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Life of Overseas Filipino Workers
OFW Profiles
OFWs From Countries With COVID-19 Variant Still Allowed to Return Home
The Philippines will still allow entry of Filipinos working in countries hit by a new variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday.
"They will be allowed to come home pero they…
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5 Bad Filipino Habits at Parties That Need to Stop
Every new year, we Filipinos try to move on and be better than the previous one. Even before the year 2021 kicked in, the new normal has already been taking shape. Yet as the new year rolls on, we continue to aim to leave behind the toxic…
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Fighting Filipinas: 6 Reasons Why Public Brawls Not Uncommon Among Hong Kong Helpers
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…
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Filipina Helper in HK Seeks Compensation After Forced to Sleep in Employer’s Toilet
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…
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Free COVID-19 Test for Returning OFWs to Continue, No Testing Required for Those From Low-Risk…
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…
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Flexible Booking Options for Cebu Pacific Passengers
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…
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Supreme Court Jails Cheating OFW 8 Years In Landmark Decision
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…
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Concern As Surge in 17 New AIDS, HIV Cases Among Filipinos in HK
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…
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OFW COVID-19 Cases Top 10,800 As 291 New Cases Recorded
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…
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Singapore Government Lauds Role of Filipino Health Workers in Fight Vs COVID-19 Pandemic
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…
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