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DOLE Secretary Bello Urged to Name Corrupt POEA Officials
Secretary of Labor Silvestre Bello III has been urged to name officials of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration who he alleged are profitting from illegal activities involving the issuance of overseas employment certificates…
DOLE To Replace Guards, Janitors In Efforts To Cleanse POEA From Corruption
The Department of Labor and Employment announced that it will be replacing all the security guards and janitors stationed at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration after reports of illegal activities inside the agency, a report…
Departing OFWs First to Receive iDOLE
A day after the much-anticipated OFW ID was formally introduced, guidelines on its issuance are being prepared, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment said.
DOLE Undersecretary Dominador Say said rules on the…
Compulsory Insurance for Agency Deployed OFWs
A memorandum of understanding on incorporation of Agency Hired Overseas Filipino Worker Compulsory Insurance Sub–Module in the Pre-Employment Orientation Seminars and Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar was signed on January 27.…
2 Months After Launch, POEA One-Stop Service Center Serves Over 130,000
Starting from its launch in August 15 until October 21, 2016, a total of 137,429 OFWs have been served at the One-Stop Shop/Service Center for OFWs (OSSCO) at the lobby of POEA Main Office in Mandaluyong City.
Labor Secretary Silvestre…
One-Stop Services Center for OFWs Region VII Launched in Cebu City
For the ease and convenience of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 7, in coordination with other agencies involved in migration, launched the One-Stop Services Center for OFWs (OSSCO)…
Former POEA Chief Hans Cacdac Now OWWA Administrator
Hans Leo J. Cacdac, former Administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is the new Administrator of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
Speaking during the Monday morning flag raising…
One-Stop OFW Service Center in Western Visayas Launched
The Department of Labor and Employment and its partner-agencies in Western Visayas launched on Wednesday the one-stop service center for overseas Filipino workers at the third level of the Robinsons Place in this city’s Ledesma Street.…
POEA: Training Fee For Domestic Helpers Should Only be P7,000
Training centers in the Philippines should charge no more than P15,000 to Filipino domestic workers before their deployment abroad, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said.
Speaking at a dialogue at the Hong Kong…
PHL Lifts Deployment Ban to Libya
The Philippine government has lifted the processing and deployment of returning Filipino workers who hold valid working contracts to Libya after the country's alert level was downgraded from mandatory evacuation to restriction phase.
The…
