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.
International terminal fees will be incorporated in airline tickets at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) starting September 1. The announcement was made by Avigael Ratcliffe, Corporate Communications Junior Manager of GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), … Read more
In an anti-climactic turn of events, the Department of Health (DOH) has announced that the nationwide implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law by 2020 is not yet possible, citing budget reasons and lack … Read more
The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi, in coordination with the Abu Dhabi government, has demonstrated full commitment as they work non-stop in the process of repatriating distressed, undocumented Filipino workers with numbers reaching 1,081 individuals … Read more
Just under a hundred days before the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) kicks off, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has launched a series of tree-planting activities in New Clark City. The activity, which … Read more
In an update announced by the government, the pilot testing of the national ID system is expected to push through starting September, as expected. In an economic forum held last Tuesday (August 27), Socioeconomic Planning … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the death of a Filipino national after saving the life of his friend in a drowning incident in Calgary, Canada. And while the department did not identify the … Read more
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong have adopted a self-imposed curfew amid frequent anti-government demonstrations held in key locations in the city. This is in response to the unending demonstrations help by residents in … Read more
The government of Libya has sought the assistance of the Philippine government to consider the deployment of more nurses and other Filipino workers to the Mediterranean nation. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered the temporary suspension of the new online processing system at the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Hong Kong pending the results of a probe on … Read more
A total of 21 foreign recruitment firms and direct employers were blacklisted by the POEA, in the government’s bid to rid the overseas placement industry of misfits, as reported by the Department of Labor and … Read more