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Filipino Times
6 days ago
- Business
- Filipino Times
DMW launches ‘one-stop' reintegration fair for OFWs and families
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), in collaboration with key government agencies, officially launched the National Reintegration Network (NRN) Serbisyo Fair to provide comprehensive reintegration services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families, all in one location. Held on June 2, 2025, at the BPO Building Canopy in Mandaluyong City, the fair was opened by DMW Officer-in-Charge Secretary Bernard P. Olalia, Commission on Filipinos Overseas Secretary Dante 'Klink' Ang II, OWWA Administrator Patricia Yvonne Caunan, and senior DMW officials. The launch is part of the weeklong celebration of the 30th Migrant Workers' Day, running from June 2 to 7. The NRN Serbisyo Fair supports the government's Full-Cycle National Reintegration Program, led by the DMW's National Reintegration Center for OFWs. It aims to streamline reintegration efforts by bringing essential services directly to returning OFWs and their families. Among the services offered at the fair are on-site assistance, livelihood opportunities, and information booths from key partner agencies, including OWWA, the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), PhilHealth, PAG-IBIG Fund, and Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc. (PPPI).
GMA Network
25-05-2025
- GMA Network
BI steps up measures to halt fake travel documents
The Philippines is intensifying its efforts to combat the use of fake travel documents, with authorities warning that trafficking syndicates are becoming 'sophisticated' in their exploitation operations at the country's borders. The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) has issued an advisory to the public following reports of travelers using counterfeit CFO certificates, falsified employment contracts, and forged overseas work permits. 'We cannot become complacent,' CFO Secretary Dante 'Klink' Ang II said in a press release as he urged Filipinos to stay vigilant and transact only through legitimate channels. According to the BI, recent cases intercepted by immigration authorities include groups posing as church missionaries who were later revealed to be recruited for illegal jobs abroad. In relation to this, Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado emphasized that the bureau has intensified border inspections at major airports and seaports. He also underscored that these cases highlight the urgent need for the agency's ongoing modernization efforts. 'Modernizing the systems of the BI has always been my drive. We are operating on an 85-year-old law, and our technologies are almost outdated,' Viado said. The BI is also deploying more personnel at major airports as it expands the use of biometric systems and collaborates closely with the CFO, Department of Foreign Affairs, and law enforcement agencies to detect forged papers before travelers leave the country. —Anna Felicia Bajo/RF, GMA Integrated News
