Deployment of Filipinos abroad as overseas contract workers (OCWs) or overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been increasing in recent years. Based on a recent count, an average of 100 OFWs leave the Philippines every hour to find well-paying jobs abroad. Read the rest of this entry »
RP on supporting OFWs
July 5, 2011
Villar chides IC for failing to inform OFWs of insurance
June 4, 2011
Sen. Manny Villar chided the Insurance Commission (IC) for its failure to embark on a public information campaign about the mandatory insurance coverage for overseas Filipino workers, many of whom do not understand the benefits accruing from it. Read the rest of this entry »
GMA faces plunder raps over OWWA fund misuse
April 27, 2011
MANILA, Philippines - Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and three of her former officials were charged with plunder and other offenses before the Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
Palace sets aside $23M for returning OFWs
December 7, 2010
The government has set aside P1 billion ($22.7 million) for the “reintegration” of returning overseas Filipinos in their home country, President Benigno Aquino 3rd said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Binay to suspend insurance coverage for OFWs
November 29, 2010
Vice President and presidential adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers’ (OFWs) Concerns Jejomar Binay urged the joint congressional oversight committee to suspend the implementation of the law requiring insurance coverage for agency-hired migrant workers. Read the rest of this entry »
