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CEBU CITY, Philippines – Catholics hold a deep reverence for traditions, especially during the solemn observance of Kalag-Kalag (Undas). These occasions encompass everything from obligatory cemetery visits, intricate ceremonies, and intercessions, to family reunions. Filipinos are very…
BACOLOD CITY— The relatives or the families of the Negrense caregiver and three other overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who were killed by the Hamas militants, will receive pensions and other benefits from the Israeli government. This was…
MANILA, Philippines — Although still unsure when, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has promised him that it will settle the unpaid wages of more than 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who…
Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on October 12, 2023. (AP) MANILA, Philippines — OFWs affected by the intensifying conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militant group, Hamas must be urgently repatriated, Speaker…
With all the bad press our airport and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have been receiving for some months now, my last two hassle-free departures from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 can probably be described…
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr has issued a directive ordering the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to explore ways to make the application for Overseas Employment Certification (OEC) free of charge, the Presidential Communications…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — More than 2,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families have benefited from the “Hatod Pagpangalagad” initiated by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)-7 at Hoops Dome in Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City on…
What’s the difference? Both the gross national product (GNP) and the gross domestic product (GDP) are sum totals of the money-value of goods and services produced over some period of time. The former refers to what is…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipinos due to travel abroad, international seafarers, and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) can now get a vaccination certificate online. The Department of Information, Communication, and Technology in Central Visayas (DICT-7) launched the VaxCert…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Capitol plans to shorten the quarantine period for overseas Filipinos arriving at the Mactan airport and who are already fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia made the announcement during a…
MANILA, Philippines—Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. was not exaggerating when he described the ongoing repatriation of Filipinos from various countries as the biggest in Philippine history. The last mass repatriation of this magnitude took place in…
CEBU, Philippines — Cebu Provincial Board Member John Ismael Borgonia said he is not surprised and, in fact, expected Malacañang’s decision to reject the appeal of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn “Gwen” Garcia to the national Inter-Agency Task Force…
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