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OFW Accused of Abandoning Family Arrested at Airport
An overseas Filipino worker, who was sued by his wife for abandoning her and their five children, was prevented by airport authorities from leaving the country Tuesday morning, an official… Read more
OWWA Honors Cordillera Model OFW Families
The Overseas Worker Welfare Administration (OWWA) gave recognition to the region’s model overseas Filipino worker (OFW) families from Sagada, Mountain Province and La Trinidad, Benguet in an awarding ceremony held… Read more
UNICEF: Only 34% of Filipino Mothers Breastfeed Babies
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said only 34 percent of Filipino mothers practice exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of their babies. At a press conference on Thursday,… Read more
More OFW Families Move up to Middle Class: Survey
A significant portion of families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have climbed out of the low-income bracket to become part of the lower-middle-class families, according to a Nielsen Media survey… Read more
OFW Families Better Off Now as They Invest, Save More
The lives of overseas Filipino workers’ families have improved over the past five years, as they save more and spend less on paying for debts incurred for job placement abroad,… Read more
Saudi Filipino on Death Row for Blasphemy Granted Clemency
The overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia in 2008 for mocking the name of the Prophet Mohammad has been repatriated and was expected to… Read more
Taiwan OFW Film ‘Money and Honey’ Screens to a Full House at BIFF
The film by Taiwanese filmmaker Jasmine Lee Ching-hui titled “Money and Honey” that documents the lives of five Filipino migrant workers had a successful world premiere at the Busan International… Read more
More Young Filipinos Heading Overseas for Work
More than a million Filipinos leave the country each year for work. Those going overseas are younger compared to their counterparts from a generation ago. Now the government is hoping… Read more
Fil-Am Carmela dela Rosa Guilty of Killing Granddaughter
A Fairfax, Virginia court on Thursday found 51-year-old Filipino-American grandmother Carmela dela Rosa guilty of 1st degree murder for tossing her 2-year-old granddaughter to her death from a parking garage… Read more
Leyte Gov Carlos Jericho L. Petilla Hails Model OFW Families
Governor Petilla, who called the OFWs as “modern-day heroes” in his message, hailed them for their perseverance for the sake of a better life for themselves and their loved ones… Read more
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