THE number of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) infected with Covid-19 in Hong Kong has now breached the 200 mark, according to a labor official. Labor attaché Melchor B. Dizon said the number continues to rise as Hong Kong is still trying to contain its load of Covid-19 cases. He noted…
Labor Attache Melchor Dizon of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)-Hong Kong (Screengrab from Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - The Hong Kong (HK) government is one with the Philippine government in reminding employers in the host territory that terminating an employee who got infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a violation of their labor laws. Labor Attache Melchor Dizon of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)-HK, said so far, there are only three cases of termination involving Filipino workers but in these cases, the employers were convinced to reconsider their decisions. "Due to the reported terminations received due to Covid-19, the Hong Kong Government has sent an official communication to the Philippine Consulate General that they will assist in assisting there and monitor and provide as well. They warn employers that it is against the employment ordinance, the termination of the worker if they have Covid," Dizon said in a Laging Handa
EVACUATED. Philippine Ambassador to Poland Leah Basinag-Ruiz (center, wearing a mask) receives the first 37 Filipinos in Lviv after they were evacuated from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Friday night (Feb. 25, 2022). The number increased to 40 as of February 26. (Photo courtesy of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Arriola) MANILA - About 40 Filipinos have so far been safely evacuated from Ukraine, with some awaiting repatriating flights in nearby countries, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday. In a statement, the DFA's Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (OUMWA) said these Filipinos awaiting flights are in Poland, Hungary, and Moldova while six so far have returned home to the Philippines. This, after a team from the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, after weeks of coordination with the Filipino community in Ukraine, met with a group of Filipinos who fled to Lviv during Russia's invasion. The DFA, it said, has received reports
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Saturday, Feb. 26 called on the government to ensure the safety of Filipinos in Ukraine amid Russia's just-launched invasion of the state.
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Lakas-CMD Media) Marcos Jr. in a statement said the Depa
PARTIDO Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. called on the government on Saturday to ensure the safety of Filipinos in war-torn Ukraine following Russia’s attack on its cities including the capital Kyiv. “We have to get our countrymen there out of harm’s way. Let’s not wait for…