5 Important Reasons Why OFWs Need to Apply for Financial Loans
One common misconception about overseas Filipino workers is that once they start their employment abroad, they are free from debt mainly because they receive better wages, or start investing to maximize their income.
Although this is…
DOLE: OFW Deployment for Japan by July 2019
Secretary Silvestre Bello III of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) bared that the agency is planning to deploy Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to Japan within the next two months.
He noted that delays in the deployment…
How to Register Online and Apply to Take PRC License Exam
Recent graduates who wish to take the Professional Regulation Commission's licensure exams can now register online.
Through PRC's online portal online.prc.gov.ph, it is now convenient to lodge applications without going to authorized…
Pinay OFW in Trouble As Husband Discovers Her Affairs Abroad
A court in Hong Kong has dismissed a petition of a Filipina domestic worker who wanted to remain in the city claiming that her husband allegedly threatened to kill her after discovering she had affairs with other men, a report by Hong Kong…
Filipina Domestic Worker in HK Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
A 35-year-old Filipino domestic worker was found dead inside the house of her employer May 17, according to the Hong Kong Police.
In a report by Hong Kong News, a police spokeswoman said the worker was found hanging inside her employer’s…
Saudi Arabia To Stop Renewal of Residence Permits to Workers of These 33 Types of Jobs
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has warned of a bleak picture in the Saudi Arabian jobmarket as the country intensifies its workforce nationalization program.
In a statement, POEA said that more Filipino and other…
Filipina Tied to a Tree by Saudi Employer Repatriated Back to Philippines
A Filipina domestic worker who was tied to a tree by her employer in Saudi Arabia has been repatriated back to the Philippines.
A photo of Lovely Acosta Baruelo tied to a tree in Saudi capital of Riyadh has gone viral on social media as…
Filipino Bookkeeper Charged With Stealing A$3.5 Million From Luxury Cruise Company
A 53-year-old Filipino woman working as a bookkeeper was charged after she was accused of stealing A$3.5 million (P127.2 million) from Silversea Cruises in an allegedly "deliberate and calculated fraud" conducted over four years in the…
POEA Guidelines on OEC Processing for Returning OFWs
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has issued specific guidelines regarding the processing of exit clearance of returning workers pursuant to the POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 4, Series of 2018 amending Section 22 of…
Cancer-stricken Ex-Domestic Worker Gets Surprise Visit From Former Ward
It was a terrible blow for Remelyn Zubiaga Yumul when she learned of the diagnosis that she has ovarian cancer. But despite of her affliction, one unexpected source of joy arrived: a surprise visit from a former ward she used to care for in…
