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Golden Haven, the country’s leading memorial park chain, is celebrating OFW Week 2023 to encourage and help overseas Filipino workers attain a higher level of financial literacy to manage and grow their hard-earned money.

The Professional Regulation Commission announces that 23 out of 69 passed the Special Professional Licensure Examination for Midwives given by the Board of Midwifery in: Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Al Ahmadi, Kuwait; Al-Khobar, Jeddah and Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Doha, Qatar; Manama, Bahrain and Singapore last April 2023.

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said on Friday that funds to pay off outstanding claims of Filipino workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are now with its Ministry of Finance.

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not in favor of banning deployment of migrant workers to Kuwait, which has suspended giving new visas to Filipinos over issues related to a bilateral labor agreement signed in 2018.

The Professional Regulation Commission announces that 97 out of 177 passed the Master Plumbers Special Professional Licensure Examination given by the Board for Master Plumbers in: Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Al Ahmadi, Kuwait; Al-Khobar, Jeddah and Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Doha, Qatar; Manama, Bahrain; and Singapore last April 2023.