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OFW Contribution Deadline Extended – SSS
The Social Security System (SSS) implemented a deadline extension for our Overseas Filipino Workers’ (OFW) contribution remittance as recognition to the difficulties confronting our OFWs in remitting their SSS contributions…. Read more
Landlords Shut Door on Filipinos in Dubai
Filipinos allege that real estate agents are refusing to rent out apartments to them in certain Dubai buildings and areas – and their dried fish delicacy is partly to blame…. Read more
Advocacy Group Helps to Rescue Filipino Maid in Dubai
A maid whose employer would undress in front of her has fled to the safety of a shelter after the agency that hired her refused to take any action. The… Read more
Filipinos to Gain Easier Path to UAE
Filipinos travelling to the UAE on tourist visas will no longer have to worry when they present an affidavit of support and guarantee at their country’s airports. The document will… Read more
Comelec To Give Incentives for Overseas Absentee Voters
To encourage overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to register for the overseas absentee voting (OAV), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) intends to provide incentives if they register for and vote in… Read more
16 Filipinos Stealing Consignmnents from Dubai Cargo Village
Two women and 14 men appeared in court on Monday accused of forming a gang and stealing valuable consignments of iPhones, iPads and iPods from Dubai Cargo Village. Prosecutors accused… Read more
Filipino Couple in Dubai Demands Investigation After Baby’s Death
A Filipino couple, whose first-born baby allegedly choked to death at the nursery of a private tertiary hospital in Dubai, wants authorities to immediately probe the case. “Up to now,… Read more
Manila Airport Bans 500 Filipinos
More than 500 Filipinos were barred at Manila’s main airport last year for carrying spurious travel documents, according to an anti-human trafficking body in Manila. A report issued by the… Read more
Fast-track System For Filipino Exit Permits in UAE
A new online system could soon let Filipinos leave their country or the UAE without having to queue for an exit permit. “We are hoping to implement it this year,”… Read more