DMW Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/tag/dmw/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:52:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png DMW Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/tag/dmw/ 32 32 DMW repatriates 87 Filipinos from Qatar amid ongoing Middle East crisis https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/04/06/dmw-repatriates-87-filipinos-from-qatar-amid-ongoing-middle-east-crisis/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:19:23 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=689288 Metro Manila, Philippines – Seventy-three overseas Filipino workers and 14 accompanying relatives returned from Qatar on Sunday, April 5, under the Department of Migrant Workers’ ongoing repatriation program for nationals affected by the Middle East crisis. The DMW and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration provided financial assistance to the returning workers, while OWWA shouldered the

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]]> More than 300 OFWs to return this week; DMW to seek budget support https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/03/18/more-than-300-ofws-to-return-this-week-dmw-to-seek-budget-support/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:08:50 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=688682 Metro Manila, Philippines – Migrant Workers Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said a chartered flight carrying more than 300 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is expected to arrive in the country within the week. In a press briefing on Wednesday, March 18, Olalia said the flight will come from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of \repatriation efforts as

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]]> Government-chartered flights bring home over 700 Pinoys amid Middle East conflict https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/03/15/govt-chartered-flights-over-700-pinoys-middle-east-conflict/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:19:11 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=688513 The first two government-chartered flights amid the Middle East conflict brought home over 700 Filipinos during the weekend.

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]]> Viral migrant workers officer in Bahrain recalled – Cacdac https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/03/09/viral-migrant-workers-officer-bahrain-recalled-cacdac/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:34:33 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=688219 An employee from the Migrant Workers Office in Bahrain caught on video turning away overseas Filipino workers requesting assistance amid the Middle East conflict has been recalled, a Cabinet official said.

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]]> Strait of Hormuz declared ‘warlike operations area’ – DMW https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/03/08/strait-of-hormuz-declared-warlike-operations-area-dmw/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:20:43 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=688046 Filipino seafarers now have the right to refuse sailing to the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical chokepoints for global trade, after it has been designated a “warlike operations area,” the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced.

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]]> Alternative exit mode to repatriate OFWs in Middle East – DMW https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/03/04/dmw-considers-alternative-exit-mode-ofws-repatriation-middle-east/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:20:18 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=687868 The government is considering alternative modes for transportation to repatriate over a thousand overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as the Middle East crisis worsens, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac said Wednesday, March 4.

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]]> No mass repatriation; over 100 in Dubai, Israel want to return – DMW https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/03/02/no-mass-repatriation-middle-east-conflict-dmw/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:19:58 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=687697 There is no mass repatriation as yet as missile exchanges put Filipinos in the Middle East at risk, even as over 100 workers from the United Arab Emirates and Israel have sought help to return to the country, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Monday, March 2. 

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]]> DMW probes alleged Pinoy seafarers onboard Russian vessels https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/02/16/dmw-probes-alleged-pinoy-seafarers-onboard-russian-vessels/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:16:55 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=687096 The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it is investigating the alleged list of 24 Filipino seafarers supposedly on board Russian vessels suspected to be part of the “shadow fleet.”

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