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  • Switzerland Eyed for PH Nurses

    THE Philippine Embassy in Switzerland is looking into the possibility of opening doors for Filipino healthcare workers to Switzerland to address the problem of oversupply of Filipino nurses in the Philippines. In this relation, a bilateral working...

  • POEA Partially Lifts Ban on OFW Deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan

    Philippine labor officials on Tuesday partially lifted the ban on deployment of overseas Filipino workers to war-torn countries Iraq and Afghanistan. The Department of Labor and Employment said the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Governing Board issued...

  • Ochoa: Rapid Response Teams Ready in Libya and Syria

    The Rapid Response Teams (RRTs), trained and prepared to address developments in crisis-affected countries with significant OFW populations, have been activated and are closely monitoring developments in Libya and Syria, Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. said...

  • ‘Overaged’ OFWs Urged to Settle Down, Put Up Business

    Amid continuing discord on foreign soil, repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) received an advisory: do not gamble, and focus building business in their homeland. This was the advice of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to...

  • ‘Balik Pinay’ Program Awaits Women OFW Returnees

    Women Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) returnees have a reason to look forward coming home to their respective areas in different parts of Eastern Visayas. In anticipation of the displaced Pinay workers need for jobs, the regional office...

  • DOLE Warns Pinoys vs Fake Job Openings in Spain

    The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday warned Filipino jobseekers against falling for scams claiming to offer jobs in Spain. DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz warned prospective overseas Filipino workers against false information about employment opportunities...

  • Entrepreneurship Training Program for OFWs Set

    The Departments of Trade and Industry (DTI) and of Labor and Employment (DoLE) have teamed up to encourage repatriated overseas Filipino workers to become entrepreneurs. The two agencies intend to do this by holding a series of...

  • Exec: Jobs Here for OFWs

    The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) assured that there would be jobs available for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who would be affected by the “Saudization” labor policy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In yesterday’s Kapihan...

  • Government Job Website Phil-Job Net Offers More Than 55,000 Vacancies

    More than 55,000 jobs await unemployed Filipinos or those seeking better opportunities based on postings on the Phil-Job Net website, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said yesterday. Phil-Job Net (http://phil-job.net) is the government’s official job portal. It is...