The Department of Homeland Security plans to replace the current two-fingerprint scanners with new 10-fingerprint scanners at all U.S. ports
of entry in 2008 with its first deployment scheduled on November 29, 2007,
at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).

Effective March 1, 2005, the Medicare Program for OFWs and their families shall be integrated to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.

There are no job orders yet for nurses and caregivers in Japan as the formal trade agreement between the two countries is still being finalized.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on January 30 cited Singapore as a favorable destination for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) after new measures protecting foreign workers were enacted in the city state.

Filipino nurses, teachers, and other workers can still work in the United States despite the freeze in the processing of new visa applications, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on December 19.

A limited number of Filipino nurses and caregivers may soon find themselves heading for Japan with the removal of the remaining obstacles to the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).

Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas has asked the families of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who entered Iraq illegally to register the names of their relatives so that labor officials in the Middle East could contact them and transfer them to safer areas in case the conflict in Iraq escalates.

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on October 18 launched the distribution of electronic credit and bank cards to its 1.5 million members nationwide.

More Filipino teachers and other skilled workers are to be hired in the United States soon despite differences between the Philippines and the US over the conflict in Iraq.

Sharing its neighbors' fears of a bird-flu pandemic after the first probable case of human-to-human infection was reported in Thailand, the Philippine government on September 29 announced strict measures to cope with an outbreak in the country.

Don't deal with illegal recruiters.

This was the warning aired on September 26 by acting Foreign Secretary Jose Brillantes to Filipino nurses wanting to land jobs in Jordan.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is rushing the implementation of its 1-billion-peso Machine-Readable Passport and Visa (MRPV) project to meet its initial target of issuance in the first quarter of 2005.

The Department of Finance (DoF) has endorsed proposals in Congress to increase taxes on cigarettes by P1 to P2 per pack in a bid to plug loopholes in revenue collections on these so-called "sin products."

So your phone was lost or stolen? Get even. Disable it. Here are some simple steps:

1.) If you are a postpaid subscriber, immediately inform your Cellular Mobile Telephone System (CMTS) service provider (Globe, Smart, Sun Cellular) about the loss. The CMTS operator can block the SIM card to ensure that you will not be charged for further calls made on the phone.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reported that the Australian government is opening various jobs for skilled Filipino workers.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is aiming to set up alternative job search devices that will enable jobseekers find jobs through texting, Labor Secretary Patricia A. Sto. Tomas said.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Microsoft Philippines have embarked on a joint information and technology project for overseas Filipino workers and their families aimed at helping OFWs become more globally competitive.

Three alleged illegal recruiters, including a Korean national, were arrested by combined elements of the Presidential Anti-Illegal Recruitment Task Force (PAIRTF) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

The Department of Foreign Affairs on August 4 emphasized its call for Filipino nationals in the United States, and Filipinos traveling to the United States, to heed the security advisories and emergency guidelines issued by US authorities.

Around 10,000 applicants rushed to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) office in Mandaluyong on May 3 to apply for employment in South Korea.

From April 15 to May 15, 2004, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration is extending its office hours to accommodate thousands of OFWs who are returning to their employers after their vacation in the Philippines.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on February 11 warned Filipino workers against seeking employment in Palau.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) starts today, February 11, the full-blast operations of its new clearance processing facility, ready to accommodate thousands of applicants in downtown Sta. Cruz, Manila.

In the recent 23rd assembly of the International Maritime Organization, member states renewed their support and confidence on the Philippine Government by voting the country to the top of category "C" of the IMO Council.

Administrator Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to have their documents processed at POEA so that they will be properly documented.