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Free PH remittance stays for UAE OFWs despite Emirates NBD fees

Manila, July 3 -- Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates will continue to enjoy free remittance fees when sending money to the Philippines, even as the Emirates National Bank of ... Read More


Possible landslides, flooding in Luzon as LPA, habagat intensify rains

Manila, July 3 -- The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) on Thursday advised communities and local government units (LGUs) in Luzon to stay on high alert for possible rain-induced landslides, flash fl... Read More


OWWA: 74 OFWs from Israel to arrive home, gov't aid continues

Manila, July 2 -- Seventy-four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel are set to return to the country this week as the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) assured continuous repatria... Read More


Filipino seafarers rescued in Iloilo get partial back wages, gov't aid

Manila, July 2 -- The six Filipino seafarers stranded aboard an unseaworthy vessel in the Iloilo Strait for nearly three months have begun receiving their unpaid wages, as the government moves to hold... Read More


Sanctions await agency of rescued seafarers in Iloilo, vessel owner

Manila, July 1 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) vowed to hold accountable the vessel owner and the manning agency of the six rescued Filipino seafarers who were stranded for two months off L... Read More


OFW repatriation continues, shelters open as Israel alert level drops

Manila, July 1 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) assured the public that repatriation efforts for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Israel will continue, even as the Department of Foreign A... Read More


DMW, Legal Education Board partner to boost OFW legal aid

Manila, July 1 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has partnered with the Legal Education Board (LEB) to provide accessible legal aid for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) while training the nex... Read More


PH climate, energy experts train in NZ to boost local clean energy

Manila, July 1 -- Filipino climate and energy professionals, led by the Climate Change Commission (CCC), brought home from New Zealand valuable expertise on renewable energy management aimed at suppor... Read More


Navotas races against time to repair 30-year-old navigational gate

Manila, June 30 -- Navotas City officials are stepping up efforts to fix the city's aging navigational gate and collapsed river wall following days of high tide and flooding that forced residents of B... Read More


PH lowers alert level in Israel amid improved security situation

Manila, June 30 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) downgraded its alert level in Israel to Level 2 (restriction phase) from Level 3 (voluntary repatriation). In a Facebook post Monday night, ... Read More