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 Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced that it will launch a “group of livelihood” assistance program for repatriated and returning OFWs starting next month. According to OWWA, up to P1 million in loans will be … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is looking to bring home at least 78,000 more overseas Filipino workers amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola revealed during a House of Representatives hearing that 78,787 have expressed their … Read more
A Filipino-designed integrated public policy information portal that measures the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic was recently hailed as the winner of the NASA Space Apps Covid-19 Challenge. ALSO READ: 8 Filipinos Land … Read more
Malacañang on Thursday, August 20, announced that Filipino health care workers with existing contracts abroad can still leave the country for work. The announcement came after appeals from the Filipino nursing community to allow nurses to fly … Read more
Lawmakers at the House of Representatives have agreed to file a motion to amend some provisions in the Universal Healthcare Law (UHC), removing overseas Filipino workers as direct contributors to state insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corporation … Read more
The German government has announced that it is implementing a new law that relaxes the visa rules for nurses, information technology (IT) specialists, workers with vocational training certificates, and other technical jobs badly needed by Europe’s richest country. Under a recently … Read more
Massage therapies and treatments are ways to alleviate the discomfort or fatigue of a person. A chef in Aljunied Avenue, Singapore decided to visit a massage parlor hoping to soothe his backaches and pains. After … Read more
Thinking of going back to the Philippines amid the pandemic situation? Fear not, kabayan! The Philippine government has reportedly upped its preparations and protocols for receiving returning OFWs from various parts of the world. A … Read more
![[Important] Philippine Immigration Announces New Entry Rules for Filipinos and their Families Overseas](https://thepinoyofw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/iatf-eid-protocols.jpg)
The Bureau of Immigration released a major announcement on Saturday, August 8, regarding the travel requirements for foreign spouses of Filipinos as well as their minor children. It noted that foreign spouses of Filipinos and their dependents … Read more
![[Trending] PH Envoy Disapproves Thai Newspaper Labeling PH as "Land of COVID"](https://thepinoyofw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/PE-statement.jpg)
A Philippine Embassy official in Bangkok called out a local newspaper for a headline labeling the Philippines as the “Land of Covid-19“. This comes after the Philippines saw its highest single-day surge in coronavirus cases with … Read more