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.
On Tuesday (February 11), the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the official name for the new coronavirus disease: COVID-19 — making sure not to reference Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the virus originated. COVID-19 stands for Corona … Read more
On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization had a meeting with scientists in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and in a statement by WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the vaccine for the … Read more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a memo directing the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe the Bureau of Immigration employees allegedly involved in human trafficking schemes. As per Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra’s directive, the … Read more
On Monday (February 10), the Department of Health (DOH) clarified that Taiwan is included in the Philippines’ expanded travel ban due to the growing concern regarding the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus, which has already claimed … Read more
The government of France has recently announced that it is expanding its scholarship program in 2020 through a partnership with the Department of Science and Technology’s Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) for Filipino professionals who would want to … Read more
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For many years, many PWDs or persons with disabilities have struggled with access to and safe use of transportation channels here in the Philippines. However, there are a few people who possess the talent and skills to … Read more
Last February 2, the Philippine government imposed an expanded travel ban on visitors from China, Hong Kong, and Macau in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to contain the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus. This is in … Read more
During a press conference held in Malacañang on Monday, 3rd February 2020, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte called on the public to stop anti-Chinese sentiment after two cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), with one fatality, had … Read more
Soon after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the noval coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as a global health emergency, Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued a temporary ban on travels from China and its Special Administrative Regions. … Read more
With the recent announcement of the World Health Organization (WHO) of a global emergency over the 2019 novel coronavirus-acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV-ARD) case, the Philippines’ Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed the second nCoV case, and the … Read more