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Tag: OFW

  • SONA Promise Tracker: Labor
    Categories SONA 2022 Promise Tracker

    SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: LABOR

    By Rhoanne De Guzman  |  Jul 17, 2023 7:30 AM

    Out of the four labor-related promises Marcos mentioned in his maiden SONA, none tackled the pressing issues that Filipino workers face today.

    Department of Migrant Workers, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, labor, OFW, SONA 2022, SONA promise tracker

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts about PH-SoKor hiring program for Filipino domestic helpers are FALSE

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 17, 2023 12:28 AM

    Several netizens posted status updates claiming that Filipinos can now apply as domestic helpers in South Korea directly through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). These are false.  The erroneous Facebook (FB) posts circulated as early as June 5, claiming that successful applicants can receive more than P80,000 salary per month. One of the posts […]

    OFW, South Korea

  • SAY WHAT: The Facebook reel does not show the suspect behind the killing of FIlipino overseas worker Jullebee Ranara. This 2014 video shows a mother hugging her son who was deceived by religious preachers into joining the war in Syria.
    Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of 17-year-old Saudi boy NOT Jullebee Ranara’s killer

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 09, 2023 2:33 PM

    Making the rounds on Facebook this week is another video falsely linked to the killing of overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara. The short clip features a young Saudi Arabian returning from war.

    Jullebee Ranara, OFW

  • This video IS NOT related to OFW Jullebee Ranara's rape and murder in Kuwait. According to reports, the clip was taken in Saudi Arabia during a student fight and has been circulating on the internet since 2019.
    Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral video shows WRONG suspect in OFW’s rape-slay

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 08, 2023 9:52 AM

    On the day overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara was buried, another unrelated video circulated on social media, passed off as the arrest of the suspect in her rape-slay. The video was taken in Saudi Arabia, not Kuwait.

    Jullebee Ranara, OFW, overseas filipino workers

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral TikTok videos DO NOT show suspect, suspect’s mother in OFW’s rape-slay

    By vera files fact check  |  Feb 02, 2023 2:02 PM

    Viral TikTok videos supposedly showing the suspect and his mother, in the rape and murder of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara in Kuwait are false. The man and woman in the video collage are unrelated to the case. TikTok Video 1 TikTok user @woainiiweng posted on Jan. 28 a video and photo collage that […]

    false, OFW, OFW community, OFW in Kuwait, Tiktok, video

  • Podcast Ep4: Epekto ng disinformation sa OFWs
    Categories PHL Vote 2022 Podcast

    Epekto ng disinformation sa OFWs

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 23, 2022 8:30 AM

    Social media ang pangunahing tulay ng halos dalawang milyong overseas Filipino workers sa kanilang pamilyang naiwan dito sa Pilipinas, at dito rin sila kumukuha ng balita.

    #WhatTheF?! podcast, disinformation, OFW, overseas filipino workers

  • Bertiz's airport meltdown.jpg
    Categories Commentary

    Social Media useful in making those in power accountable in Bertiz’s case

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Oct 03, 2018 9:31 PM

    The shaming of Party List ( ACTS OFW) Rep. Aniceto Bertiz, III (which he fully deserves) quickly caught on because of the closed-circuit television video which was circulated in Social Media.

    John Bertiz, OFW

  • Aug 9 FBF - Rape hoax FAKE NEWS.png
    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Rape video of OFW in Middle East FAKE NEWS

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 09, 2018 5:37 PM

    Don’t believe these reports.

    fake news, OFW

  • C-VNH91XgAEhKrT.jpg
    Categories ASEAN at 50 Editor's Pick News

    10 years in the making, ASEAN to sign consensus on migrants’ rights in summit

    By Arianne Christian Tapao  |  Nov 11, 2017 2:13 PM

    A key feature of the document is to afford mechanisms for ASEAN migrants such as labor contracts and legal representation.

    ASEAN50, migration, OFW, ofws

  • Categories Arts & Culture

    OFW guide: How to make every remittance count

    Nov 13, 2016 1:17 AM

     By PATRICK KING PASCUAL Overseas Filipino workers are considered to be some of the hardest-working people in the country. But as unfortunate as it sounds, most of the fruits of their hard work are not put into something that can possibly gain great rewards – which in return, if managed properly, can give them the […]

    OFW

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