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Senate President Chiz Escudero has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to provide all the necessary legal assistance to Filipinos jailed overseas to secure their freedom, following the successful return of Mary Jane Veloso from Indonesia, where she was sentenced to death for drug trafficking. Veloso had spent more than 14 years in […]
The House of Representatives approved on final reading a bill seeking to expand the options for registration and voting for Filipinos abroad.Voting 188 against 0, the chamber approved House Bill (HB) 10178 amending the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003, as amended. “The bill aims to make voter registration and voting easier and more accessible […]
The country’s Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes who are training abroad will get their COVID-19 vaccines in their host countries, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Representative Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said. Tolentino said Malaysia assured that weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and her team will get their second dose of the vaccine, while Japanese sports officials guaranteed the inoculation of […]
A bill filed by Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles pushing for the creation of a separate agency to handle overseas labor cases was welcomed by a coalition of recruitment agencies. “It’s about time” said Alliance of Bonafide Recruiters for OFW’s Advancement and Development (ABROAD) Convenor Russel Garcia. “OFW cases involve foreign labor and immigration […]
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), through its designated consulting firm IC Net Ltd, has recently started a survey for the improvement of Japan’s technical intern training program (TITP). The survey is in relation to Japan’s overseas development assistance (ODA) program aiming to provide support for the preparation, execution and follow-up of the TITP for foreign workers […]
Four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including a survivor of the Marawi siege who experienced maltreatment while working abroad received livelihood assistance from Senator Cynthia Villar. In a meeting with Villar at the Senate, the OFWs each received a start-up kit for a sari-sari store (variety store)and financial assistance under the veteran legislator’s program for repatriated […]
An overseas counterpart of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) that will be integrated into the proposed Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW) should be seriously considered to handle labor cases of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) abroad. This according to representatives of ABROAD (Alliance of Bonafide Recruiters for OFWs’ Advancement and Development), a coalition of […]
Christmas came early for four distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in Saudi Arabia, after a group of placement and recruitment agencies stepped in to arrange their immediate repatriation after the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia, relayed their appeal to go home after suffering abuses at the hands of their former […]
The creation of a separate department for overseas employment should not be considered an additional expense for government but a necessary investment to address the concerns of overseas Filipino workers (OFW’s) who remit billions of pesos every year. This was the response of the Alliance of Bonafide Recruiters for OFW’s Advancement and Development (ABROAD) to […]
Our country’s modern-day heroes, the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should be treated like real heroes. This, according to the Alliance of Bonafide Recruiters for OFW’s Advancement and Development or ABROAD, is why it is stepping up efforts to assist government in helping OFWs that have been displaced, as well as working with the Duterte […]