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Senator Robin Padilla expressed thanks for the pardon granted to three convicted overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in observance of Eid Ul-Adha. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 665, expressing the Senate’s appreciation for the pardon by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and in recognition of the efforts of […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo recently visited Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to personally check on the condition and see the situation of Overseas Filipino Workers in said city which is one of the most popular destinations of OFWs in Asia. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, was joined by Department of Migrant Workers […]
Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Dr. Maria Rosario Vergeire, together with Undersecretary for Governance and Organizational Development Team (GODT) Dr. Kenneth Ronquillo met with the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Assistant Secretary Venecio Legaspi to discuss ways to strengthen existing reintegration efforts for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), especially healthcare workers and their families. During the […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a measure seeking to provide free financial literacy training programs for OFWs as a pre-departure and post-arrival seminar to prevent them from being victimized by various investment and online scams. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2078 promoting and developing financial responsibility and […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo slammed Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian for threatening to put the jobs of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Taiwan at risk if the country fails to oppose Taiwan independence. Tulfo called Huang Xilian a bully who is not content that China is harassing Filipino fishermen in the West […]
Senator Bong Go has appealed to the Department of Migrant Workers to put preemptive measures in place for the welfare of overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan, should a crisis arise in the future. This comes after China sent warships and aircrafts near Taiwan following Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with United States House Speaker Kevin […]
Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. has challenged GCash and other Philippine-based mobile money operators to go global and help drive down high remittance charges that have been a burden to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “We want GCash and other mobile money technology players to forcefully compete with banks in the remittance market to put […]
The House Committee on Health chaired by Batanes Representative Ciriaco Gato Jr. approved the substitute bill establishing the Overseas Filipino Workers Hospital (OFWH) as a Level 3 hospital under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Migrant Workers and appropriating funds therefor. The bill substituted for House Bills 479,1275, 1642, 2058, 4123, 4195, […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo reiterated the need to impose a deployment ban of Filipino workers in Kuwait following reports from ABS-CBN and other media outlets published over the weekend about a Pinay domestic helper who has been paralyzed after escaping her abusive employer there. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Committee on Migrant Workers, said he has kept […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo appealed to airline companies to give special rates for returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) affected by the technical glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) recently. According to Tulfo, airfare doubled when the Communications, Navigation and Surveillance System for Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) […]