OFWs
More than 70,000 Filipinos lost jobs abroad so far amid virus crisis
The Philippine government expects more than 70,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to have lost their job so...
Philippines could lose $1.5 billion in remittances from cash-strapped Gulf states
Around 80,000 to 100,000 jobs for Oversea Filipino Workers, or OFWs, among them 30,000 household service workers, could be lost due to the precarious...
Philippines to sign OFW pact with Russia
The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to sign a bilateral agreement with Russia on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers...
Philippines to lift OFW ban to Kuwait in steps
The Philippines is starting to lift the complete ban of deploying Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to Kuwait after the two countries reached an agreement...
Philippines, Kuwait draft labour protection agreement, ban remains
The Philippines and Kuwait agreed on a draft migrant labour protection pact March 16, Manila’s labour secretary said, after talks set off by maid...
OFW ban sours Kuwait-Philippines relations as hundreds flee their employers
Hundreds of Filipino domestic staff in Kuwait fled from their employers to the Philippines embassy after President Rodrigo Duterte offered them a free light...
Filipinos banned from working in Kuwait, over 2,000 desperate to go home
The Philippine government on February 12 signed an administrative order to completely ban the deployment of Oversea Filipino Workers (OFWs) to Kuwait, according to...
Philippines eyes new, cheaper cash remittance channel for OFWs
The Philippine government is looking for solutions to provide cheaper and more convenient remittance channels for its Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Particularly, technology developed...
Philippines stops sending OFWs to Kuwait after abuse, suicide cases
Relations between the Philippines and Kuwait soured after the government in Manila enacted a ban on sending Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to the wealthy,...
Finally, Overseas Filipinos get their own bank
A new bank created by orders of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is about to handle financial affairs of approximately ten million Overseas Filipino Workers...
How to invest in Philippine property: A guide for foreigners, expats and OFWs
Acquiring property in the Philippines, whether it’s a completed condominium or an off-plan unit, is fairly straightforward for foreigners and expats. You just need...
The race to Malacañang: Interview with Manuel ‘Mar’ Roxas
As the elections approach in the Philippines and people are to choose a new head of state on May 9, Investvine is kicking off...
Philippines prepares to get hit by “economic bomb” in Middle East
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III held an emergency meeting with cabinet members and officials of the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs on January 6...
Philippines gets its first Bitcoin exchange
A new online Bitcoin exchange, BuyBitcoin.ph, has been launched in the Philippines, offering an alternative method of sending money to the Philippines, according to bitcoin...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...