OFW IDs now available to returning workers: DOLE

  MANILA — Returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) can now avail of the iDOLE OFW ID card, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In a statement Thursday, Labor Secretary…

Banks urged to make remittances easier for OFWs

MANILA — A lawmaker in the House of Representatives is urging Philippine banking and remittances sectors to make it easier for overseas Filipino workers, especially those in the Middle East and…

ASEAN pact on migrant workers aligned with Senate bills

MANILA — A senator on Wednesday lauded the signing of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Consensus on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers saying that it will…

OFWs now exempted from paying airport terminal fees

MANILA — Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are now exempted from paying terminal fees at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). This initiative was a result of the Memorandum of Agreement…