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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- An OFW from Lapu-Lapu City who worked as a domestic helper in Kuwait was successfully rescued after she was maltreated by her employer. The son of the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) sought the assistance…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Still unidentified assailants killed a 37-year-old Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) along the national highway in Danao City, northern Cebu on Wednesday dawn, April 19. Police officers in Danao City identified the victim as…
TACLOBAN CITY — A trial court in Ormoc City has convicted an overseas Filipino worker for maligning former mayor and now Rep. Richard Gomez. Judge Maria Corazon Naraja, presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch…
Unlike land-based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), a Filipino seafarer is required to make an allotment which shall be at least 80 percent of the seafarer’s monthly basic salary, payable once a month to his designated allottee in…
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, Philippines — For the family of 33-year-old overseas Filipino worker Julieva Benlingan, her rescue after 60 hours under tons of rubble from an earthquake-devastated apartment building in Hatay, Turkey, was the answer to their…
CEBU, Philippines—It is notable that for many students, taking the board exams and passing on the first take are among their major goals after college graduation. After all, getting a license to practice the profession you dreamed…
Seafaring is one of the most dangerous profession due to perils where some may go missing or die in maritime disasters or unknown reasons. “A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park,”…
The number of registered voters of the sea-based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) has been decreasing for the past three elections, putting again into test their impact of their sector’s votes on the party-list system. COMELEC records show…
Mandani Bay, the developing world-class lifestyle destination in Mandaue City, Cebu, presents another Global Filipino Special of their RISE Webinar Season 2 for overseas Filipino Workers and Filipino families who are working and living abroad away from…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 22 positive cases of the Omicron variant have been recorded in Central Visayas. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, the chief pathologist of the Department of Health in Central Visayas, confirmed this…
Promoting the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will continue to be among the priorities of three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda to ensure that Filipinos working in foreign countries, which include domestic workers,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mercidita Torbeso, 53, worked as a teacher in Cambodia for six years, to earn a living for her family in Barangay Lawaan 2, Talisay City. She was eager to go home on September…
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