Filipinos who want to work abroad should exclude Lebanon as one of their possible countries of destination as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reminds the public that the total deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the said country is still in effect.

The Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon, Gilbert Asuque, explained the reason why the ban was not lifted. This is because the memorandum of agreement (MOU) regarding the deployment of OFWs to Lebanon has not been signed. Read more.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) wishes to inform all Filipinos who intends to go to Italy this July that from June 18 to July 15, the Schengen visa agreement is temporarily suspended. The upcoming Group of Eight (G8) meeting in Italy is the reason for the suspension. Italy is the host country of this event that will happen in L’Aquila from July 8 to July 10. Read more.

Nasse Mustafa, a labor attaché based in Libya informed the good news that 7,000 plus job opportunities are waiting for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Algeria. According to Mustafa, the employment prospects were created by three multinational companies that had huge development projects in Algeria.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) also informed that there is a demand for OFWs in other sectors of Algeria such as infrastructure, energy, agriculture, etc. and this need is expected to increase. Read more.

All overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) go through a rigorous medical examination before their employment documents can be processed. It is therefore important to be aware of the list of diseases that would make OFWs unfit to work in Gulf countries.

This was recently announced by the Gulf Cooperation Council-(GCC) Accredited Medical Clinics Association (Gamca). The OFWs and other foreign workers from other Asian countries are required to pass the medical tests conducted only by Gamca clinics.

Countries included in the GCC are the following: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Click here to view the list of diseases that make OFWs unfit to work in GCC countries.

Job orders abound for Filipino health care professionals and medical personnel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as confirmed by the CEO of LBS E-Recruitment Solutions, Corp. and Mega Manpower Corporation, Lito Soriano.

According to Soriano, six huge military hospitals in KSA have placed 4,000 job orders for Filipino healthcare workers. The 4,000 job orders were confirmed by the Defense Ministry of Saudi Arabia when they visited Manila recently. Read more.