Overseas Filipino Workers

Also known as OFW

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are migrant workers who contribute significantly to the Philippines' economy by sending remittances and promoting the country's image globally. The Department of Migrant Workers has implemented reforms, including faster services at airports and digital documentation through eGovPH, to support OFWs more effectively. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos have emphasized the importance of protecting OFWs by signing anti-trafficking pacts and visiting distressed workers abroad.

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Last updated at August 2, 2025.

Recent stories about OFW

Peso hits six-month low at P58 per dollar

The Philippine peso weakened to P58 per dollar on Thursday as the US dollar strengthened amid reduced expectations of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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DMW signs pacts with IBP, TikTok for anti-trafficking efforts

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) signed agreements with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and TikTok Philippines on Wednesday, July 30 to combat human trafficking, illegal recruitment, and online job scams.
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Global Dominion launches REF for easier homeownership

Global Dominion Financing Inc. introduced its Real Estate Financing (REF) program to help Filipinos achieve homeownership more easily.
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Marcos honors OFWs for global contributions during SONA

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. honored overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for their significant role in promoting the Philippines during his 4th State of the Nation Address on Monday.
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Liza Marcos visits OFWs in Riyadh, repatriates 43 workers

First Lady Liza Marcos visited Bahay Kalinga temporary accommodations in Riyadh over the weekend, meeting with distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), mothers, and children, assuring them they were coming home, marking her as the first Philippine First Lady to visit such a facility.
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First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos joins OFW Serbisyo Caravan in Riyadh

The Philippine government's Bagong Bayani ng Mundo: OFW Serbisyo Caravan has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of efforts to provide essential services directly to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos joining the event on Friday.
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DMW, Oman boost labor cooperation for OFWs

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the government of Oman are enhancing labor cooperation to improve the welfare and protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including creating more job opportunities in various sectors.
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72 OFWs repatriated from Israel since conflict

Thirteen overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were initially repatriated from Israel on Friday, July 4, due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
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6 OFWs repatriated from Iran, more expected

Six overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from Iran due to tensions with Israel arrived safely in the Philippines on Saturday morning.
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DOF: US tax on OFW remittances affects <1M Filipinos

The United States' proposed tax on money sent home by foreign workers would minimally impact the Philippine economy, affecting fewer than a million Filipinos in the US, according to the Department of Finance.
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