Desecration of OFWs

08/28/2015

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…

Competition launched to help seafarers start own business

Vanessa Claire Lucero 08/11/2015

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…

Pacquiao loses House panel chair bid, will head Olympics committee instead

05/20/2015

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…

NBI to investigate death of former OFW’s wife

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/10/2015

The former overseas worker whose wife died 30 minutes after being admitted to the Mandaue City District Hospital sought help from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the incident. Cesar Coliflores personally went to the…

OFW under Ebola quarantine

Melissa Q. Cabahug 01/26/2015

A Filipino engineer who came home to attend the funeral of his mother was placed under quarantine by local health authorities after officials found out that he came from Sierra Leone, one of the countries that was…

Canada expands, eases hiring of Filipino workers

Aileen Garcia-Yap 01/22/2015

With an expanded list of preferred skills for immigrant visas in Canada including vocational training, a Cebu-based consultancy firm said it is “almost impossible” for Filipinos wanting to go to Canada not to get a visa. In…

OFW from Dauis: Christmas spent with family is the best

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/27/2014

DAUIS, BOHOL — Nothing beats Christmas at home. This was how 31-year- old Eden Olango felt as she celebrated Christmas with her family and  son — their first in two years. Eden, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW),…

Cebuano OFWs survive Libya

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/08/2014

ABOUT 29 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) from Cebu arrived in the country after getting repatriated from strife-torn Libya, an official from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa) in Cebu City has revealed. The first batch of 27…

Relatives of OFWs in Libya urged to help in repatriation efforts

AP, Inquirer 08/04/2014

Thousands of Filipino overseas workers refuse to leave strife-torn Libya despite an urgent call from the Philippine government to get out while they still can, warning that the remaining exit routes are closing fast. The Department of…

City’s ‘Pag-Amoma’ caters to OFW concerns

Doris C. Bongcac 07/17/2014

Cebu City Hall will now serve a one-stop shop for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) concerns following Monday’s launching of its Pag-Amoma (Pag-alagad ug Gugma Alang sa Mga OFWs ug Migrante Abroad) program. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama…

Hospitality sector Malaysian hotels eye Cebu students

Aileen Garcia-Yap 07/14/2014

With Asean integration happening next year, Malaysian hoteliers are keen on tapping Cebu’s manpower pool in the hospitality sector by offering schools here  with a four to six month on-the-job (OJT) program in Malaysia for students. Representatives…

Global financial crisis drove OFW to drugs

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/09/2014

Lindelea Bacon still believes that her husband can change for the better even after holding her and their two children hostage at gunpoint in their house in Tinaan, City of Naga last Saturday. Lindelea said that Veroni,…

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