After more than one month, the remains of deceased overseas worker Lotis Camocamo will finally be flown back to Cebu. Mariette Megabon, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) coordinator on overseas workers, said Camocamo’s remains will…
THE family of deceased overseas worker Lotis Camocamo hopes her remains can be brought home from Saudi Arabia this week. Norma Baron, Camocamo’s cousin, said this is what they are looking forward to after talking with the…
A family from Toledo City has asked the Capitol for help in the repatriation of the remains of a 35-year-old female domestic helper who died in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last year. Zenaida Yu said her…
Around 1,600 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families flocked to The Terraces in Ayala Center Cebu to attend the OFW Family Day organized by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Central Visayas (OWWA 7) last Dec.…
AN OWWA scholar successfully passed the recent Mechanical Engineering licensure examination given last Sept. 29-30. Adam Ruta Cabarrubias took the exam after graduating from the University of Cebu last March. “Adam is one of our competent scholars…
A FEMALE Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) from Balamban town, midwest Cebu sought the help of police after sexy photos of other women were uploaded on her Facebook account. Lita (not her real name), a caregiver in Kuwait, …
Master Mariner Charle Garcia wasn’t around when his name was called to receive the Model Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Family of the Year 2015 Award for the sea-based category in Central Visayas last Wednesday. He only learned…
No franchising scams have been reported in Central Visayas, but the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday urged overseas Filipino workers to exercise due diligence before acquiring any franchise. “We know that OFWs would like to…
At a time when the Bureau of Customs bowed to public pressure after refusing to change its policy toward overseas workers’ balikbayan or gift boxes, other groups like Google Philippines sought to honor the men and women…
We hope that President Benigno Aquino III’s order to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to stop the random inspection of balikbayan boxes would ensure that every overseas worker will be able to send gifts to his or…
A competition was launched recently to help seafarers become entrepreneurs when they decide to quit their overseas jobs and return home. The competition “From Seafarers to Entrepreneurs: The 2015 NRCO-ISP Business Plan Competition” calls on returning seafarers…
Talk about being outfought twice. Fresh from losing to American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the much-awaited “Fight of the Century” last May 2 (US time), Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao lost another battle…
