Pinoy OFW News – News and information about Overseas Filipino Workers around the globe. We share the latest updates on current updates about fellow Pinoys working overseas. Good to learn about what’s going on with our kababayans.
The current health crisis has greatly affected everyone, most especially Filipinos who were working abroad when the pandemic hit. Many of our kababayans have lost their jobs, and some had to endure tremendous hardships — … Read more
A returning overseas Filipino worker (OFW) to Bohol recently died after contracting the dreaded coronavirus disease or COVID-19. The woman had arrived from Jordan on January 27 and was immediately placed on quarantine at a … Read more
The PH House of Representatives has made a unanimous approval of House Bill 7951, otherwise known as the OFW Remittance Protection Bill. This is good news as many OFW remittances to the Philippines are now … Read more
Following the expiration of the Philippines’ travel ban to some 36 countries on January 31, the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai has issued the guidelines to those who are planning to enter the Philippines. Also … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has urged Filipinos in Myanmar to remain calm and stay inside their homes after the military took over the country in a coup. The Embassy also appealed to all … Read more
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will have another investment vehicle for their hard-earned money through the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA)’s “MinDA OFW Investments Fund”. Also Read: 7 Tips to … Read more
Returning Filipinos will now have to take one swab testing, as per the Philippines’ testing czar Vince Dizon. As per the new testing protocol, overseas Filipinos will only have to undergo COVID-19 testing on the … Read more
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday, February 1, confirmed the death of a Filipina receptionist working in Abu Dhabi, Mary Anne Daynolo. ALSO READ: Philippines Rejects PHP 7.5 Million Blood Money Payment to Death … Read more
#JusticeforJeanelyn, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has ordered PH Ambassador to Kuwait Mohd. Noordin Pendosina Lomondot to stop the PHP7.5 million blood money payment over the death of an … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reported that over 400,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who had been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic had been brought home by the government as of Saturday (January … Read more