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.
PHILIPPINES: Taal Volcano on Taal Lake has erupted on a Sunday afternoon (January 11, 2020) and has forced residents from towns nearby to evacuate. Experts have warned of another eruption to occur soon. The Philippine … Read more
Amid impending hostilities in the Middle East, mainly due to the US-Iran tension, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) — among others in the security sector — has been tasked to help in the evacuation and repatriation … Read more
To all Filipinos in the Middle East, please be informed of the public advisories regarding recent developments and tensions in the region. The respective Philippine embassies in countries in the Middle East has shared in … Read more
In the event that hostilities further escalate in the Middle East, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has tasked the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to get its air and naval assets ready for the evacuation of … Read more
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
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