Ika-2 ng Mayo, 2022 Narito ang pahayag ni Sec. Bello III, sa Interview niya sa DZBB Super Radyo.
Sec. Bello III kaugnay sa OFW Hospital: Ito ay ospital kung saan walang gastos ang ating gobyerno… ‘yung mga medical equipment ay bigay ng PAGCOR.
Sec. Bello III: Mayroon tayong MOA with PGH para sa mamamahalang doktor sa OFW Hospital.
Sec. Bello III: Kung may OFW na magkasakit o kanilang legal dependents, maaari silang magtungo sa OFW Hospital at wala silang babayaran.
Sec. Bello III: Active or inactive OFWs, entitled sila para sa free medical attention sa OFW Hospital.
Sec. Bello III: Lahat ng klase ng sakit ay kayang tugunan sa OFW Hospital… Kung ano ang kaya ng St. Luke’s o Makati Medical Center, kaya ring tugunan ng OFW Hospital.
Sec. Bello III: Sa ngayon, tinatanggap na sa OFW Hospital ang mga minor out-patient… May mga alok din na laborary test sa OFW Hospital
Sec. Bello III: Mayroong 3 ambulansiya ang OFW Hospital.
MANILA, Philippines—Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente on labor day renewed his reminder to aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) not to fall prey to trafficking and illegal recruitment schemes.
According to Morente, human trafficking remains a real threat to Filipinos as illegal recruiters continue to prey on vulnerable citizens.
“Human trafficking is considered as modern day slavery,” said Morente. “It is real, and it has hit many Filipino families. These recruiters would make their victims agree to unacceptable working conditions, promising a better life by working abroad illegally. Many victims end up overworked, underpaid and sometimes not even paid at all,” he added.
Working illegally abroad, Morente stated, also adds to the vulnerability of the victim to abuse.
In 2021, the BI has foiled a total of 688 attempts of human trafficking and illegal recruitment in the country’s international ports. In the same year, the BI deferred the departure of 13,680 passengers with improper documentation.
Victims would often be given fake documents or be trained to provide fake statements to work illegally abroad or to depart for countries with imposed travel bans.
The warning, Morente said, is aimed at raising awareness on the dangers of human trafficking and illegal recruitment.
Morente stressed the BI’s role as part of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT). “During labor day, we remind ourselves of our duty as the last line of defense in protecting our kababayan from unscrupulous recruiters,” said Morente.
He said that the agency will remain committed in their fight against trafficking, and cited the country’s retention of its Tier 1 status in the United States Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Index.
A Tier 1 status in the TIP index shows that the country demonstrates appreciable progress each year in combatting trafficking.
Morente also urged aspiring OFWs to ensure that they only deal legitimate recruitment agencies duly-accredited by the government.
The General Directorate of Passports explained the condition for citizens to travel for those under the age of 21 without the consent of the guardian.
The Passports indicated that a travel permit may be issued to citizens under the age of 21, and without the consent of the guardian for married only (male or female).
The clarification of the “passports” came in response to a query from some people about the possibility of issuing a travel permit to a married woman under the age of 21.
Inanunsyo ng Bureau of Quarantine ang panibagong Steps paano magrehistro sa One Health Pass. Nasa ibaba ang Steps by Steps sa pagrerehistro.
Step 1, Magrehistro sa One Health Pass 24 Oras bago ang itinakdang Biyahe narito ang Link onehealthpass.com.ph/e-HDC Iupload ang Swabtest at Vaccine Certificate. Isang Bar Code ang makikita pagkatapos mo mairecord ang iyong detalye12 oras bago ang Biyahe sagutan ang Health DeclarationBago pasakayin sa Eroplano, tatanungin ka ng Airline Personnel kung may One Health Pass ka naMula sa pagrerehistro mo kailangan tignan ang Inyong Registration kung kayo ay qualified sa Expeesslane. Makatatanggap ka ng Qr Code kung itoy kumpirmadoTandaan! Ang mga may Qr Code lamang ang kwalipikado sa Expresslane. Para makakuha nito, kailangan kumpletuhin ang Registration.Magrehistro lamang dito, o iscan ang Qr Code
Over 100,000 jobs vacancies in the Philippines and overseas were opened to jobseekers on Sunday, May 1, in celebration of the Labor Day.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the job vacancies were offered to jobseekers in various job fairs across the country on Sunday, in partnership with some 900 employers.
Majority of the vacancies were in manufacturing, business process outsourcing, and the retail and sales industries.
Some 73,671 jobs were for production or machine operators, customer service representatives, collection specialists, retail or sales agents or promodisers, and sewers.
There were also some 28,755 jobs made available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore.
Major vacancies abroad were for nurses and nurse aids, carpenters, foremen, welders, food servers, household service workers, and auditors.
For its part, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it is pushing for more investments into the country, in a bid to boost employment.
“Kami po ay nagtutulak ng mas maraming investment, maraming export, para ito ho talaga, creating jobs,” Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said in the report.
[We are pushing for more investments, more exports, to create jobs.]
Latest data available from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) indicate that there were 3.13 million unemployed Filipinos in February, translating to an unemployment rate of 6.14%.
The latest reading shows an increase from the 2.93 million jobless Filipinos registered in the previous month, reflecting the same unemployment rate of 6.4%, the lowest since the 17.6% during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in April. — BM, GMA News