OFW Profiles

The Philippine House of Representatives has approved unanimously the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers on third and final reading. Voting 236-0, the lower chamber of Congress approved House Bill 5685, which seeks to improve the…
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Philippine passport holders can now avail of 10 years validity the next time they renew their passports after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 10928 Wednesday, effectively amending Philippine Passport Act of 1996. Until the…
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A proposal to amend Hong Kong's employment law that allows raising the maximum penalty on recruitment agencies who overcharge foreign domestic workers has gained support by members of Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Friday. Current…
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Even as the retirement age of 60 promises well-deserved rest and benefits offered by the government so they can go home, there are Filipinos abroad who prefer to remain as OFWs to continue to provide for their families. Prescilla…
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Foreign domestic workers are prohibited from working in China, and Filipino maids employed illegally there will face arrest and deportation from Chinese authorities, a senior Philippine diplomat said. Despite a rising demand for…
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Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will no longer need to secure Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) for deployment since they will soon be provided with an iDOLE- OFW Identification Card, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said yesterday.…
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Effective July 1, 2017, Philippine Airlines flights to and from the Middle East (except Dubai flights) will depart from and arrive in NAIA Terminal 1, Pasay City. PAL flights to the Middle East covered by this new terminal assignment…
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Domestic workers in Hong Kong and all over the world have plenty of tasks on hand to accomplish. From the moment they wake up in the morning to heading to bed at night, they have certain things to finish at a particular time. Prepare…
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Imagine going home for the first time after so many years working abroad, it's an exciting moment every Filipino worker abroad looks forward to. Whether you're a nurse, domestic worker, aircraft mechanic or any other job abroad --…
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This was the heartwarming message of the son of a Filipina domestic worker who has spent the past 20 years in Hong Kong as he picked her up and joined him on an ASEAN jetsetting trip. Referring to the event as his mother's graduation,…
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