The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates today reached a historic agreement giving greater protection to Filipino household service workers, the labor department said. At the conclusion of the two-day Joint Committee Meeting in Manila, it was also agreed that the country will resume deployment of HSWs to the Emirates effective end of the month. continue reading : PH-UAE sign historic, new labor accord; deployment resumes March 31

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office Dubai informs the public that it will temporarily suspend its operation immediately today , 21 February 2021, until tomorrow, 22 February 2021, as it has been advised to undergo extensive sanitization procedures after possible exposure to COVID19. Please see below advisory for further details.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management o Emerging Diseases released Resolution No. 96 Series of 2021, released on 26 January 2021 provides for updated protocols for all arriving passengers, regardless of origin, upon arrival in the Philippines.

Ang bagong DOLE Guidelines ay may karagdagang inpormasyon kung saan dapat mag-apply ang mga OFWs para sa AKAP. Ang mga OFWs na may aplikasyon sa POLO Dubai ngunit nasa Pilipinas na, o pauwi na sa Pilipinas ay kailangan mag-apply online sa Pilipinas. Amin pong ipinaalala na ang mga nakatanggap na ng DOLE AKAP sa POLO Dubai continue reading : DOLE DEPARTMENT ORDER 220-20: Guidelines on the Implementation of DOLE AKAP under RA 11494 otherwise known as the ”Bayanihan to Recover As One Act”

ANNOUNCEMENT AND PROMOTIONAL VIDEO The recognition of the 2020 Bagong Bayani Awards which was postponed due to the pandemic, shall now resume for the conferment on June 7, 2021. Nomination forms may be downloaded at www.bbfi.com.ph or email at bagong_bayani_awards@yahoo.com. Submission of nominations will be accepted until March 31, 2021.