For the first time in the last 10 years, the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) has noted a decrease in the deployment of land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by 9 percent in 2017 or 1,992,746 … Read more
The Home Mutual Development Fund of the Philippines (HMDF) has announced through its official Facebook page last September 21 (Thursday) that it will impose lower annual mortgage fees at 5.375 percent. ALSO READ: How to … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued an advisory last September 22 regarding sex traffickers preying on Filipino women by offering them “bait” jobs in other countries, such as Malaysia and Singapore, as shared in … Read more
Choosing to work as an OFW is no simple task. Aside from leaving their family in pursuit of a better job, OFWs also sometimes pass up the chance to enjoy being with the people they … Read more
With the Korean Wave (Hallyu) gaining popularity in recent years through a variety of appealing platforms, such as entertainment, music, TV dramas (K-drama), and movies, it’s no surprise that a lot of nationalities – Filipinos … Read more
Last Friday (September 21), the Department of Foreign Affairs announced that the Philippine Consulate General in Houston is set to reopen on September 24 (Monday), almost three decades after it was closed in September 1993, … Read more
OWWA offers many programs like training and scholarships, livelihood programs, and cash assistance in times of need. Most of OWWA’s programs are financial assistance and one of them is calamity assistance. If you or your … Read more
Who would’ve thought that a Filipina raised in the slums would ever become the first female president of one of the biggest public universities, and in the US nonetheless? (ALSO READ: President Duterte Approves Free … Read more
Working Filipinos who have unsettled loan payments with the Social Security System (SSS) were given at least six (6) months under the SSS Loan Restructuring Program to avail loan amnesty, which will soon end on … Read more
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has made a new requirement for all banking and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) that offer online banking platforms to make interbank electronic fund transfers (EFTs) available to users by … Read more