News and Updates

New Updates from Abc-cbn Middle East  OWWA to bring home 74 stranded OFWs in Jeddah The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration has vowed to bring back to the Philippines the 74 stranded Filipino workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by the end of April. abs-cbnnews.com 03/31/2008 5:15 PM Fil-UAE mag honors seven Pinays Seven Filipinas were recently honored by a Filipino magazine in the United Arab Emirates for having consistently fought discrimination and having strived to attain an equal footing with men in that Middle Eastern society. abs-cbnnews.com 03/28/2008 12:06 AM DFA confirms Filipino fatality in Dubai blast The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed Thursday that one Filipino died at a warehouse explosion at the Al Quoz industrial district of Dubai Wednesday morning. abs-cbnnews.com 03/27/2008 6:17 PM DFA confirms Filipino fatality in Dubai blast The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed Thursday that one Filipino died at a warehouse explosion at the Al Quoz industrial district of Dubai Wednesday morning. abs-cbnnews.com 03/27/2008 6:03 PM OFW in Saudi death row appeals for financial aid An overseas Filipino worker jailed and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for killing an Arab man seven years ago has appealed for financial help from fellow Filipinos. abs-cbnnews.com 03/19/2008 3:59 PM 2013 News Release March POEA cancels recruiters' license for misrepresentation DOLE welcomes labor agreement with Germany on health care professionals Recruiters suspended over the death of an OFW Agency's license cancelled for collecting excessive placement fees POEA stops agency illegally recruiting for Austria   Ban on deployment of OFWs to Iraq, 2 other countries lifted February POEA warns recruiters anew on failure to protect HSWs Beware of emails offering nursing jobs POEA reveals another job scam 'Consultants' peddle misleading info about nursing jobs in Norway - DFA January POEA cancels recruiter's license, bans Canada placement agency Korea reduces labor quota for the Philippines POEA urges returning workers to use appointment system Source: http://www.poea.gov.ph