Based on the images, the emoji-littered caption reads: “Mga Kabayan OFWs…Isang Lugawan sa Bacoor Cavite ang naging susyal.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2023/02/02/241792/owwa-recognizes-facebook-blunder-involving-head-arnell-ignacio/

DMW and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) are also currently trying to finalize their talks with Kuwait to allow the resumption of the deployment of OFWs in Middle East countries.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/01/01/dmw-has-its-hands-full-as-recovery-spurs-ofw-hiring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dmw-has-its-hands-full-as-recovery-spurs-ofw-hiring

He noted that the government offers services and programs for the reintegration of OFWs who wish to return home and stay in the country.

Source: https://balita.com/pbbm-guarantees-lineup-of-prospective-projects-for-ofws/

Hontiveros noted that the Philippine BPO industry is earning around $30-billion yearly, almost the same amount of revenue brought in by the country’s overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/31/hontiveros-urges-govt-to-protect-bpo-workers-amid-rise-of-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hontiveros-urges-govt-to-protect-bpo-workers-amid-rise-of-ai

However, the President said that while he might not find a successor like Ople, the work at DWM must continue to ensure the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and to realize Ople’s vision for the new department.

Source: https://balita.com/pbbm-leads-necrological-service-for-dmw-chief-ople/

“Let’s give our OFWs reassurance that their government is doing their best to make sure that they are protected and that their rights are not violated,” he added.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/210463/fwd-villanueva-seeks-review-of-ph-labor-agreement-with-kuwait

Likewise, OFWs in the US can now also buy load for themselves as well as access other GCash services on the GCash app.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/02/filipinos-can-soon-buy-load-from-21-countries-using-gcash/

MANILA, Philippines — The first batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were rescued from Sudan have arrived in the Philippines on Saturday, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/214018/1st-batch-of-filipinos-rescued-from-sudan-back-in-ph-dfa

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople says the issue of unpaid claims of former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now nearing resolution during a virtual press conference Friday (April 14, 2023).

Source: https://balita.com/issue-on-unpaid-saudi-arabia-claimants-on-final-stages-ople/

Ople was the first secretary of the DMW, a government agency formed last year to protect the rights and promote the welfare of about two million OFWs.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2023/08/24/258983/church-saddened-by-death-of-migrant-workers-chief-toots-ople/

Sen. Raffy Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers said he supports a version of the UHC law that will exempt OFWs from mandatory PhilHealth contribution.

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/01/senators-want-philhealth-to-give-ofws-more-leeway-in-paying-premium-contributions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senators-want-philhealth-to-give-ofws-more-leeway-in-paying-premium-contributions

The BOC said it will collaborate with the DMW to include information about balikbayan importation in the latter’s training program for OFWs.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/08/07/boc-eyes-mandatory-listing-of-balikbayan-box-handlers/

The dialogue was attended by OFWs from various parts of Taiwan, such as Taipei, Taichung, Taoyuan, Tainan, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, and other.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/15/hontiveros-nudges-govt-to-crack-down-against-misleading-ofw-contracts/

The DMW, through Advisory No. 5, suspended the deployment of first-time OFWs bound for Kuwait.

Source: https://balita.com/ph-kuwait-eye-talks-after-halt-on-deployment-of-first-time-ofws/

The Senator also noted that “although many OFWs do not encounter this problem, those who do had to endure abuse and exploitation by their employers.”

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/15/hontiveros-nudges-govt-to-crack-down-against-misleading-ofw-contracts/

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) trains more than 800,000 graduates a year and a number of them become Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/04/26/report-aging-nations-will-need-more-migrants/