P26-B DMW funding requests excluded from 2027 National Budget

P26-B DMW funding requests excluded from 2027 National Budget

MANILA, Philippines — More than 26 billion pesos ($460 million) in proposed spending sought by the Department of Migrant Workers was excluded from the...
Philippine women's chess team beats Syria at World Chess Olympiad

Philippine women’s team sweep past Syria at World Chess Olympiad, set up clash with...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan — The Philippine women’s team routed Syria 3.5-0.5 on Thursday night to secure its second straight victory in Round 2 of the...
DMW Flags Online and Third-Country Human Trafficking Schemes

DMW Flags Online and Third-Country Human Trafficking Schemes Targeting Migrant Workers

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine migration officials are warning jobseekers against sophisticated human trafficking schemes that increasingly rely on social media platforms and target Filipino...
Death toll in Nepal-China border disaster

Death toll in Nepal-China border disaster tops 1,400 as thousands remain missing

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The death toll from devastating flash floods and mudslides triggered by a glacial collapse along the mountainous border between Nepal and...
OFWs deployments decrease to the Middle East

Houthi attacks injure civilians in Saudi Arabia as regional conflict strains migrant workers

Thirteen civilians were injured in missile and drone attacks on three Saudi cities, the Saudi-led coalition said Tuesday, as broader instability in the Middle...
Philippines moves to protect seafarers after deadly Middle East ship attacks

Philippines moves to protect seafarers after deadly Middle East ship attacks

The Philippine government is intensifying measures to safeguard and support its seafarers amid mounting danger from the expanding conflict in the Middle East, President...
14 Filipino seafarers arrive in PH after attack v2

14 Filipino Sailors Survive Tanker Attack in Strait of Hormuz, Return Home Safely

MANILA, Philippines — Fourteen Filipino crew members who survived a projectile attack on a crude oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz arrived...
August Marked Earth's Hottest Month on Record

August Marked Earth’s Hottest Month on Record, EU Climate Monitor Says

GENEVA — August was the hottest month ever recorded globally, European Union scientists announced Thursday, as unprecedented ocean warmth and blistering heat waves capped...
Department of Migrant Workers Probes Shipowners, Agencies After Attacks

DMW Probes Shipowners, Agencies After Attacks on Vessels Carrying Filipino Seafarers

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities launched an investigation Tuesday into shipowners and recruitment agencies connected to five commercial vessels that were attacked or exposed...
Anak Krakatau Eruption Grounds Jakarta Flights, Leaving Hundreds of Thousands of Passengers in Limbo

Anak Krakatau Eruption Grounds Jakarta Flights, Leaving Hundreds of Thousands of Passengers in Limbo

JAKARTA — The latest eruption of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has sent disruption far beyond the Sunda Strait, pushing a vast cloud of volcanic...