29 persons arrested during anti-illegal worker operations
The Immigration Department (ImmD) mounted a series of territory-wide anti-illegal worker operations codenamed "Fastrack", "Lightshadow" and "Twilight", and joint operations with the Hong Kong Police Force codenamed "Windsand" for four consecutive days from December 4 to yesterday (December 7). A total of 24 suspected illegal workers, four suspected employers and one suspected aider and abettor were arrested. During the anti-illegal...
Unemployed Filipinos down to 2.09 million in October the lowest in 18 years
Manila, Philippines - The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the number of unemployed Filipinos went down 4.2% in October, the lowest recorded in 18 years. PSA's Labor Force Survey showed that the 2.26 million Filipinos unemployed in September 2023 have dropped by 4.2 percent to 2.09 million in October 2023. With the number of unemployed going down considerably, the number of...
Internet Voting sa Hong Kong sa Darating na 2025 Midterm Election, ayon sa COMELEC
Nagsagawa ng training ang Commission on Election (Comelec) at Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa mga overseas Filipino workers (OFW) leaders para sa darating na overseas voting ng mid-term election sa taon 2025. Ang training na inorganisa ng Philippine Consulate sa Hong Kong ay ginawa noong nakaraang Linggo, December 3, sa Sheraton Hotel. Para sa mga OFWs, ang mid-term election...
OFW desk put up in Tokyo, Osaka for easier deployment
Manila, Philippines - The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has established a Japan Employment Facilitation Desk known as Japan Desk in Tokyo and Osaka. This is to better facilitate the deployment of overseas Filipino workers in the said country. "We are committed to working with our Japanese counterparts to ensure that Filipino workers have access to safe, stable, and gainful employment...
28 patay nang mahulog ang isang bus sa bangin sa Antique
Isang trahedya ang naganap nang hapon ng Martes (5 Nov), na kumitil ng 28 tao mula sa Hamtic, Antique. Ayon sa ulat ng GMA Integrated News, sa panayam ng Super Radyo dzBB kay Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao, sinabi nito na nangyari ang trahediya sa Barangay Igbucagay dakong 4:30 p.m. Sakay ang 53 na tao ng bus nang ito ay mahulog sa...
Dumadami ang Kaso ng mga Scammers na Nagpapanggap na Opisyal ng Hong Kong
Nai-ulat sa online media outlet ng The Standard na sinabi ng lawmaker mula sa sector ng Technology and Innovation na si Mr. Duncan Chiu ang paraan para makaiwas sa dumagdagsang dami ng scammers na nagpapanggap na public officials. Ang phone number na nagsisimula sa numerong “1”, ay dapat gamit lamang ng Gobyerno ng Hong Kong at pampublikong institusyon para maka...
PBBM tests positive for COVID-19
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, the Presidential Communications Office said in a statement Tuesday. Because of this, upon medical advice the country's chief executive will observe a period of isolation for five days. Meanwhile the PCO said that "the president "remains fit to carry out his duties" and he will continue his scheduled meetings via teleconference. Marcos...
Senator confident BICAM committee to approve P200-M budget to reimburse offloaded passengers in PH
Sen. Chiz Escudero is confident that the bicameral conference committee tackling the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will accept the provision inserted by the Senate that will allow the reimbursement of Filipino passengers who were offloaded from their flights due to prolonged interrogation by immigration officers in the guise of fighting human trafficking. Escudero, who proposed the special provision in...
Parusang Kamatayan ang Sinapit ng 2-Pinoy sa China sa Salang Drug Trafficking
Ayon sa ulat ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ng Pilpinas, inihayag na dalawang Pinoy ang binitay o pinatupad na kamatayan, ang sinapit sa China noong November 24, 2023, sa salang drug trafficking. Nagpahayag ang DFA ng kanilang sinserong pakikiramay sa pamilya ng dalawang namatay na Pinoy. “We offer our most sincere condolences to their families and loved ones. We respect...
BI to blacklist 459 foreigners petitioned by ‘bogus’ firms
MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is set to blacklist some 459 foreigners after they were found to be petitioned by fake companies. In a press briefing at the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) on Friday, BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said this is based on the audits by their Verification and Compliance Division (VCD). "Through the audits, dun nakita na hindi...
