Taiwan OKs 4% hike in factory workers' salary: MECO

OVER 124,000 Filipino factory workers would benefit from the 4.05 percent increase in their monthly minimum wage approved by the Taiwan government, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) reported on Thursday.

MECO welcomes visa-free entry extension for PH travelers

THE MANILA Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) welcomed Taiwan's decision to extend its visa-free entry scheme for Filipinos for another year starting Aug. 1.

Are OFWs safe in Taiwan?

‘China continues to violate Taiwan’s air defence zone’

MANILA - Are Filipino workers safe in Taiwan amid the brewing tension in South China Sea and China’s aggression towards the island nation? Yes, if you asked Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) Chairman and Resident Representative Silvestre Bello III, who allayed concerns about the safety of Filipinos in Taiwan amid brewing tensions with neighboring China.

Taiwan donates P23M to Paeng-hit Cagayan, Isabela

CAGAYAN AND Isabela, two of the hardest hit provinces during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng last October, will receive USD400,000 (approximately PHP22.9 million) cash assistance from Taiwan.