
SC: Absence not work abandonment proof
An employee’s absence from work is not enough to prove job abandonment or justify immediate dismissal, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.
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An employee’s absence from work is not enough to prove job abandonment or justify immediate dismissal, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.
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For Filipino seafarers Jericho Mifania and Juven Tupas, the toughest part of life at sea is not rough weather or long work hours. It is being away from home.
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Batangas City — Returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) looking to start local businesses or secure education for their children were offered new science…
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BDO Unibank and its partner Xoom joined the OFW Kabuhayan Expo 2026 to promote financial preparedness among overseas Filipino workers as they plan for life…
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said artificial intelligence (AI) will increase demand for workers rather than make people redundant, arguing that the technology…
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Immigration officers at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) intercepted a 46-year-old Filipino man who had been illegally recruited to work in Russia…
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has received an additional P3 billion to augment its repatriation and reintegration fund for overseas Filipino workers…
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Twenty-four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) detained in Russia for nearly nine months have returned to the Philippines after being released by Russian…
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For most of my life, my father has been somewhere out at sea.
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For a child, more than cash and material possessions, presence is arguably the most important thing a parent can offer.
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Police Regional Office–Northern Mindanao is looking into a possible inside job in the robbery along a national highway in Sitio…
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) rescued 78 overseas Filipino worker (OFW) applicants from an unregistered accommodation facility in Makati City on…
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His visit to Russia may not have yielded investment pledges or major agreements, but President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was able to secure the release of 24…
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The families of two overseas Filipino workers shot dead by the son of their employer last April were put in distress again when their remains were repatriated…
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The family of the deceased overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Honeylith Zamoras has finally brought her home, with her remains arriving in Dipolog City on Tuesday,…
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Her persistence finally paid off for overseas Filipino worker Eloisa Joy Erive who alone passed the May 2026 Special Professional Licensure Examination (SPLE)…
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A total of 165 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) from Kuwait arrived safely in the Philippines on Tuesday as part of the government’s ongoing repatriation…
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) assured justice and full support for the family of the deceased overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Lebanon.
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