Out of the 600,000 repatriated Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who applied for the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong (AKAP) program, 362,000 were already approved but others have been denied due to seve...
President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden in his 2020 election win and promised to develop the Philippines’ ties with the United States under the incoming administration. “On behalf of the Filipino nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wishes to extend his warm congratulations to f...
Repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced due to the COVID-19 pandemic will get P10,000 cash assistance upon their arrival in Manila. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III gave the order on Wednesday, acknowledging delays in giving out the cash aid to OFWs since the beginning of the quarantine. ...
The government promised they will give aid to the Filipina household service worker (HSW) who was caught on tape being hit by Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro, Labor Secretary Silvestre B...
The Philippine ambassador embroiled in a controversy after being caught on tape beating up a Filipina has returned to the Philippines, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin said Tuesday. November 4, 2020
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Sept. 28, complained about Facebook after it removed a network of fake accounts linked to the country’s police and military.
“Facebook, listen to me. We allow you to operate here hoping that you could help us also. Now, if [the] government cannot espouse or...
At least 500,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) lost national health coverage due to a fraudulent scheme involving fake receipts bared by a former official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Wednesday.
Former PhilHealth auditing system specialist Ken Sarmiento said before a House probe on ...
Almost half of all adults in the Philippines were jobless last month, a Social Weather Stations survey re...
Classes in the Philippines will begin on Oct. 5, the country's Department of Education announced Friday.
August 14, 2020
President Rodrigo Duterte approved the release of over ₱5 billion for the assistance and repatriation overseas Filipino workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Philippine Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced Sunday.
In a press release, Bello said a “huge part” of the funds will be released to the O...
