{"id":20324,"date":"2026-06-08T00:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=20324"},"modified":"2026-06-08T22:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:30:33","slug":"55-aspiring-ofws-rescued-from-unsafe-substandard-shelters-in-cavite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/55-aspiring-ofws-rescued-from-unsafe-substandard-shelters-in-cavite\/","title":{"rendered":"55 ASPIRING OFWs RESCUED FROM UNSAFE, SUBSTANDARD SHELTERS IN CAVITE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SOME 55 Filipinos applying to work abroad were rescued \u00a0on June 6, 2026 by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) from unsafe and substandard accommodations in Imus, Cavite.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The rescued applicants received immediate welfare assistance and temporary shelter from the DMW and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>They will also receive legal aid and other support from the DMW\u2019s Migrant Workers Protection Bureau (MWPB).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac, who led the raid, ordered the filing of recruitment violation cases against the recruitment agencies found responsible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The operation was launched after reports surfaced about the illegal and deplorable living conditions of OFW applicants housed by licensed recruitment agencies while awaiting deployment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>During the inspection, authorities found that the facilities did not meet basic health, safety, and welfare standards for the temporary housing of OFW applicants.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The operation is part of the DMW\u2019s intensified nationwide inspection of accommodation facilities for prospective OFWs, aimed at safeguarding their welfare and ensuring their safety.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOME 55 Filipinos applying to work abroad were rescued &nbsp;on June 6, 2026 by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) from unsafe and substandard accommodations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,17],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1.jpg",1600,996,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1-300x187.jpg",300,187,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1-768x478.jpg",640,398,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1-1024x637.jpg",640,398,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1-1536x956.jpg",1536,956,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1.jpg",1600,996,false],"kreeti-slider-full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1-1280x720.jpg",1280,720,true],"kreeti-featured":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1-1024x637.jpg",1024,637,true],"kreeti-medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1-720x530.jpg",720,530,true],"kreeti-medium-square":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e31f6d-c373-4f36-9e82-c38b7f6dbc38-1-350x350.jpg",350,350,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/category\/provincial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Provincial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Top News<\/a>","tag_info":"Top News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20325,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20324\/revisions\/20325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}