The Philippines and Oman are preparing to sign an agreement formalizing stronger safeguards for the estimated 50,000 overseas ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is temporarily suspending the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Oman, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced on Friday. The decision came ...

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Region 7 has activated regional contingency measures to ensure the safety and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families amid the ...

Stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East - the visas of some of whom have already expired - are appealing to the government to lift a seven-country travel ban and allow them to go ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will lift the temporary suspension of deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Oman once the Omani government lifts its travel ban on the Philippines, an ...

Despite the anticipated reduction in the deployment of new overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait and Oman this year, the country’s overall remittance figures from abroad is unlikely to be ...

THE PHILIPPINES is looking to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Oman for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by January next year, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday that it has apprehended a “very young” Filipino woman who attempted to leave the country for Oman as an overseas Filipino worker on ...

MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Filipino workers can now avail themselves of the OFW Pass service, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). “Better and improved DMW Mobile App - OFW Pass ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported on Thursday that no Filipino overseas workers (OFWs) were injured or killed after record levels of rainfall lashed the United ...