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 Wednesday (January 1), the Kuwaiti police arrested the wife of a Kuwaiti public officer on charges of beating her Filipina housemaid to death. The alleged murder came nearly a year after Philippine Rodrigo Duterte enforced a … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has strongly condemned the killing of another Filipina domestic helper in Kuwait who was allegedly killed by the employer’s wife. This was reported in an advisory posted by DFA … Read more
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced that it has upgraded its guidelines on the granting of consumer loans for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to facilitate their access to bank credit. The Monetary Board announced that it … Read more
Last Saturday (December 21), Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte did not miss the chance to extend some holiday blessings to his kababayan in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia a few days before Christmas in the Philippines. During a special event in the … Read more
Last Wednesday, December 5, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued an advisory for Filipino travelers reminding them of the six-month passport validity rule required in some countries around the globe. On their Facebook page, the DFA … Read more
Stories hold valuable meaning to people because it is through shared experiences and a focused look at the human condition that we can relate and empathize with one another. ALSO READ: 9 Reasons OFWs are Tagged … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called on overseas Filipino workers (OFW) whose voter registration has lapsed to re-register starting December 16, 2019 to September 30, 2021. ALSO READ: DFA Advisory – Renew Passport One … Read more
The 30th Southeast Asian Games, or SEA Games, is currently in full swing across different sports stadiums and facilities in the Philippines. From November 30 to December 11, 2019, the group’s 11-member countries have gathered … Read more
A Filipina nurse in the UAE just became AED 12 million (PHP 166M) richer before Christmas as she won the lucky draw for the jackpot prize at the Abu Dhabi Big Ticket last December 3, 2019. The … Read more
During the ceremonial conferment of the 2019 Model OFW Family of the Year (MOFYA) held at Malacañang’s Heroes Hall last Thursday (Nov. 28), President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to meet the needs of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by … Read more