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Agri Department Inspires OFWs to Engage in Agri Ventures With Up to P15M No Interest Loans
A number of success stories have emerged featuring former Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who have achieved relative success in their agricultural ventures post overseas stints:
A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW), engineer…
Taiwan Money Remittance: Importance of Convenience to OFWs and Families
Sending money to the family in the Philippines is one of the many to-do lists overseas Filipino workers have planned to do even before they leave the Philippines for a career abroad.
OFWs in Taiwan, like everyone else, have struggled…
Singer Michael Bublé Gifts His Grandpa’s Vancouver Home to Filipina Caregiver
As a sign of gratitude and fulfilling a wish of his grandfather, Canadian crooner Michael Bublé gifted the elderly man's Vancouver home to his Filipina caregiver.
But before the change of ownership took place, Bublé also renovated the…
5 Reasons Why PhilHealth’s 3% OFW Premium Contribution is Simply Wrong
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. or PhilHealth has recently made an announcement that overseas Filipino workers are obliged to pay 3% of their monthly income to finance the Philippines' health system.
This has generated an uproar…
How OFWs in Japan Can Receive 100,000 Yen Government Handout
Foreign residents in Japan, including Filipino workers, who are listed on the country's Basic Resident Register as of April 27, 2020 are eligible for Y100,000 (P47,349) handout by the government as part of its economic response amid the…
How OFWs Show Heroism in Global Coronavirus Pandemic Fight
In addition to the skill and expertise of Filipinos bring to benefit their host countries, they also bear a considerable degree of risk and hazards at work.
For example, seafarers deal with the risk of piracy in the seas of high-risk…
How Coronavirus Impacts Filipino Domestic Workers in Hong Kong
While the world is in the midst of a battle against an invisible enemy, there's an outpouring of gratitude towards frontline workers who risk their lives daily.
Health workers, delivery personnel, and sanitation workers have been the…
P10,000 Grant for OFWs Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic in 29 Countries
A one-time financial assistance of P10,000 will be granted to overseas Filipino workers whose employments were affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
“The Department of Labor and Employment has already prepared the guidelines of the…
How COVID-19 Affected OFWs Can Avail of $200 Cash Assistance from DOLE
Overseas Filipino workers whose jobs have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic can each avail of $200 (over P10,000) from the Department of Labor and Employment, the Philippine News Agency reported.
OFWs are among the recipients…
4 Lessons OFWs Learned With Coronavirus Health Crisis
Some lessons are learned in school, others are in real-life experience, sometimes in a hard way. For us overseas Filipino workers, the learning process begins long before we start our first day at work abroad, and uncover new discoveries by…
