(PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA-As the Duterte administration will soon be bidding goodbye, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is certain that the government has kept its promise to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to provide them with a better life. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III admitted that he is one with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in giving the Filipino people a safe and bright future. "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte recognizes the sacrifices of our OFWs just to provide a better future for their families. As our modern-day heroes, the government made sure that they are one of our top priorities by ensuring protection and promotion of their rights and welfare," Bello said in his report on Tuesday at the Duterte Legacy Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. "We, in the Department of Labor and Employment, are committed to create an environment that will generate decent work for Filipinos here in the country,
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has suspended the transportation and accommodation assistance for returning Filipino workers effective June 1. OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said the assistance will only be provided if the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are in distress as c
At least 10 percent of the registered voters overseas or 170,000 voters have already cast their votes so far, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said during a press briefing on Thursday, April 28.
An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early nationals to cast votes for the May 2022 n
(PNA file photo) MANILA-Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has reminded Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) that they are still under his jurisdiction. In a memorandum to Labor Attaches Fidel Macauyag, Roel Martin, and Hector Cruz dated April 26, the DOLE chief said until the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is fully constituted, said offices will be under the DOLE. "In the light of the recent issuance of Department Order No. 04, dated 25 April 2022 by Secretary Abdullah D. Mama-o, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), all POLOs are hereby reminded that the POEA (Philippine Overseas Employment Administration) and all POLOs shall remain under the direct supervision and control of the DOLE Secretary and shall maintain a status quo in their daily operations," he said. The DOLE chief noted that the DMW has to comply with Section 23 of Republic Act No. 11641, otherwise known as the Department of Migr
OVERSEAS Filipino workers (OFW) will now be required to provide their Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG) membership ID number when using the online registration of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). The new requirement aims to make it more convenient for OFWs to pay their monthly Pag-IBIG premiums using the…