MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is seeking to include overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and minimum wage earners among the top priorities in receiving vaccines for coronavirus disease. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello II…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Tagbilaran City logged six new cases of the coronavirus disease on Friday, July 17, 2020. Its six new cases consist of Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) – 2, Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APOR) –…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Tuesday seven new COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipino as the number of recoveries increased to 5,101. According to the DFA, a total of 8,474 Filipinos abroad have…
Recent cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Visayas involved returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and residents stranded elsewhere, raising concerns that those being sent home to the provinces were carriers of the virus. In…
Since June 1, around 400 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and locally stranded individuals (LSIs) have been forced to camp out in front of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) and under the airport’s elevated expressway while waiting for…
Repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFW) will only stay in Metro Manila for a maximum of five days for new coronavirus testing and isolation before they are ferried to their provinces. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana vowed to fast-track…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Cebu have been cleared to return to their homes in Danao City. Disaster and rescue unit teams of Danao City on Facebook said on Saturday, May…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some 93 repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are expected to arrive in Cebu City on Thursday evening, May 28, 2020. The OFWs are onboard MV St. Francis Xavier that left Manila around 10:30…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said the sudden increase in new COVID-19 cases is due to the inclusion of the positive test results of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “Noong amin pong…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Albeit the losses incurred by the tourism industry due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has called on accommodation establishments not to take advantage of repatriated workers or exempted employees…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The more than 400 repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who were stranded in Metro Manila for months, have arrived in Cebu City at around 3:15 p.m., this Saturday, May 23, 2020. The more…
The ongoing repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may lead to a spike in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the county and may end up in a second wave of the pandemic, the chief implementer…
