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    Binay, OWWA Assure Assistance to Kin of Pinoys Slain in Algeria Hostage Crisis

    Vice President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday assured relatives of overseas Filipino workers killed in a recent hostage crisis in Algeria of the government’s help in bringing their remains home soonest. Binay, the presidential adviser on OFW concerns,...

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    Free Skill Training Planned for Filipino Amnesty-seekers

    Filipino amnesty-seekers are set to benefit from free skills training once they reach home. This was disclosed on Tuesday by Jejomar Binay, vice president of the Philippines, to Khaleej Times on the sidelines of the inaugural Abu...

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    Binay Acted on 1,325 Requests for Help From OFWs

    Over a thousand overseas Filipino workers have been given assistance by the Office of the Vice President in 2012. Vice President Jejomar Binay said his office received a total of 1,325 requests for assistance–ranging from repatriation, salary...

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    VP Binay Calls on Remaining OFWs in Syria to Come Home

    Remaining overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Syria are urged to come home as situation in the area is expected to worsen.  Vice President and Presidential Adviser on OFW Concerns Jejomar C. Binay called on OFWs who are...

  • Filipino Foreign Job Seekers Urged To Value Their Lives, Obey Overseas Rules

    Philippine Vice-President Jejomar Binay has warned Filipinos interested in working abroad against flouting overseas employment regulations and specifically cautioned them not to seek jobs in war-torn Syria. In a statement to The Gulf Today on Tuesday, Binay...

  • Binay: Overseas Employment Should Be Matter Of Choice, Not Need

    The government remains committed to make overseas employment a matter of choice and not necessity, Vice President Jejomar C. Binay said during the observance of the 17th Migrant Workers Day. Binay, Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers...

  • Malaysia Pardons 3 Filipinos on Death Row

    The Malaysian government has pardoned three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on death row in Sabah. Vice President Jejomar Binay, who is in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, said Wednesday the three OFWs have been spared the...

  • Filipino Workers in China Not Harassed — Binay

    Vice President Jejomar Binay said Monday that Filipino workers in China are not being harassed despite the territorial dispute between China and the Philippines over Scarborough Shoal. “We have not received any news about any [overseas Filipino...

  • Binay: Gov’t Upholds Seafarers’ Rights, Welfare

    Vice President Jejomar C. Binay yesterday reiterated the government’s commitment to uphold and protect the rights and welfare of Filipino seafarers. He likewise paid tribute to the late Capt. Gregorio S. Oca, the founding president of the...

  • Many OFWs Safe From Abuse

    Vice President Jejomar C. Binay said yesterday that majority of migrant Filipino workers are safe from abuse and maltreatment. “Most often, the front page stories surrounding Global Filipinos usually announce bad news or cases of abuse. I...