Fourth Dubai OFW Serbisyo Caravan reaches nearly 20,000 as DMW signs DataFlow deal

Gulf News and The Filipino Times covered the 7 November opening of the fourth Bagong Bayani ng Mundo: OFW Serbisyo Caravan at Dubai's Millennium Plaza Downtown Hotel, with nearly 20,000 OFWs reached, a DMW–DataFlow employer-accreditation agreement, and day-two stops on 8 November.

Gulf News reported on 7 November 2026 that nearly 20,000 overseas Filipino workers have been reached through Philippine government service caravans in Dubai as the fourth leg of the Bagong Bayani ng Mundo: OFW Serbisyo Caravan opened that day at the Millennium Plaza Downtown Hotel.

The Filipino Times likewise covered the 7 November gathering at the same hotel, saying thousands of OFWs streamed through the venue for government services and that registration estimates of 4,000 to 5,000 attendees were quickly surpassed, with operations starting ahead of schedule at 6:55 a.m.

What was on offer

Gulf News said the caravan offered more than 50 services covering workers' welfare, legal assistance, healthcare, civil registration, financial services and professional credentials, and that 12 Philippine government agencies took part.

According to Gulf News, participating agencies included the Department of Migrant Workers through the Migrant Workers Office in Dubai, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Professional Regulation Commission, the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Anti-Red Tape Authority, Land Bank of the Philippines, the OFW Hospital, the Philippine Consulate General, the Social Security System, Pag-IBIG Fund and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Dubai. Gulf News put staffing at 128 personnel from 16 teams and partner offices, plus 50 volunteers from the Filipino Social Club.

DataFlow agreement and day two

Gulf News reported that during the event the DMW and DataFlow Group signed an agreement relating to the Digital Employment Assistance Platform, with measures meant to streamline employer accreditation for UAE-based companies hiring Filipino workers. The Global Filipino Magazine preview of the same weekend likewise said the DMW and DataFlow Group would sign a memorandum of agreement covering that platform, and that financial assistance for medically distressed OFWs was on the programme.

Gulf News and The Global Filipino Magazine both said the caravan continues on 8 November at Al Hudaiba School in Al Twar 2 and at the Philippine Consulate General. DMW secretary Hans Leo Cacdac told Gulf News a fifth Dubai edition was being planned, most likely for the first quarter of 2027, and The Filipino Times quoted Filipino Social Club president Ericson P. Reyes pointing to a potential fifth leg in the first quarter of next year.

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