The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Saturday clarified that the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) is a requirement set by ...

The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the requirement for land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to pay their Social Security System (SSS) contributions in advance before they can get ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it is committed to supporting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ...

Pinoys urged to leave amid ‘Israel vs Iran’ escalation,” Inquirer banner story, June 22, 2025. The blurb: “The government is encouraging Filipinos living and working in Israel and Iran to return to ...

MANILA, Philippines — After the arrest of six overseas Filipino workers at a dental clinic in Hong Kong, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has warned OFWs against moonlighting or engaging in ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Albay 3rd District Rep. Raymond Adrian Salceda filed a proposed Revised Labor Code of the Philippines that would include stronger protection for women and overseas Filipino ...

A total of 120 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were repatriated from Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia following a coordinated anti-trafficking operation in the Mekong River region, the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has assured six overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arrested in Hong Kong of legal and other forms of assistance. The six OFWs were ...

SUPPORT FOR OFWs. Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac meets with Filipino community leaders in Tokyo on Tuesday (Sept. 2, 2025) to discuss the President’s policies and programs for overseas ...

MANILA, Philippines — Some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are bypassing the Philippines’ lack of a divorce law and the complex annulment process by obtaining a “quickie divorce” in Guam. Atty. Ma.