Sitti, a 45-year old Davao Oriental native and mother of seven children, is just one of the faces that suffered the plight of many exploited OFWs. A victim of unpaid salaries, human trafficking, maltreatment, and rape, she has been brought back to the Philippines after two years of employment.

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Saved

The Blas F. Ople Policy Center acts as a bridge between OFW families, different government agencies, and civil society organizations including mass media.

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Informed

A tearful, joyful homecoming, a steaming bowl of “sinigang na hipon”, and assured jobs in a well-known hotel in Cebu await Diana Jill Rivera and Mary Anne Ducos, two domestic workers recently rescued from the residence of Col. Moammar Qaddafy’s niece in Tripoli, Libya when they arrive in Manila within the week.

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Rescued

TULAY was launched in 2004 to provide OFWs access to both technology and IT training. Its main purpose is to provide free computer classes to OFWs and their dependents.

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Empowered

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OFW Maricel’s Homecoming

OFW Maricel’s Homecoming

Maricel Monteclaro was among 3 OFWs who knotted 12 blankets into a ladder that they could climb down from the 4th floor of their employer’s building in Lattakia, Syria. This video celebrates her homecoming.

OFWs, Ople Center hail conviction of Singaporean human trafficker in Malaysia

The Blas F. Ople Policy Center described two overseas Filipino workers as “heroes” for persevering in filing cases against Singaporean national Lim Beng Huat also known as “Alfred Lim” who was convicted last week by the Malaysian court for violating its anti-trafficking act. “We want to share their story with as many OFWs as possible [...]

Why the conviction of Singaporean trafficker “Alfred Lim” is Important

More than three years ago, the Philippine Embassy in Malaysia referred two human trafficking survivors to the Blas F. Ople Policy Center for assistance. Their names were Marilou Bagsit and Marivic Capistrano, both residents of Lipa City, Batangas province. They were married and with young kids, and the meager state of family finances prodded them [...]

Ople Center seeks joint DFA-NSO probe into proliferation of fake birth certificates in Sabah

The Blas F. Ople Center, a non-profit organization that specializes in labor and migration issues, made a formal recommendation to the Department of Foreign Affairs for an immediate and impartial probe into anomalous practices involving the sale and proliferation of fake birth certificates for irregular Filipino workers applying for Philippine passports in Sabah. Susan Ople, [...]

22 women bound for Dubai and Syria rescued by IACAT, NBI and Ople Center

22 women bound for Dubai and Syria rescued by IACAT, NBI and Ople Center

News Release Blas F. Ople Center February 27, 2012 Twenty-two women including several minors bound for Dubai and eventually Syria, Jordan and Lebanon were rescued by a joint operations of the National Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Human Trafficking Division and the Blas F. Ople Center as well as other member-agencies of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking [...]

Testimonials

Syempre hindi natin pwedeng makalimutan pasalamatan ang bumubuo ng Tulay Ople Center (Ms. Susan toots Ople) and staff. And of course Mr. Mark Borromeo our instructor. Sanay marami pa kayong matulungan. God Bless Always!

– Ramonsito Navalta

For those who want to learn computer hands-on for free, try to get in touch with Tulay Blas Ople Foundation. Thank you Madam Toots.

– Clarice Tabanao

We, Batch 14, would like to thanks Ma’am Toots Ople for giving us the chance…and Mr. Mark Borromeo, lots of thanks also.

– Angel Canadilla

Congratulations to all graduates, and to me and my family, for being a member of Microsoft Tulay Ople Center. More power and God bless. MABUHAY TAYO BULAKEÑO

– Ronaldo Basa

Kung wala ang Blas Ople Center, di ako makakapagsimula ulit.

– Zatara, 24, a nurse who was taken to Jeddah but was given domestic labor by her employer

Noong pagdating ko rito, wala akong mga kamag-anak o mga kakilala na makakatulong sa akin. Pero dahil sa Ople Center at sa tulong ni Sen. Villar at sa ASHA Skills – Up, nakapag-aral ako ng scholarship at nabigyan ng pag-asa na makasimula ulit. Ngayon, apprentice na ako sa isang kilalang restaurant sa Katipunan, Quezon City.

– Jovelyn, 24

Ang Ople Center ang nag-assist sa akin na matulungan ang aking asawa sa kanyang kaso sa Dubai. Dahil sa kanila, nagkaroon kami ng abogado para paglaban ang kanyang karapatang bumalik dito sa Pilipinas.

– Millar, 44

To all madlang Pinoy: This is my greatest gratitude. Being part of Blas Ople Training Institute, specifically their Tulay Program, would help OFW dependents upgrade their life status and Pinoy lifestyle. They welcome everyone to take part of free computer services, and grant you knowledge on everything you need to know about computers, regardless of age and education.

– Rosevilla

Thank you so much Ma’am Susan and Sir Mark and BLAS OPLE TRAINING CENTER, for giving us the opportunity to experience and learn how to use the computer, more so to meet new friends. We owe the center our huge gratitude and will always be thankful.

– Charity Serenas Preyra (Tulay Graduate Batch 14)

Wherever you are now, thanks for the legacy this center gives to us. Mabuhay ang Blas Ople Policy Center and Training Institute!

– Rosevilla Osana (Tulay Graduate Batch 13)

After learning how to use the computer, I feel my family is always with me. I may be old, but I’m not afraid to learn new things. Without computers, I would have missed out on this opportunity to be closer to those who are dear to me.

– Lola Buhay Tan