
Caught flat-footed
Jobs creation in 2025 was a meager 172,000, far below the long-term average of around 700,000 and the target of employing one million Filipinos annually.
· 3 min read
Topic

Jobs creation in 2025 was a meager 172,000, far below the long-term average of around 700,000 and the target of employing one million Filipinos annually.
· 3 min read

Cash remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached $3.02 billion in January 2026, up 3.5 percent from $2.92 billion in the same month last year,…
· 2 min read

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go called on Philippine diplomatic offices to remain accessible at all hours to assist overseas Filipinos, particularly as conflict…
· 2 min read

More than 400 Filipinos from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived Saturday afternoon at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 aboard a…
· 1 min read

Motorists are advised to expect heavier traffic along Payatas Road in Quezon City due to road restoration works by Maynilad Water Services Inc.
· 1 min read

The commission also noted that the halal certifying body for the identified products is not accredited by the NCMF.
· 2 min read

We have no control over the drones and missiles or the diplomacy, but we can control our country’s readiness.
· 3 min read

Usudan said the war in the Middle East could continue for four to eight more weeks, citing reports from Philippine posts in the region.
· 2 min read

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) recorded 253 volcanic quakes and 297 rockfall events at Mayon Volcano on Friday, 13 March, as…
· 1 min read

Twenty-five overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and one dependent from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, arrived on Emirates flight EK334 Wednesday evening at the…
· 1 min read

As the conflict in the Middle East rages and threatens to ripple through global markets, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is…
· 2 min read

‘Every day, some can return home, but there have been delays.’
· 2 min read

Lawmakers received assurances on Wednesday that the government is financially prepared to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and support their…
· 2 min read

Seismic activity at Mayon Volcano has intensified over the last 48 hours, prompting state volcanologists on Wednesday to maintain Alert Level 3 for the 65th…
· 1 min read

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched new financing programs designed to support Filipino entrepreneurs, returning overseas workers, and…
· 1 min read

Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac apologized to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Bahrain after a video circulated online showing a Migrant Workers…
· 2 min read

Ninety overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the United Arab Emirates touched down safely in the Philippines Sunday night, returning home amid the ongoing…
· 1 min read

Cash remittances from OFWs in the region accounted for less than 20 percent of the record $35.6 billion posted last year.
· 2 min read

