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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.
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96Overseas Filipinos From Red List Countries May Return Home Sans ‘Bayanihan’ Flights
As part of its efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippines has placed 14 countries on its red...
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3.3KNewlywed Man Dies as LPG Tank Explodes, Wife and Dog Survive
Never hesitate to express affection for those you love, because you never know until when you might be together. As sad as...
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2.3KDepartment of Migrant Workers: Everything You Need to Know
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258Returning OFWs in NAIA Receive Christmas Hampers from Globe
Many OFWs will be able to spend this Christmas with their families after years of hardship and missed homecomings due to the...
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204WHO: Omicron Virus Spreads at Extraordinary Rate
COVID-19 vaccines are becoming less effective at preventing severe diseases and deaths but do provide “significant protection, the WHO said on Tuesday....
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7.5KTyphoon Odette: Tens of Thousands of Families Displaced in Philippines
Typhoon Odette (international name Typhoon Rai) has displaced thousands of families in the Philippines as it lashed out across Visayas and Mindanao...
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433Good News! SSS, GSIS Pensioners To Receive 13th Month, Cash Incentives
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![The deployment of Filipinos overseas due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19 will not be affected at this time, as per the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). In line with this, the administration noted that it has not received reports of any country barring the entry of OFWs due to the Omicron variant. This maintains the government’s position in allowing OFWs to be deployed overseas to fulfil their contracts, following health and travel safety protocols in this process. POEA Pushes Through With OFW Deployment Despite Threat Of New COVID Variant In a report shared by the Business Mirror, POEA Administrator Bernard P. Olalia said: “If we have not received any formal communication from the particular destination country to stop the deployment, then that means our deployment should continue.” The POEA clarified that the ban on foreign visitors due to Omicron is not applicable to all countries, except for countries like Israel and Japan, which have earlier taken this position in light of the present circumstances. According to Olalia, both nations are still permitting OFWs to enter as of press time. Filipino caregivers are still anticipated to be deployed in Israel in the next weeks, he added. “Our recruitment is still ongoing. Once our caregivers are ready, meaning, complied with protocols such as a negative Covid test and they have all necessary papers, we will deploy them,” Olalia said. He noted that they have already deployed about 600 workers to Israel as part of the government-to-government hire arrangement with POEA. The WHO has also declared the Omicron a variant of concern due to its unusual characteristics, as well as its numerous mutations. Health experts warned that the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 vaccines could be resistant to the existing vaccines. Cases of Omicron were reported in various countries, including the UK and South Africa. They have also been spotted in Hong Kong and Botswana. There has been no reported cases of the Omicron variant in the Philippines, as of this writing. POEA's general manager said that the agency will not ban the deployment of Overseas Filipino workers from countries with existing cases of illegal immigration. “We rarely stop the deployment of OFWs especially if their destination country continues to accept [OFWs] and are able to comply with their protocols. What is important is we make sure the workers we will deploy there will not be infected and their health will be cared for,” Olalia said. READ NEXT: UAE, Saudi, Oman Among PH ‘Green’ List; Fully Vaccinated Balikbayans No Quarantine Needed](https://thepinoyofw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/plane-flight-airport-450x270.jpg)
![The deployment of Filipinos overseas due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19 will not be affected at this time, as per the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). In line with this, the administration noted that it has not received reports of any country barring the entry of OFWs due to the Omicron variant. This maintains the government’s position in allowing OFWs to be deployed overseas to fulfil their contracts, following health and travel safety protocols in this process. POEA Pushes Through With OFW Deployment Despite Threat Of New COVID Variant In a report shared by the Business Mirror, POEA Administrator Bernard P. Olalia said: “If we have not received any formal communication from the particular destination country to stop the deployment, then that means our deployment should continue.” The POEA clarified that the ban on foreign visitors due to Omicron is not applicable to all countries, except for countries like Israel and Japan, which have earlier taken this position in light of the present circumstances. According to Olalia, both nations are still permitting OFWs to enter as of press time. Filipino caregivers are still anticipated to be deployed in Israel in the next weeks, he added. “Our recruitment is still ongoing. Once our caregivers are ready, meaning, complied with protocols such as a negative Covid test and they have all necessary papers, we will deploy them,” Olalia said. He noted that they have already deployed about 600 workers to Israel as part of the government-to-government hire arrangement with POEA. The WHO has also declared the Omicron a variant of concern due to its unusual characteristics, as well as its numerous mutations. Health experts warned that the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 vaccines could be resistant to the existing vaccines. Cases of Omicron were reported in various countries, including the UK and South Africa. They have also been spotted in Hong Kong and Botswana. There has been no reported cases of the Omicron variant in the Philippines, as of this writing. POEA's general manager said that the agency will not ban the deployment of Overseas Filipino workers from countries with existing cases of illegal immigration. “We rarely stop the deployment of OFWs especially if their destination country continues to accept [OFWs] and are able to comply with their protocols. What is important is we make sure the workers we will deploy there will not be infected and their health will be cared for,” Olalia said. READ NEXT: UAE, Saudi, Oman Among PH ‘Green’ List; Fully Vaccinated Balikbayans No Quarantine Needed](https://thepinoyofw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/plane-flight-airport-80x80.jpg)
339OFW Deployment, No Turning Back Despite Threat Of New COVID Variant – POEA
The deployment of Filipinos overseas due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19 will not be affected at this time, as per the...
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![[Breaking News] PH Cancels Flights From South Africa, 6 Other Nations Due to New COVID Variant](https://thepinoyofw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/flights-450x270.jpg)
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310[Breaking News] PH Cancels Flights From South Africa, 6 Other Nations Due to New COVID Variant
From November 26 to December 15, the Philippines prohibited international flights to and from South Africa and six other countries having local...
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![[Breaking] UAE, Oman Among PH ‘Green’ List; Fully Vaxxed Balikbayans No Longer To Undergo Quarantine](https://thepinoyofw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pcoo-450x270.jpg)
![[Breaking] UAE, Oman Among PH ‘Green’ List; Fully Vaxxed Balikbayans No Longer To Undergo Quarantine](https://thepinoyofw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pcoo-80x80.jpg)
785UAE, Saudi, Oman Among PH ‘Green’ List; Fully Vaccinated Balikbayans No Quarantine Needed
Great news to all our kababayan from Oman and the UAE! The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Friday (November 12) announced that...
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1.4KFilipino in UAE Wins PHP 136 Million in Mahzooz Dubai Raffle
A Filipino overseas worker based in the United Arab Emirates recently won big in a Dubai-based raffle draw. Paterio is a 52-year-old...