FIGHT VS. REAL ESTATE SCAMS. Housing Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario (4th from left) and representatives of partner agencies launch the National Task Force on Anti-Illegal Real Estate Practice in Quezon City on Saturday (July 18, 2022). The task force aims to end illegal real estate transactions that rob prospective buyers of their hard-earned money. (Photo courtesy of DHSUD-CDMRD) MANILA - The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Monday announced it has created a task force that will boost the fight against illegal real estate operators and "colorum" (unregistered) brokers and agents. The National Task Force on Anti-Illegal Real Estate Practices will expand measures to stop illegal real estate operations to be implemented through an inter-agency panel led by DHSUD and supported by partner agencies. Created through Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 Series of 2021, the task force is composed of DHSUD, Department of Justice, Department of the Interior an
Over 410,00 overseas workers have returned home
MORE than 410,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have returned to the country due to the global economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic are back to their home provinces, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) reported. In a statement on Sunday, DoLE said data from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) show that over 8,000 OFWs were sent home last week alone. “Total repatriates who have undergone quarantine and were cleared of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) stood at 410,211 as of January 16,” the department said. DoLE started its program of assisting repatriated OFWs transit back to their home provinces last May 2020. The labor department said it expects more OFWs to fly back to the Philippines as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect economies worldwide. Around 60,000 to 80,000 are expected to be repatriated this year based on compiled data of its labor offices around the globe. “Those await