Rescued trafficking victim in Myanmar caught again
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco expressed his disappointment over reports that a trafficking victim rescued in a scam hub in Myanmar was again caught working for a similar …
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BI: Latest batch of repatriated Filipinos recruited under same modus
The latest batch of repatriated Filipinos from Thailand and Myanmar reveal recruitment under the same modus. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Norman Tansingco shared that two batches of trafficked Filipinos were …
Duterte vows faster repatriation of OFWs
President Rodrigo Duterte has promised overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that they will not wait long to get government assistance to return to the Philippines if they want to. According to …
Gov’t ready to repatriate Filipinos in Myanmar if needed – Malacañang
He said the air and sea assets of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are standing by to pick up Filipinos in Myanmar who want to return to the …
All returning OFWs can avail free swab test, quarantine
An official from Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said all returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), documented or not, would be given free swab tests, hotel quarantine, and transportation to go …
47,000 OFWs from Middle East need repatriation – DFA
An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs announced that another 47,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in the Middle East due to the COVID-19 pandemic need to be repatriated. …
US repatriates 600 American citizens in PH amid pandemic
The United States government, on May 9, repatriated more than 600 American citizens in the Philippines (PH) amid the new coronavirus pandemic. According to the US Embassy in Manila, the …