Duterte approves additional P5B for OFW assistance, repatriation
Bello said majority of the P5 billion would be forwarded to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), which takes care of the repatriation of lockdown-affected OFWs.
DFA reports 2 new Beirut fatalities
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday reported two new deaths among overseas Filipinos (OFs) in Beirut, Lebanon, due to the massive explosions at the Port of Beirut on Aug. 5.
DFA: All 13 seafarers in cruise ship docked near Beirut blast zone safe
“Our embassy in Beirut has ascertained the conditions of all the 13 Filipino seafarers who were injured in the blasts that rocked the city recently,” Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Arriola said in a statement.
Repatriated OFWs surpass 95,000; Filipinos abroad with Covid-19 breach 9,000 mark
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that as of Monday, 95,702 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been sent back to their homes amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
OFWs may be recalled by former employers — labor chief
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said on Saturday the reopening of economies around the world could lead to the re-hiring of overseas Filipino workers by their former employers.