Capitol to set up help desk for OFWs

Morexette B. Erram 01/22/2018

A help desk for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will soon open in the Capitol Compound. This after the Cebu Provincial Government and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to set up…

NGO warns about online scheme targeting OFWs

Inquirer.net 01/07/2018

A non-government organization (NGO) specializing on labor migration, warned medical clinics and recruitment agencies catering to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) not to fall for a scheme hatched allegedly by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministry of Health,…

OFWs in New Zealand dairy farms abused, says report

Inquirer.net 08/21/2017

In New Zealand farms, Filipino migrant workers in “desperate situations” face widespread mistreatment. Abuse, exploitation, being underpaid and being exposed to dangerous conditions are just some of the circumstances that Filipinos encounter while working in the dairy…

Exporters BPOs, OFWs to gain from weak peso

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/15/2017

Exec expects export sales to increase in coming months While the further depreciation of the Philippine peso against the US dollar seems to paint a generally grim picture, a local business leader cited the “positive” side of…

Skin care business pays off for ex-OFW

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/06/2017

It was around 10 years ago when former overseas worker Mark Geniston realized what he truly wanted in life. After a decade of working as a bartender abroad, with five years of experience in Dubai as well…

7K undocumented OFWs fail to beat amnesty deadline — DFA

Inquirer.net 06/27/2017

Nearly 7,000 undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia failed to beat the Saudi government’s deadline to voluntarily leave the country. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said these overstaying OFWs will not be jailed but…

OFW deployment to Qatar resumes

Inquirer.net 06/15/2017

MANILA — No more deployment ban for Filipino workers in Qatar. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III lifted on Thursday the moratorium on the deployment of newly hired Filipino workers to Qatar. “This decision was arrived at on…

Repatriated OFWs get livelihood package from DOLE

Inquirer.net 04/18/2017

  Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday offered a package of services from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) WELL program to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated under the Saudi amnesty program. WELL stands for…

Bombay 5-6 Tango

Gerard Pareja 01/15/2017

Nyor Gamay (NG): Nyor, unsa may ikasulti nimo aning panggukod sa gobyerno sa mga Bombay nga tigpatanto? Nyor Dako (ND): Morag di man ko 100% sure nga maayo ni, Nyor. Tingali wa kaayo ko masinati sa tumong…

Developer to continue investing in Cebu’s property market

Dominic D. Yasay 12/21/2016

A CEBU-BASED property developer is planning to pour more investments into Cebu’s real estate sector next year. API executive vice president Joy Veloso said in a recent interview that with the mushrooming of real estate players in…

Old peso bills to lose value by January

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/20/2016

CEBU CITY–The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has reminded the public anew to have their old banknotes exchanged for new ones because these will no longer hold value by Jan. 1, 2017. Lawyer Leonides Sumbi, BSP Cebu…

Capitol gives cash aid to laid-off OFWs

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/14/2016

Six overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were each given P20,000 cash assistance by the Cebu provincial government on Monday morning. The OFWs, who were retrenched from their jobs and left stranded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for…

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