Overseas Filipinos face multiple challenges. And sometimes the solutions they have for problems could further compound their problems.
An unhealthy lifestyle caused by excessive drinking,...
Social Security System (SSS) is a government agency responsible for providing social security protection to private sector employees, self-employed individuals, and voluntary members in...
Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello announced an identification system for overseas Filipino workers and a bank dedicated to them will be launched this...
Fed up with failed promises and repeated infractions, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration disclosed a list of 50 employment agencies who were unable to facilitate...
As online fraud and identity theft has proliferated and many victims have complained of losing money or personal information sold to unscrupulous persons, the SSS card has also upgraded its Unified Multipurpose Identification or UMID card in its effort to tighten defense against fraudsters.
The third-generation SSS identification card now features contact-less smartchip technology that enables storage of an SSS...
The number of overseas Filipino workers has continuously been increasing in number over the years.
OFWs are said to have contributed significantly to the...
BPO, or business process outsourcing, is a rapidly expanding industry that is also rapidly proliferating in the Philippines, as countries in the West realize...
Although many children of Filipinos who left them to work for bigger pay abroad lament the lack of time and attention other children receive, many others see this as blessing in disguise: continuous, uninterrupted flow of cash remittance and extended freedom.
To children of overseas Filipino workers, you may have your new pair of shoes, study in an air-conditioned classrooms...
The release of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) which placed the Philippines near the bottom of rankings calls for a radical change in the country's education system.
For context, PISA is a measurement of a 15-year-old's ability...
Imagine you are falling in line waiting for your turn at the immigration counter at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Even with a passport, boarding pass,...
Filipinos and other foreign workers who meet the Korean government's essential criteria may be able to find jobs in South Korea as factory workers.
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Divorce is illegal in the Philippines though there are a few loopholes around this. Lawyer Joseph Inocencio from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)...
Through the years, Western Union has established itself as one of the premier establishments that conveniently transfer funds for individuals regardless of where they...
Frontline government services are now made further accessible to Filipinos who are currently working or planning to take up jobs abroad as the One-Stop...