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.
Not even the most contagious of all viruses can stop true love! This is what the people of Bacolod City witnessed last Thursday, as 220 couples got married in what has been dubbed as a … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is in the process of securing clearances and permits for disembarkation to facilitate the repatriation of Filipinos onboard the COVID-19-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan. In line with … Read more
The Philippines has announced that the travel ban imposed on Filipino nationals visiting Hong Kong and Macau amid the coronavirus scare, has been conditionally lifted. The highly contagious and new coronavirus, COVID-19, which originated in Wuhan, China, … Read more
Last February 19 (Wednesday), former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against four ranking officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) over the alleged non-remittance of around … Read more
The Atlanta-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new coronavirus-related travel advisories Thursday (Feb. 20) for those visiting Japan or Hong Kong. Aside from avoiding travels to China, the CDC recommended delaying visits in … Read more
During the week when migrant Filipino workers got stranded in Hong Kong and Manila due to the temporary travel ban set in place by the Philippine government, the latter made a welcome announcement to lift the ban on … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment on Friday (February 14) has officially announced that it will resume deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to Kuwait after both parties have reached an agreement regarding the protection and safety … Read more
In a sudden turn of events, the recent travel ban placed by the Philippine government on Taiwan has already been lifted on Friday (February 14) as announced by Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo. The decision was welcomed by … Read more
More than 70 Filipinos who have recently arrived from Taiwan on Wednesday (February 12) initially refused but were later on placed on quarantine for 14 days at an undisclosed government facility in Cebu City. Newly-arrived Filipinos from … Read more
Due to the temporary travel ban imposed by the Philippine government on certain countries including China, Hong Kong, Macau, and recently, Taiwan, many vacationing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were not able to return to work. Because … Read more