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Passports with 10-year validity to be twice as costly, says DFA
Date Posted: 05/19/2017
Passports with 10-year validity will be twice as expensive compared to current passports, GMA News’ Maki Pulido reported on 24 Oras on Thursday. Passports can now cost applicants P1,900 to P2,000, twice the current price of P950 for passports with five-year validity, the report said, citing the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). “Definitely, the materials... Read More
OFW remittances hit record $2.91 B in March
Date Posted: 05/17/2017
MANILA, Philippines – Remittances from overseas Filipinos reached their highest monthly level in March due to strong demand for skilled Filipino workers abroad, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. BSP Governor Amando Tetango Jr. said personal remittances booked a double-digit growth of 11.8 percent to a record high of $2.91 billion in March... Read More
OFW Bank will have Ph3 billion authorized capital
Date Posted: 05/17/2017
The Overseas Filipino workers’ bank projected to open in September , will have an authorized capital of P3 billion and subscribed capital of P2 billion, according to the government-run Philippine News Agency (PNA). Of the amount, PNA, citing Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, reported that the bank will open Ph1 billion of its capital to... Read More
Duterte back in PH with 150 OFWs granted amnesty
Date Posted: 04/17/2017
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday paid tribute to the sacrifices of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), saying the government will beef up an ongoing repatriation program that will bring home distressed Pinoys overseas. In his arrival speech after a three-nation visit in the Middle East, Duterte admitted he was overwhelmed by the warm reception from crowds... Read More
Duterte bares creation of OFW department
Date Posted: 04/16/2017
A crowd of about 4,000 OFWs at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Bahrain became ecstatic as President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he would soon set up a department that would focus solely on the affairs of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “In a few months, you will have a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers,” he... Read More
Palace describes Duterte’s visit in Gulf states as “moving”
Date Posted: 04/15/2017
Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Friday described the reception President Rodrigo Duterte is getting from the Filipino communities in the Gulf States as “extraordinarily warm”. “The President is on his second leg of state visits to GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries. The reception has been extraordinarily warm, built upon the decades-long presence of Filipino overseas... Read More
Philippines signs $175m in Middle East deals
Date Posted: 04/15/2017
Manila: President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed the signing of 10 projects from Qatar worth $175 million, which will employ 4,650 workers at various areas in the Philippines; and two other projects of companies based in the United Arab Emirates worth $11 million, which will generate 1,070 jobs for Filipinos, sources said. “Qatar wants to diversify their... Read More
Duterte to bring home 16,000 jobs for Filipinos from Saudi deals
Date Posted: 04/12/2017
During his visit at the Saudi Chamber of Commerce office in Riyadh, President Rodrigo Duterte invited Saudi businessman to buy more of the country’s products and take advantage of the economic growth of the Philippines. “We will make it easy for you to do business, and you are guaranteed on your return of investments,” the... Read More
Duterte encourages Saudi businessmen to invest in PH
Date Posted: 04/12/2017
During his visit at the Saudi Chamber of Commerce office in Riyadh, President Rodrigo Duterte invited Saudi businessman to buy more of the country’s products and take advantage of the economic growth of the Philippines. “We will make it easy for you to do business, and you are guaranteed on your return of investments,” the... Read More
Bello wants collection of terminal fee from OFWs stopped ASAP
Date Posted: 03/17/2017
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Friday called on airline companies to immediately stop the collection of travel tax and terminal fees from OFWs, saying failure to do so could mean legal actions from the government. “[We] will confer with the Office of the Solicitor General to come up with the legal action to stop... Read More