MANILA, Philippines — Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced Sunday that President Duterte has approved the release of an additional P5 billion for the repatriation and...
The Philippine government assures there will be relief assistance for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in countries affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Based on the report of the Overseas Workers’...
The Overseas Worker Welfare Administration (OWWA) is waiting for the decision of the Kuwaiti government on the investigation of the death of Jeanelyn Villavende. READ: Deployment ban to Kuwait possible...
MANILA, Philippines – The remains of two Filipino fishermen were finally recovered on Wednesday (October 2) after they went missing when the 140-meter Nanfang’ao Bridge collapsed over them in Yilan,...
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Esther Margaux “Mocha” Uson as an executive of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Based on the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is pushing for the inclusion of several of its attached agencies in the creation of the Department of OFW. Based on the proposal...
QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Comedian and television host, Arnell Ignacio has resigned from his position as the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration or OWWA Deputy Executive Director 5. Labor Secretary Silvestre...
MANILA, Philippines — The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) welcomed another batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that arrived from Kuwait. Via Philippine Airlines, the 99 Filipino workers touched down the...
MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Deputy Administrator Arnell Ignacio admitted on the talk show Get It Straight with Daniel Razon, that the agency is undermanned. He said currently,...
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has reported a good progress in the discussion of bilateral agreement between the Kuwaiti and Philippine governments regarding overseas Filipino workers’ (OFW)...
