OFW Profiles

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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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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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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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong who were terminated will no longer be granted visa extension and told to leave Hong Kong immediately in order to decongest boarding houses run by employment agencies. Secretary for Labour Law…
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Many overseas Filipino workers have lost their jobs, had their incomes slashed, or afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. Yet, even as they become displaced as locally stranded individuals when they return to the Philippines, their…
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Requirements: Filled out 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…
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One of the programs and services of OWWA is the Information Technology (IT) Training Program. It is a computer literacy program that provides OFWs and their families training and access to technology to bridge the communication gap between…
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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…
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The Philippine government on Tuesday launched a program that allows repatriated overseas Filipino workers to borrow up to P100,000 to start a business. Returning OFWs may avail of the loan through the "Helping the Economy Recover Through…
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The number of overseas Filipino workers who have returned home has reached 90,497 after 11,688 additional Filipinos arrived in the Philippines were added to the figure, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Of this number, 40,540 are…
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