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.
As cases of the outbreak in the Philippines surpass the 7,000 mark, health authorities have begun coordinating with Japan for planned clinical trials of a possible drug treatment. The two countries are now in the initial … Read more
Previously, we shared about a financial assistance program for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the pandemic. Today, we will talk more about the quarantine facilities that the Philippine government has prepared for returning OFWs and … Read more
Despite the ongoing crisis that the whole country — and the world — is going through because of the pandemic, it is truly heartwarming to see people responding to the call for bayanihan (cooperation), like … Read more
A municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines is set to prohibit spitting in public places to help contain and prevent the current outbreak of disease. The local government of Los Baños intends to pass a “no … Read more
At the time the coronavirus outbreak hit global proportions, admittedly, not one country was fully prepared to deal with it. Even top scientists and researches have trailed behind the bits and pieces of information left behind … Read more
As the outbreak continues to spread worldwide, leaders from the Group of Twenty (G20) major economies have made a commitment to stand united against the pandemic. The virtual summit was called by Saudi Arabia, which is … Read more
Like in the Philippines, other countries like Germany are also looking for more people to man the frontlines in their fight against the Covid-19 outbreak. In a report shared by state-run news agency, German Press Agency (DPA), … Read more
As of 6:00 pm (US Time) on Saturday, 21st March 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 300,000 worldwide, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University, as cited by … Read more
Amid community quarantines and lockdowns set by various governments to control the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) outbreak, thousands of jobs in airline companies are at risk of being cut if the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) … Read more
In light of the ongoing community quarantine placed on Luzon initially, then followed by the declaration of a state of calamity on the entire Philippines, thousands of Filipinos are threatened of going without any source of income … Read more