Republic of the Philippines

The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah has appealed to social media users to refrain from sharing information about distressed overseas Filipino workers online. In the past several years, many OFWs who have suffered abuse and…
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The long wait is over. Citizens of the Philippines will finally have their own national ID after President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Philippine ID System Law. It aims to provide ease transactions between the people and the…
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The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration has released P7.58 million in livelihood assistance to its member-migrant workers under the “Balik Pinas Balik Hanapbuhay” program during the first three months of the year. OWWA Davao Region…
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Filipino travelers arriving and departing the Ninoy Aquino International Airport will be able to save precious time as the government will install electronic gates at immigration counters in June, an official of the agency said. “Using…
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Saturday said he wanted all Filipino workers out of Kuwait and back home, noting that he could no longer take the abuses against them in the Gulf state. Duterte bared this in a speech before the Filipino…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Licenses of ten Philippine recruitment agencies that deploy Filipino workers in Kuwait have been cancelled or and another one was suspended after they were found guilty of recruitment violations. The findings came after a number of…
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The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) wishes to remind overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose membership with OWWA has expired, to renew their membership and retain their active status as members. The reminder is especially…
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