News Release Oct. 26, 2010 Hong Kong-based OFW groups United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-Migrante-HK) and the Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW) expressed anger and indignation over the rude treatment of a labor attaché towards an OFW in distress. Agnes Tenorio, a first-time domestic worker in Hong Kong, sought the help of the Philippine Consulate…
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Migrante-ME Brief Comment on the still unrelease police report on OFW Erroy-Ibanez death.
6 October 2010 The RP embassy’s move of sending a follow-up letter to the Provincial government of Dammam, Eastern region, is an indication that our Embassy officials are having a problem obtaining the police report on the death of OFW Erroy-Ibanez. It could be recalled that Amb. Villamor sought a dialog from Saudi authorities to…
Initial Report Reveals Foul Play on the Death of OFW in Saudi
Press Release 15 September 2010 After getting substantial information from fellow OFWs who have direct knowledge on the death of OFW domestic helper brought in a Saudi hospital on September 8, an alliance of Filipino migrant rights group today said there is foul play leading to the recent reported death of OFW victim in Saudi…
Undocumented OFW gave birth to a triplet, seeks help from Filipino migrant rights group
Press Release 8 September 2010 After giving birth to a triplet sometime in December 2009, an undocumented OFW sought help from a Filipino migrant rights group in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to help her pay her hospital bills and other expenses and support for her nearly 6-month old triplet babies. Receiving reports from the Kapatiran sa…
Migrant group to VP Binay: Suspend, with finality, the OFW compulsory membership to PAG-IBIG amid discovery of bogus housing loan
Press Release 1 September 2010 Migrant group to VP Binay: Suspend, with finality, the OFW compulsory membership to PAG-IBIG amid discovery of bogus housing loan Amid the discovery of several PAG-IBIG bogus housing loans based on a series of special reports by the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), an alliance of Filipino migrant group in the…
Spare OFWs from Aquino’s Administration First ‘Major, Major Blunder’ – Migrante
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Migrante International chairperson Garry Martinez told Bulatlat that he is not surprised if there are negative reactions coming from Hongkong nationals and its possible repercussions to OFWs. “We express our sincerest condolences to the families and friends of the victims,” Martinez said, “We know how difficult it is to fetch a loved one who is dead.”
How about OFWs’ dreams? Migrante asks Aquino
Migrante International chairperson Garry Martinez today described Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s first State of the Nation Address as “matabang (bland), stating the obvious and empty in merit.” “Aquino said that we can dream again but there was no mention at all of plans that would give hope to millions of our OFWs. What of…
Brutal killings of 2 Pinays in separate incidents awfully alarming –Migrante-ME
Press Release 21 July 2010 An alliance of Filipino migrant rights group in the Middle East today expresses alarm on the two reported separate incidents of killings involving OFWs in Kuwait last week. “We could not help but to express apprehension upon knowing the killings of fellow OFWs in two separate incidents in Kuwait; what…
Stranded OFWs in Dire Need of Assistance – Migrante
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Migrante International reports that from January 2009 to April 2010 alone, 225 Filipinos were stranded, jailed or in deportation centers and shelters in other countries.
Removal of unnecessary government-imposed fees and charges, OFWs ‘litmus’ test to P-Noy’s political will
Press Release 14 July 2010 Disgruntled due to numerous impositions of government fees and charges and the recent increase in passport renewal and replacement abroad, an alliance of Filipino migrants group in the Middle East today said the removal of unnecessary government-imposed fees and charges is OFWs litmus test to President Benigno Noynoy Aquino III.…
OFW Killed in Kish Island, Embassy Officials Urged to Investigate
By Bulatlat.com An overseas Filipino worker who was in Kish Island in the Persian Gulf on a tourist visa was killed on July 1, a chapter of Migrante International in Saudi Arabia reported recently. The victim was waiting for his re-entry visa for the United Arab Emirates when he was killed. “We received this very…