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75 Repatriated OFWs From Syria Get Assistance
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said it has extended livelihood to the 75 repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from conflict-torn Syria after they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International… Read more
Don’t Go To Syria, DOLE Appeals to OFWs
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Thursday appealed anew to Filipinos intending to work overseas to consider not going to Syria because of the continuing civil unrest in that country. This… Read more
DFA: Repatriation of OFWs From Syria to Cost P200 Million
It would cost the Philippine government around P200 million to repatriate all the 4,557 registered Filipino workers in Syria. Each overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Syria would need about $4,000… Read more
5,443 Pinoys in Syria Unregistered
Of the 10,000 Filipinos in Syria, only 4,557 are registered, and the rest are illegal and only 10 percent are willing to come home, the foreign affairs secretary said yesterday…. Read more
DFA Prioritizes OFWs in 4 Conflict Areas in Syria
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is now working to safely repatriate Filipinos in Syria, particularly those located in 4 conflict-ridden areas of Homs, Hama, Idlib and Daraa. “The foreign… Read more
400 Filipinos in Syria Want to Come Home
FOREIGN Secretary Albert del Rosario arrived on Tuesday from Syria to oversee the mandatory repatriation of thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) owing to the escalating violence in the Arab… Read more
Syria Promises Assistance in Repatriation of Filipinos
SYRIA HAS promised to assist the Philippine government in repatriating overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who refuse to leave the war-torn country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. The… Read more
Heed Calls for Repatriation, DFA Urges 4,000 Pinoys in Syria
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday urged anew some 4,000 Filipinos remaining in Syria to “heed government’s call for mandatory repatriation.” DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario expressed concern… Read more
Migrante-Middle East Hits Slow OFW Exit From Syria
A migrants rights group on Wednesday scored the Philippine government’s “snail-paced repatriation” of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Syria, which has been wracked by civil unrest. Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator… Read more
Most Filipino Maids in Syria Won’t Come Home
The Philippine government faces the difficult task of evacuating some 5,000 Filipino household services workers (HSWs) out of Syria as most, if not all, of them are undocumented and their… Read more
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