THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has joined the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) in advocating the safety and well-being of Filipino seafarers amid the recent drone, missile, and rocket attacks on marine vessels navigating the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. In a statement, DWW Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo J.…
OVERSEAS Filipino workers (OFWs) will now be able to invest their hard-earned end-of-service benefits in the United Arab Emirates, according to the Department of Migrants Workers (DMW). Under the new savings system, OFWs will be given the option to invest in established UAE portfolios. UAE Ministry of Human Resources and…
Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) will now be able to identify the list of controlled drugs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through a new mobile application, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). In his Advisory No. 8 series of 2023, DMW Officer-in-charge Hans J. Cacdac urged OFWs bound for…
FILIPINOS and other foreign domestic helpers (FDH) in Hong Kong now have a higher minimum wage rate and allowable food allowances, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). In a one-page Advisory No. 27 dated November 11, 2023, DMW Office-in-charge Hans J. Cacdac announced the Hong Kong Labor Department…
AS Israel and Hamas extended their truce, 12 more hostages – including a Filipino-Israeli woman – were released from captivity on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning Philippine time). Noralin “Nataly or Nora” Agojo Babadilla, a 60-year old Filipina with Israeli dual citizenship, is the last Filipino captive released after being taken…