Many overseas Filipino workers have lost their jobs, had their incomes slashed, or been afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Yet, even as they become displaced as locally stranded individuals when they return to the Philippines, their families cannot avail...
Requirements:
Filled out the application form
1x1 ID photo
For land-based OFWs:
Photocopy of
Name and photo
Latest visa stamp
Latest departure and arrival stamp
For sea-based OFWs:
Photocopy of
Name and photo
Latest embarkation and disembarkation stamp
Proof...
Social distancing during days off
On August 2, 2020, Sunday, Filipino domestic workers typically take their days off. On a fine day, they gather at their designated areas in parks, streets, and even pedestrian bridges. A stricter rule imposed on...
How has the Covid-19 crisis affected you? It is really important to find out how migrant workers are affected by the global pandemic to ensure their safety and well-being. Academic researchers from the University of Sunderland in the United...
Just like many other countries, the Philippines has been struggling to cope up with the impact of coronavirus. Movement of citizens has been restricted, and transport systems have been paralyzed in an effort to arrest the spread of the...
Sending money to the family in the Philippines is one of the many to-do lists overseas Filipino workers have planned to do even before they leave the Philippines for a career abroad.
OFWs in Taiwan, like everyone else, have struggled...
In addition to the skill and expertise of Filipinos bring to benefit their host countries, they also bear a considerable degree of risk and hazards at work.
For example, seafarers deal with the risk of piracy in the seas of...
While the world is in the midst of a battle against an invisible enemy, there's an outpouring of gratitude towards frontline workers who risk their lives daily.
Health workers, delivery personnel, and sanitation workers have been the recipients of...
Some lessons are learned in school, others are in real-life experience, sometimes in a hard way. For us overseas Filipino workers, the learning process begins long before we start our first day at work abroad, and uncover new discoveries...
Filipinos often find a sliver of hope amid the tragedy unfolding in our lives. We live in a country beset with natural disasters such as earthquakes or super typhoons, or man-made disasters like water shortage, energy crisis or traffic...
