News

'Paglago ng OFW remittances bumagal noong Pebrero'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 09:19 PM

Ayon sa datos ng BSP, bumagal sa 1.2 porsiyento ang paglago ng OFW remittances noong Pebrero.  Read more »

Hong Kong domestic worker fired for cancer awarded damages

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 02:43 AM

A domestic worker sacked after a cancer diagnosis was awarded damages by a Hong Kong court Monday, in a case that highlighted exploitation of foreign women toiling as maids in the wealthy financial hub. Read more »

Campaign materials natagpuan sa voting center sa Rome

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 09:47 PM

Natagpuan ang ilang campaign paraphernalia sa designated space kung saan nag-fill up ng kanilang balota ang mga botante. Read more »

Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos up 1.5 pct in February

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 07:14 PM

Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos reached $2.3 billion in February, up 1.5 percent compared to the same month in 2018, the central bank said Monday. Read more »

Overseas absentee voting nagsimula na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 01:24 PM

Hinikayat ng Commission on Elections at mga embahda ang mga overseas Filipino worker na bumoto. Read more »

OFWs sa Libya hinikayat na magbalik-bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 08:29 PM

Sagot ng gobyerno ang pamasahe ng gusto nang umuwi at tutulong pa raw sa paghahanap ng trabaho sa ibang bansa. Read more »

OFWs in Libya urged to take advantage of repatriation offer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 04:36 PM

The labor department says there are around 2,600 documented OFWs in Libya, mostly professionals in the medical field and skilled workers in oil and gas facilities. Read more »

Pagpapadala ng manggagawa sa Tripoli, Libya pinagbawal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 07:23 PM

Iniutos na ng gobyerno ang total deployment ban ng overseas Filipino workers sa Tripoli, Libya.  Read more »

Maltreated OFW in Saudi returns home

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 02:20 AM

MANILA - A Filipina household worker who was maltreated in Saudi Arabia returned to the Philippines Tuesday night. Read more »

Engineer, construction worker vacancies in-demand but hard to fill: DOLE

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 08:26 PM

For the past 5 years, Alan Petil, 36, has been working as a construction worker, enduring the Philippines’ intense outdoor heat and humidity to do roads and buildings. Read more »

'Ako naman magtatrabaho': Tourism grad hiling na umuwi na ang inang OFW

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 02:56 PM

Imbes na pangalan, course at student number, nagpaabot ng espesyal na mensahe sa kaniyang OFW na ina ang isang graduating tourism student sa whiteboard na ginamit para sa kaniyang graduation picture.  Read more »

OFW umuwi para sorpresahin ang anak sa graduation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 11:23 PM

Kakaibang graduation gift ang natanggap ng isang dalagita sa Ilagan City, Isabela. Read more »

Pinoy na suspek sa pagpatay ng kapwa OFW, arestado sa Pampanga

Dexter Ganibe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 10:24 PM

Naaresto na ang isang dating overseas Filipino worker (OFW) na suspek sa pagpatay sa kapwa OFW sa South Korea noong 2016. Read more »

Pinay trafficked to Iraq set to return home: embassy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 02:16 AM

A Filipina who was a victim of human trafficking in Iraq is expected to return home Thursday. Read more »

Agribusiness isinusulong para sa mga OFW sa Italya

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 09:28 PM

MILAN, Italy – Isang dating overseas Filipino worker (OFW) ang nagbabahagi ngayon ng mga programa, oportunidad at serbisyo hinggil sa agribusiness para sa mga manggagawang Pilipino sa abroad. Read more »

OFW hotline inilunsad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 04:16 PM

Maaaring tumawag sa hotline 1348 para humingi ng tulong o kung mayroon silang mga katanungan ukol sa mga programa ng OWWA. Read more »

Grupo ng Pilipino sa Italy nagbabala laban sa illegal recruitment

Maricel E. Burgonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 03:50 PM

TORINO, Italy - Nagbabala ang grupo ng Filipino communities sa Torino at Cuneo na iwasan ang iligal na paraan sa pagpaparating ng mga kamag-anak sa Italy mula Pilipinas. Read more »

Balik Manggagawa or BM Online System: A Guide for Returning OFWs

Moneymax.ph
Posted at Mar 27 02:37 PM

Are you a returning OFW? Save yourself from the tedious process of securing an overseas employment certificate by using the Balik Manggagawa Online Processing System or BM Online. Read more »

Paghulog sa SSS bilang requirement sa pag-alis ng OFW tinutulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 07:28 PM

Tinutulan na gawing requirement sa pag-alis ng OFW ang pagbayad ng kontribusyon sa Social Security System.   Read more »

OFW na nakaligtas sa aksidente sa NLEX, ibinahagi ang karanasan

Gracie Rutao, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 03:37 PM

Nakatakdang lumabas na mula sa pagamutan ang isa sa mga nasugatan sa aksidenteng ikinasawi rin ng 5 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) na patungo sanang Middle East noong Sabado. Read more »