season during a tree-lighting ceremony at its newest downtown outlet, Luxe Duty Free, at the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City. The ceremony was led by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat recently, together with DFPC chief operating officer Vico Angala. With a few […]
Senator Sonny Angara has reminded the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to strictly implement the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) that mandates a less intrusive examination of balikbayan boxes brought into the country. “Malinaw sa ating batas na hindi na pwedeng basta nalang bubuksan at kakalkalin ang mga balikbayan box. We pushed for this law […]