OFWs with expiring visas being targeted by human traffickers in Myanmar
Meralco to increase electric bill this March
DMW Chief Ople vows program for OFW kids left in non-parent care; condoles with Saudi OFW who lost 4 kids in Cavite massacre
Manila, Philippines – Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople on Saturday (March 11) promised to develop a program in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for children of overseas Filipino workers who are entrusted to non-parent care.
March 12, 2023
SWS: 48% Filipinos optimistic economy will improve
Manila, Philippines – Around 48 percent of adult Filipinos believe that the country's economy will improve over the next 12 months, a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations revelead. Conducted from December 10 to 14, 2022, the survey also showed that 33 percent of Filipinos said the economy will stay the same, while only 9 percent said i...
Philippines judged ‘best’ dive destination in Asia dive expo
The Department of Tourism (DOT) reported that the Philippines was chosen as Bestive Destination during the Diving, Resort and Travel Show in Malaysia last Feb. 24 to 26. The Philippines bested Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and Maldives in getting the recognition from what was considered as “the largest diving expo in Asia,” the agency said in i...
OFWs with expiring visas being targeted by human traffickers in Myanmar
Live-in partner of OFW massacres 4 kids to death in Trece Martires before committing suicide
Manila, Philippines - Four siblings, all minors, were found lifeless inside their home in Summer Homes, Barangay Cabuco, Trece Martires, Cavite on Thursday (March 9) after a live-in partner of their mother who works in Saudi allegedly lost his cool and stabbed all of them before committing suicide. Trece Martires police chief Lt. Col. Jonathan A...
DMW-UP-PGH’s OFW hospital has already serviced 11,000 patients; 2 babies born
Manila, Philippines - Department Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople said today (March 9) that The OFW Hospital in Pampanga has served more than 11,000 patients since opening to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families in May last year.
In a statement DMW said that the doctors and ...
OWWA Administrator storms into office of recruitment agency shortly after staff hung up the phone on him
Manila, Philippines - Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Administrator Arnell Ignacio stormed into the office of Philco Human Resource Services Corp. Agency. This happened shortly after a staff member hung up the phone in the middle of their conversation at Senator Raffy Tulfo's Wanted sa Radyo Program. In an 8-minute video post...
DMW to take over DFA’s ATN program in June
Manila, Philippines - The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will officially be taking over the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)' Assistance to Nationals (ATN) program beginning June 2023, DMW Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople said. The ATN program gives support to Filipinos in distress all over the world. Ople said the transition, originally ...