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A proposed measure requiring overseas Filipino workers to undergo ongoing financial education cleared a key legislative…

Passport confiscation by employers a contract violation, DMW tells Congress

Philippine labor officials confirmed to legislators that employers who confiscate the passports of overseas Filipino workers…

OFWs paid in full for homes that never got built, Senate hearing reveals

Overseas Filipino workers who paid in full for housing units only to find overgrown lots or…

Trust fund at P21.6 billion and rising, but OWWA pressed on OFW benefit access

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is sitting on a record-high trust fund now valued at ₱21.6…

Returning OFWs from Middle East to get counseling, cash aid, livelihood support

Nearly 300 Overseas Filipino Workers repatriated from the Middle East have already received government assistance, the…

House hearing reveals four-stage plan to protect OFWs amid Middle East unrest

Two chartered flights are being readied by the Philippine government to bring home overseas Filipino workers…

Women jobseekers can meet overseas employers at free DMW job fair this Friday in Quezon City

The Department of Migrant Workers is hosting a Mega Overseas Job Fair aimed at women jobseekers…

MWO-Dubai extends aid to stranded OFWs, visits hospitalized worker amid regional disruptions

Ten Filipino workers stranded in the UAE received financial assistance from the Migrant Workers Office –…

PAL, Cebu Pacific extend Gulf flight cancellations as OFW charter flights get underway

March 11, 2026