MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has lifted a travel ban to mainland China except for Hubei province, mainly to allow the return of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there. The lifting of the travel ban was recommended by…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Summer is just a few sleeps away and Cebuanos who are planning to spend their vacations outside the country should have another thing to put on their checklist. Since the Philippines declared a…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma called on all faithful to pray that all “threats of life” be put to a halt, including threats brought about by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). “It’s our deepest…
It seems our country has swung from one end of the pendulum to the other where the 2019-nCoV is concerned. Previous columns discussed the never-to-be-forgotten message of Sen. Bong Go saying that it was “improper” for Philippine…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) has imposed a total ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Iraq, formalizing the government’s efforts to repatriate Filipinos amid escalating tensions between the United…
CEBU CITY — A group of overseas Filipino workers sought Mayor Edgardo Labella’s assistance regarding their complaint against a Cebu-based recruitment agency. The group, who are all women, told the mayor that they had been recruited by…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Starting out as a marketing group, Filipino Homes is now venturing into home construction management and other value-added businesses. “When we started as a marketing group, we saw some value-added businesses that will support our…
MEMBERS of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City Chapter flew to Hong Kong to extend legal assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the Chinese city. Dubbed as “Idulog mo kay Atorni,” the free…
A vlogger based in Abu Dhabi expressed support for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in relation to their right not to surrender their passports to their employers and to have a day off in their work week. This…
THE Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (Dole-7) is giving out livelihood assistance packages to 50 undocumented female Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were recently repatriated. The aid worth P10,000 will include a rice retailing…
About 50 undocumented female Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from the Middle East are expected to receive P10,000 worth of rice retailing livelihood package and training from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) within the month. The…
DOLLARS sent home by Filipinos abroad continued to rise in May thanks mainly to those with long-term contracts as land-based workers and seafarers, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Monday. In a press statement, the central…
