On the morning of April 28, 2026, a quiet announcement from Abu Dhabi's state news agency sent shockwaves through energy ministries, trading floors, and foreign policy circles from Washington to Riyadh. The United Arab Emirates — a founding pillar...
The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has pledged full legal and welfare assistance to the family of a Filipino seafarer reported missing after a UAE-flagged tugboat was struck by missiles and sank in the Strait of Hormuz last...
Indonesia's president ordered an immediate investigation Tuesday after a long-distance train collided with a stationary commuter train near the capital Jakarta overnight, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more in one of the country's deadliest rail disasters...
MANILA — More than 7,600 overseas Filipino workers and their dependents have returned home since a military conflict erupted in the Middle East nearly two months ago, the Philippine government said Saturday, pledging to sustain repatriation efforts as the...
MANILA — The Philippine government said Thursday it has received assurances from a major Saudi offshore services company that 412 Filipino seafarers deployed in the Persian Gulf are safe, well-supplied, and continuing to work under their existing contracts. Department of...
MANILA — The Philippine government has provided more than 3.2 million pesos ($57,000) in financial assistance to overseas Filipino workers repatriated from the Middle East as authorities respond to the impact of an ongoing geopolitical crisis, the Department of...
The Philippine government is extending assistance to the families of two overseas Filipino workers who were killed by their employer in Beirut, Lebanon, the Department of Migrant Workers said Tuesday. The victims, both long-time household service workers, were fatally shot...
The Department of Education has expanded support for overseas Filipino worker (OFW) teachers returning to the country, as more educators seek to rejoin local classrooms amid global uncertainties. The initiative was highlighted during this week’s nationwide Bayanihan Para sa Balikbayang...
At least 15 foreign-flagged vessels carrying up to 260 Filipino crew members have exited the Strait of Hormuz after Iran temporarily reopened the strategic waterway, Philippine officials said Saturday. Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the ships departed hours...
Filipino seafarers who survived a missile strike on their vessel in the Persian Gulf have returned home, Philippine authorities said Saturday, as the government continues efforts to bring back the remaining crew members. The group arrived in the Philippines on...