Housing programs make home ownership more accessible for OFWs and government employees. Learn the qualifications and requirements for each program here.
(File photo) MANILA - The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted the Senate version of a bill seeking to establish the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) that would address all issues and concerns of Filipino workers abroad in one single agency. With the adoption of the Senate version, the two chambers would no longer hold a bicameral conference committee meeting and the measure would be transmitted to Malacanang for President Rodrigo Duterte's signature. The bill, certified urgent by Malacanang in May, seeks to consolidate into a single coherent office the agencies which attend to the needs of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Under the bill, the proposed department will orchestrate all efforts and policies for the protection of OFWs. The functions and mandate of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will be absorbed by the proposed department. With POEA as the backbone, a total of seven offices are consolidated and merged as the Department of Migrant Wo
A local BPO (business process outsourcing) recruitment hub is helping keep hope alive by addressing massive job displacement in the hospitality industry. Siegen Solutions is holding an online nationwide job fair with relaxed application requirements, in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT). The Bagong Bayani Job Fair is seen…