The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) has visited Cagayan Valley Region to conduct community education and information campaign that seeks to assist prospective migrants to make informed decisions regarding settlement abroad.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has commended the Philippines for implementing its electronic passport (ePassport) program.

new deployment scheme used by some Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA)-licensed agencies was exposed in Singapore last week when 16 documented overseas Filipino workers were prevented from boarding their connecting flights to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, and Riyadh for using unconfirmed electronic tickets (e-tickets).

President Benigno Aquino III has extended for six months the operations of an Arroyo-created committee tasked to ensure the safety and security of Filipinos living and working in the Middle East and African regions.

Thousands of distressed Filipinos abroad may be facing a tough year ahead in terms of getting government assistance after the Budget and Management Department (DBM) slashed by 42.6 percent the budget sought by the Foreign Affairs Department.

A labor group has urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to prioritize overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) coming from Iraq when deploying laborers to Guam.

Filipinos seeking jobs in Malaysia should beware of an online recruitment scam, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Friday.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration is announcing the hiring of 66 Emergency Medical Technicians for the National Ambulance Company in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

A prolife priest and scientist was chosen by the Vatican as the new rector of the official residence of Filipino priests studying in Rome.

The Philippine Embassy in Beijing has advised Filipinos there to keep a “low profile” as tension still exists between the Philippines and China over the August 23 hostage tragedy in Manila where eight Hong Kong tourists were killed.