CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Central Visayas is closely monitoring around 34,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the region who are deployed across the Middle East, as tensions there continue to…
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed key government agencies to make sure that the welfare and protection of overseas Filipinos are addressed properly and promptly amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East. In a…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A few minutes past midnight on Saturday, Feb. 28, the piercing wail of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) emergency alert jolted Sofia Olavides awake. At first, the 28-year-old marketing manager thought it was…
MANILA – The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) said all Philippine Schools Overseas (PSOs) in Middle Eastern countries remain safe and operational amid escalating Iran-related conflict. In a news release Monday, CFO Secretary Dante “Klink” Ang II…
MANILA, Philippines — There is no order yet for the mass repatriation of the more than 2 million Filipinos in the Middle East amid the ongoing crisis, but the Philippine government said it will be ready should it…
ABU DHABI – A former varsity player and a father inspired by his son to play table tennis again bagged a gold medal in the men’s doubles of the table tennis competition in the Open Masters Games Abu…
MANILA – The Philippine government, led by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), has repatriated 190 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rescued from Cambodia scam hubs, following a whole-of-government effort to assist the victims of human trafficking. In a…
MANILA – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Wednesday reminded the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that all its welfare services are free, warning them against fixers and scammers who continue to misrepresent OWWA officials. In a…
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday that no Filipinos have been affected by the protests in Iran.…
The Philippines’ envoy in Phnom Penh said on Wednesday that around 100 Filipinos still await rescue in Cambodian scam hubs. …
MANILA – Overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Rhodora Alcaraz, hailed as a hero for saving a three-month-old baby during a deadly fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, arrived in the country on Tuesday, December 16, after weeks of…
Business experts provided mentorship on starting successful enterprises and building sustainable livelihoods in the Philippines to least 1,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) attended Go Negosyo’s BalikBayan Summit 2025.…
