DAVAO CITY — Four women recruited as food servers in China were intercepted by the personnel of the Bureau of Immigration on Sunday. The Immigration press stated that the women victims of human trafficking, presented themselves as tourists bound for Hongkong but in the course of the investigation they admitted they were lured by a […]
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DFA checking if Filipino aboard Iran-seized vessel
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is checking whether a Filipino national is among the crew members of a vessel seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) near the Strait of Hormuz. Once confirmed, the DFA vowed to extend all necessary assistance to ensure their release. “We are working in coordination with the […]
Government is ready to help Filipinos in Taiwan-Marcos
DAVAO CITY —President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the Filipino workers in Taiwan that the Philippine government is ready to assist and support them during these difficult times following the strong earthquake that hit the island on Wednesday. “We stand ready to assist and support our fellow Filipinos in Taiwan in any way possible during […]
DFA says 63 out of 169 Filipinos wish to leave Haiti
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said they are working for the return of 63 Filipinos stuck in Haiti as gang violence escalates in its capital, Port-au-Prince. The Philippine News Agency in a DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said at least 63 out of the 169 Filipinos have signified interest to […]
Government agencies to limit deployment of Filipino seafarers sailing through global hotspots
The Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), and concerned manning agencies will further limit the deployment of Filipino seamen to ships and vessels sailing through known global hotspots following the Houthi attack, DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said on Tuesday. De Vega pointed out that the directive came following the Houthi attack […]
Immigration stops 3 female “entertainers” bound for Korea
DAVAO CITY —Personnel from Bureau of Immigration stationed in Clark International Airport stopped the travel of two females who were promised to work as singers in South Korea. The Immigration in a statement said the two female whom they did not identify attempted to illegally work as entertainers in South Korea. Officers of the BI’s […]
132 distressed OFW’s from Middle East return home
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Foreign Affairs over the weekend reported the arrival of 132 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were repatriated from the Middle East. The OFW’s have safely arrived as a group aboard Gulf Air Flight GF154 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 from Bahrain on Saturday. They were […]
Marcos condoles to families of 2 Filipino seafarers killed in Houthi attack
DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday extended his deepest sympathies to the families of the two Filipino seafarers who died in the recent attack by Houthi rebels on merchant vessel navigating the Red Sea and the Gulf of Eden, assuring their families that all efforts are exerted to bring their remains […]
Trafficker with 7 suspected victims barred at NAIA
DAVAO CITY —Immigration officers assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 prevented the travel of a suspected human trafficker with 7 suspected victims on March 1. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco revealed that the trafficker and her victims attempted to depart on board a Philippine Airlines flight to Bangkok last March 1. The […]
DMW padlocks consultancy firm illegally sending OFWs to Poland
MANILA – A Makati-based consultancy firm was shut down by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Monday after it was confirmed to be illegally sending Filipinos to work in Poland factories. DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said the firm disguised sending of Filipino workers abroad as part of its “global migration training” service. The agency’s Migrant […]
Immigration officers caught an airport employee escorting human trafficking victims
DAVAO CITY — Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 caught an airport employee escorting three passengers attempting to depart for Dubai, UAE, transiting through Thailand last December 22. The Immigration press statement stated that the passengers, initially posed as friends from General Santos City on vacation, but […]
Thousands of OFWs in Taiwan and Hongkong to benefit new wage orders-DMW
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) says thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan and Hongkong stand to benefit from new wage orders starting this fourth quarter 2023 to January 2024. In a statement released on Wednesday, DMW Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Hans Leo J. Cacdac stated, “We thank Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor […]
Most Filipino migrant workers in Israel safe-DMW
DAVAO CITY — Most of the Filipino migrant workers in Israel are safe in the midst of Israel crisis after Hamas attacked towns on Saturday. Israel’s Home Front Command earlier issued a “State of War Alert”. This developed as the Philippine Embassy in Israel has been closed. In a statement, the Philippine Embassy in Israel […]