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The Philippines, in a best-case scenario, will likely lose some $4.5 billion (P228 billion) in cash remittance inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the ACTS-OFW Coalition of Organizations on Sunday. “Without the pandemic, we would have expected the aggregate incoming cash transfers from Filipinos overseas to grow […]
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Tuesday announced that Overseas Filipino Workers returning to the country would be required to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine in a quarantine facility before being allowed to proceed to their homes.The Palace official said that according to IATF Resolution […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) issued a stern warning against individuals and groups reportedly hiking rates and taking advantage of the room allotments for repatriated overseas Filipino workers during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period. “The Department firmly denounces this practice as it strongly encourages accommodation establishments to offer their best rates possible, with no […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat confirmed a total of 11,549 hotel rooms for the accommodation of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon their arrival to the country. Meanwhile, business process outsourcing (BPO) employees are currently billeted in some 13,287 hotel rooms located in the National […]
Local government units (LGUs) all over the country have been directed to allow overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that have completed their 14-day quarantines, or may be required to undergo mandatory home quarantine, to pass through their respective areas so they can go home. This is according to Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of […]
As the world is severely hit by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many Filipinos abroad, and their families in the Philippines are also suffering from the adverse socio-economic impact brought by the coronavirus disease. According to ACTS-OFW Partylist Chairman John Bertiz, the government should reconsider the inclusion of families of OFWs in its list of […]
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill creating the Department of Filipinos Overseas and Foreign Employment (DFO). With 173 affirmative votes, 11 negative votes, and no abstention, the chamber passed House Bill 5832, which seeks to create a new department that shall be the primary agency tasked to protect […]
ACTS-OFW, a coalition of migrant workers organizations on Monday slammed the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for the “urgent lifting” of the ban on the deployment of Filipino domestic helpers to Kuwait, stressing that there was no need to rush anything, yet it was still done in a hurry.“Blood will be on the hands of […]
Minority Leader Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Saturday welcomed the government’s decision to remove Taiwan from the list of areas covered by the country’s travel ban, saying the move would benefit the 120,000 overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan and help lessen the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus on the economy. “This is good news for […]
Amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus or 2019-nCOV which has triggered an increased demand for face masks, Senator Dick Gordon called on the country’s lone manufacturer of medical masks to ensure that they are able to meet the high demand. Gordon said MedTecs Group, which produces masks and other personal protective equipment and medical […]