Filipina Helper Dies in Saudi Arabia After Falling From Employer’s 6th Floor Apartment
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday reported that a Filipina household service worker in Madinah, Saudi Arabia died Friday after she fell from the sixth-floor flat of her employer.
Quoting Consul General to Jeddah Edgar…
Filipina Beautician Banned Entry in HK Jailed 2 Years in Her Return
A returning Filipina beautician was sentenced to two years in Hong Kong prison after pleading guilty of violating her deportation order.
“She showed her total disregard for her deportation order not once but twice,” said District Court…
Filipina Helper Dies Alone While HK Employers Were On Vacation
The remains of a Filipina domestic helper were found inside her employer's flat in Hong Kong.
In a report by The SUN, the woman was identified Mary Jane Respicion Jamon, 44, and native of Ilocos Norte. Police authorities said they received…
List of Qualified OWWA CMWSP, EDSP Scholars For SY 2018-2019
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration has released the list of 50 qualified scholars under the Congressional Migrant Workers Scholarship Program for School Year 2018-2019.
Likewise, OWWA has released the list of 400 qualified…
OWWA-ARMM Continues Support of Returning OFWs
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration upgrades the Balik-Pilipinas, Balik-Hanapbuhay livelihood program to better serve returning Overseas Filipino Workers. The livelihood program enables qualified OFW returnees to be entrepreneurs by…
Filipina Forced to Drink Bleach By Employer In ICU In Saudi Arabia
A Filipina worker based in Saudi Arabia is confined at the intensive care unit in a hospital after she was allegedly forced to drink bleach by her employer.
Agnes Mancilla, a 35-year-old household service worker, has been admitted to the…
Employer Fails to Pay Wage of Sick Filipina Helper in Kuwait After 14 Years
After serving her employer in Kuwait for the past 14 years, a Filipina domestic worker who wanted to go home was forced to leave the house without receiving her compensation.
In a video shared on YouTube, the OFW named Corazon, a native of…
PHL Signs Bilateral Agreement With China to Send 2,000 Filipino English Teachers
The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment has signed a bilateral agreement with China for the hiring of 2,000 Filipino English teachers.
According to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the agreement was signed during the visit of…
Philippine Congress Pushes Bills for Retirement Benefits, Assistance to OFWs
A House of Representatives panel has formed a technical working group to consolidate three bills seeking to provide retirement benefits and welfare assistance to overseas Filipino workers.
The House committee on overseas workers affairs,…
Filipino Maid Scalded By Saudi Employer To Return Home After 4 Years
Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Adnan V. Alonto, will be accompanying overseas Filipino worker Pahima P. Alagasi on her flight to return to the Philippines today, after she was stranded in the Kingdom for four…