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5 Filipinos die during pilgrimage to Mecca
Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah MANILA...
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Mistreated Pinay domestic helper flees employer in Brunei
April Lorenzo cries as she holds a bag of clothes. According to her mother, Lorenzo ran away from her employer in Brunei because she was being maltreated. Photo courtesy of Len Agtang Polendey SARRAT,...
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Duterte approves special OFW card
CONCERN FOR OFWS. President Rodrigo Duterte talks to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III during the 12th Cabinet meeting on February 8, 2017. Malacañang photo MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo...
View ArticlePinay in Dubai awakens from nine-month coma
A Filipino woman that slipped into a nine-month coma in Dubai’s Rashid Hospital has regained consciousness and is recuperating. In a statement last Monday, Dubai’s Health Authority said that Perlie...
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Free OFW ID available beginning Wednesday
MANILA, Philippines — Starting July 12, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will launch the OFW ID card with its partner agencies such as SSS, DBP, PHILPOST, among others. OFWs (overseas...
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5 Conversations With My Helper
Over lunch with a colleague one day, the topic of domestic helpers came up. “I’ve had 5 or so helpers before, but I think I can only remember 3 of their names,” I said, shaking my head. “Really? My...
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New BOC rules state only sender’s kin can receive balikbayan boxes
Starting August 1, only relatives of the sender can receive balikbayan boxes sent from overseas, GMA News’ JP Soriano reported on 24 Oras on Thursday, citing a memorandum from the Bureau of Customs....
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New Rules on Balikbayan Boxes Take Effect Aug 1: What You Need to Know
At least five million Filipinos abroad send shipments of durable and consumable goods to their families back home every year, according to the Door-to-Door Consolidators Association of the Philippines...
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OWWA launches 2017 Model OFW Family Search for Caraga
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Welfare Office Caraga announces the launching of the search for Model OFW Family of the Year Award (MOFYA) in Caraga region. The annual...
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6, 748 Amnesty OFW-Beneficiaries Receive CARE Program
The beneficiaries of the OWWA Care program from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A total of 6, 748 OFW – beneficiaries who availed of the Amnesty Program offered by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi...
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Balik-Manggagawa Online Processing System
Get your Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) or Exemption Online. How to use this Online System: For New User, register in the system using your personal email account and click the Sign Me Up...
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First OFW Business Loan availee of Antique on rebuilding life after Typhoon...
Mrs. Reina Manzan, a former Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) from Israel and the first availee of the 2-Billion OFW Reintegration Program or 2B ORP (now known as the OFW-Enterprise and Development Loan...
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I want to know more about OWWA
OWWA The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), is the lead government agency tasked to protect and promote the welfare...
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Slovakia vows justice for slain OFW
Ambassador to Vienna Ma. Cleofe Natividad condoles with the mother of the late financial analyst Henry John Acorda in Bratislava on Wednesday and assures her of government assistance in bringing the...
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DFA says it is ready to bring home Filipinos in Syria after terror attack
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians inspect the site of a suicide attack in Sweida, Syria, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Syrian state media say dozens of people have...
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Nasa 300 OFW, apektado ng total deployment ban sa Micronesia
Nasa 300 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) ang apektado sa total deployment ban na ipinatupad ng Pilipinas sa Micronesia simula Setyembre 4 dahil sa paglabag umano sa karapatan ng mga Pinoy health...
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PH ready to build schools, deploy teachers to Papua New Guinea
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte arrives at Jacksons International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on November 16 to participate in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’...
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President Duterte arrives in Papua New Guinea for APEC Leaders’ Meeting
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is greeted by officials from Papua New Guinea upon his arrival at Jacksons International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on November 16. Richard Madelo/...
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Belgium lauds Boracay rehab, PH bid on sustainable tourism
The Duterte administration’s decision to rehabilitate Boracay was a “good decision” after all, Belgian Ambassador to Manila Michel Goffin said Thursday. “Let’s be frank, when you cleaned Boracay, when...
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PH, Papua New Guinea ink MOA on agriculture
Signing ceremony for Philippines and Papua New Guinea joint rice development project. (Photo by Manny Pinol FB) PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — The Philippines and Papua New Guinea on Friday signed a...
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