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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – Three Oponganons were granted a scholarship grant from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)-7, under its Educational Assistance through Scholarship Emergencies (EASE) program. OWWA-7 officer-in-charge (OIC) regional director Mae Codilla and Lapu-Lapu City…
MANILA, Philippines — Around 3.8 million local workers and over 550,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have so far been displaced by the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Thursday. During a year-end press…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the release of an additional P5 billion for the repatriation and assistance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Labor…
MANILA, Philippines — Two more Filipinos have been reported killed after powerful explosions struck the Port of Beirut in Lebanon earlier this week. Citing the latest reports from the Philippine Embassy in Beirut, the Department of Foreign…
Ermie Enriquez has yet to recover from her shock. “The deafening blast happened just less than five minutes after I went down to meet the customer. All the glasses in our salon were shattered,” she said in…
MANILA, Philippines — Twenty four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been reported injured after powerful explosions rocked Beirut, Lebanon earlier in the week. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay, in a tweet early Thursday, August 6, 2020, said…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – More Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) who recently arrived in Bohol province tested positive for the coronavirus disease. In an advisory posted Tuesday night, August 4, Governor Arthur Yap reported nine cases of the…
MOALBOAL, CEBU — It was in May 2020 when Francisco Judilla, a Cebuano now based in Calgary, Canada, faced one of the biggest challenges in his life: Being infected by the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To…
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) on Friday proposed a voucher system for children of displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), that would ensure that they continue with their studies amid the economic challenges…
MANILA, Philippines — On the second day of the one-week deadline imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte, the government was able to send home over 7,400 stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to their provinces. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration…
MANILA, Philippines — Jerome has been longing to see his children to give them “pasalubong,” which he has been keeping in his luggage for almost a month. That would have to wait longer though, along with…
MANILA, Philippines — A total of 2,461 Filipinos abroad have so far contracted the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. The DFA recorded six more cases of…
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