Pinoy OFW

Public fights among Filipino domestic workers spending their days off in Hong Kong have been featured in the news recently. One might wonder what might have emboldened some Filipino domestic workers to engage their foes beyond war of words…

A Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong is seeking financial claim after leaving her employers' home where she was told to sleep in the toilet. Grace, 32, started her job for a family in Happy Valley on September 4. But she immediately…

A Filipino domestic worker, who was accused of stealing AE182,000 (approx. P2.4 million) in cash and jewelry in the United Arab Emirates has been ordered deported after serving her prison term. According to Khaleej Times, the Dubai Court…

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning to the Philippines have been assured that the government "will continue to render" free testing for coronavirus upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Transportation…

Leading Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific said it extended the coverage of its flexible booking options for passengers traveling until December 31. "We continue to listen to our passengers so we may also continuously review and improve our…

The Supreme Court of the Philippines has affirmed an earlier ruling by the Court of Appeals that sentenced a maximum jail term of eight years to a former Overseas Filipino Worker whose infidelity caused his wife to suffer from…

A total of 13 Filipino citizens in Hong Kong had tested positive for HIV, while four other Filipino women were found to have full-blown Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) from January to June this year, Hong Kong's Department of…

The total number of COVID-19 cases among Filipinos based overseas has exceeded 10,800 after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 291 additional infections on Monday. According to the DFA, the COVID-19 tally among the Filipino…

The efforts of Filipino healthcare workers in Singapore never went unnoticed, as the government lauded the role of the foreign medical professionals as part of its response against the COVID-19 pandemic. Singapore Ambassador to the…

The Philippine Department of Agriculture is encouraging Filipino workers both abroad and recently displaced from overseas jobs by COVID-19 pandemic, to invest in the country's agriculture sector, especially in fruit production. The…