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Malacañang said Tuesday the government continues its process of repatriating Filipinos amid the ongoing tension in the Middle East.]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:15:04 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979381 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979381/marcos-dismayed-mad-about-mwo-staff-s-disrespectful-exchange-with-ofws/story/
President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. was dismayed and angry over the alleged disrespectful response of an employee of the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in Bahrain to overseas Filipino workers amid the tension in the Middle East.]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:31:40 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979364 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979364/dswd-psycho-social-support-ofws/story/
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it is prioritizing psycho-social support for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from the Middle East amid the ongoing tension there. ]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:50:50 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979359 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979359/ph-embassy-in-saudi-arabia-releases-guidelines-on-warning-messages/story/
The Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia on Monday released a guideline on receiving warning messages from the National Early Warning Platform for Emergency Situations amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:04:14 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979312 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979312/dmw-employee-bahrain-ofw/story/
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Monday ordered the recall of an employee of the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in Bahrain over his alleged disrespectful response to overseas Filipino workers. ]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:25:13 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979266 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979266/ofw-protection-eyed-as-dmw-gasa-globe-push-anti-scam-partnership/story/
The Department of Migrant Workers and the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) setting a clear direction to strengthen digital safety programs for overseas Filipino workers.]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:02:54 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979247 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979247/free-calls-for-ofws-in-middle-east-now-available-marcos/story/
Overseas Filipino workers affected by the conflict in the Middle East can now call their families in the Philippines for free.]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:40:59 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979237 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979237/ofws-philippines-uae/story/
Ninety overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families have safely returned to the Philippines from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. ]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:13:17 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979222 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979222/repatriations-underway-as-middle-east-conflict-continues/story/
Repatriations of Filipinos from nations in the Middle East are continuing amid the conflict in the region that has been heightened by the US and Israel's attacks on Iran, and its retaliation.]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:19:45 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979220 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979220/1-filipino-wounded-in-qatar-amid-middle-east-tensions/story/
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has declared the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz as a “War Risk Operations Area” amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:46:33 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979216 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979216/61-stranded-ofws-from-dubai-arrive-in-ph-amid-middle-east-conflict/story/
Sixty-one stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:53:12 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979212 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979212/11-overseas-filipinos-evacuated-from-iran-amid-middle-east-conflict-dfa/story/
Eleven overseas Filipinos have safely evacuated from Iran to Van, Turkey amid the tensions in the Middle East, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. ]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:07:01 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979163 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979163/house-to-assess-ofw-safety-amid-middle-east-attacks/story/
The House of Representatives will conduct a congressional briefing on the safety of overseas Filipino workers amid the continuous attacks in the Middle East, Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander Marcos said Sunday. ]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:37:56 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979142 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979142/repatriation-filipino-tourists-jordan-dfa/story/
More than 80 Filipino tourists who were left stranded in Jordan as a result of US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran are now being repatriated, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday. ]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:20:55 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-979108 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/979108/81-stranded-ofws-return-to-ph-amid-tension-in-middle-east/story/
Eighty one stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have returned to the country following prolonged conflict in the Middle East, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Saturday.]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:16:25 +0800 ]]>