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.
In North Dakota, USA, a Filipina died after being shot by her American boyfriend. According to an Unang Balita report on Wednesday (July 14), Arnalene Rapalam was brought to the hospital but died later. Lover’s … Read more
The Philippines has extended a travel restriction on India and six other countries until July 31 in response to the possibility of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variants, Malacañang stated on Wednesday. According to Palace … Read more
The United Kingdom intends to hire 50,000 nurses by 2024 as the government opens its labor market to more overseas workers, including Filipino professionals. Amuerfina Reyes, the Philippine Labor Attaché in London, stated that, in … Read more
Half of the year has already passed. Around this time, countries release their updated lists of travel restrictions, Bahrain included. The Bahrain Civil Aviation affairs declared on Tuesday (July 13) that it will prohibit tourists … Read more
In two separate operations in Semporna on July 10, the Sabah Immigration Department rescued nine Filipina women. READ ALSO: How Safe is Malaysia? Datuk Dr. Muhamad Mohamad Amin, its state director, stated that all of … Read more
The vaccination cards of fully immunized returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be validated by the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), according to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on … Read more
Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is encouraging Filipino-Canadians to run for public office in order to ensure diversity in the country’s administration. READ ALSO: Canada Keen on Hiring at Least 2,000 Filipinos Every Year During … Read more
The Red Cross has warned that Indonesia is on the verge of a coronavirus “catastrophe” due to the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta strain of Covid-19, which has already overloaded the country’s hospitals. … Read more
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed the various features of the Philippine Identification Card, or PhilSys ID, on their website last week. The government has begun providing actual identification cards to those who have completed … Read more
On the 10th floor of the building, a Filipina-American woman who loved to play the piano and her Chilean husband lived. One flight down were grandparents from Cuba who had hoped to retire to the … Read more