Filipino migrant rights watchdog Migrante lamented the “fast and rude” dismissal of Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) chief Carlos Cao from his post as it expressed the belief that the move reflects a power-struggle among ranking labor...

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is eyeing job opportunities in Australia in 2012 for nurses and skilled workers. The POEA said Australia is still one of the least explored frontiers for skilled Filipino workers and professionals....

Labor Undersecretary Hans Cacdac is the new head of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) beginning on Monday. Government officials, who declined to be identified, said Cacdac had already taken his oath before Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz...

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may soon be able to return to Lebanon, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Tuesday. POEA administrator Carlos Cao Jr. disclosed in a phone interview Tuesday that the Philippine government is set...

THE Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has begun implementing the guidelines issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs on obtaining legal documents for employment in Russia. POEA Administrator Carlos Cao Jr. said the DFA advised Filipinos who wish...

A Filipino migrant rights watchdog has urged concerned Philippine authorities to set up an information desk in various international airports throughout Saudi Arabia. Migrante-Middle East made the request in light of calls for assistance for newly arrived...

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has clarified that that it is not engaged in lending money to overseas Filipino workers. In a statement, POEA Administrator Carlos Cao Jr. said that the agency has no lending facility...

Be wary of job offers in Macau. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) chief Carlos Cao Jr. yesterday said about a hundred Filipinos are now stranded in Macau after failing to find employment. Cao warned against accepting job...

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) yesterday warned Filipino workers against accepting offers to work in US military facilities in Guam. POEA chief Carlos Cao Jr. said unscrupulous individuals have been victimizing thousands of prospective overseas Filipino...

Shorter lines but longer waiting time awaits returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). To keep the queues of vacationing OFWs short, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has adopted new procedures and processing of the mandatory travel exit...