MANILA — Philippine authorities shuttered a travel consultancy in suburban Manila on Thursday, accusing it of illegally recruiting workers for caregiving jobs in the United States and collecting tens of thousands of pesos in fraudulent fees.
The Department of Migrant...
MANILA — Philippine government agencies are stepping up efforts to help returning overseas Filipino workers transition back into the domestic workforce, with 58 workers completing the first batch of a new flagship scholarship program Tuesday in Taguig City.
The Department...
MANILA, Philippines — Gunfire broke out inside the Philippine Senate on Wednesday as authorities attempted to arrest a sitting senator wanted by the International Criminal Court, in a dramatic confrontation that sent lawmakers and staff scrambling for cover and...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation announced Tuesday that its projected budget for member benefits is expected to nearly triple this year, reaching between 378 billion and 400 billion pesos, as the state insurer moves to expand coverage across maternity...
Hong Kong's weather authority warned Monday that heavy rain and squally thunderstorms are expected to lash the city later this week as a trough of low pressure and upper-air disturbance moves into the region — even as the city...
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MANILA — Philippine authorities on Monday shuttered an unlicensed recruitment office in Manila's Santa Cruz district that allegedly defrauded job seekers with false promises of overseas employment in Taiwan, Canada and New Zealand, demanding fees of up to 260,000...
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday endorsed a Philippine-initiated framework aimed at strengthening the return and reintegration of migrant workers across the region, marking a significant step in coordinated labor policy among the bloc's member...
MANILA — The Philippines' top migrant workers official is set to travel to Kuwait next week to personally assess conditions for Filipino workers there, as the government reported Thursday that more than 9,000 overseas Filipino workers have been repatriated...
MANILA — The Philippines reaffirmed its commitment to stronger protections for overseas workers at the International Migration Review Forum in New York this week, with the country's top migration official saying Manila remains a driving force in shaping global...
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