DAKBAYAN SA DAVAO —Gilubong na kaganinang buntag ang patayng lawas sa Overseas Filipino Worker nga si Jullebee Ranara sa Golden Heaven Memorial Park sa Las Piñas City. Nakita ang sunog nga lawas sa 35-anyos nga si Ranara sa usa ka desierto sa sa Kuwait, ug ang 17-anyos nga anak sa iyang amo ang nahimong suspek […]
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Ph to bring home 8 detained Filipinos in Myanmar
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine government through the Department of Foreign Affairs is now working to bring home as soon as possible the eight Filipinos currently detained in Myanmar. In a statement issued today, DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said coordination is continuing to assist the detained Filipinos including tourist Kiela Samson who was arrested […]
Despite glitch, PH departures increase
DAVAO CIT Y — Despite New Year’s day technical glitch the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported an increase in departures. Immigration Port Operations Divisions (POD) Chief Atty. Carlos Capulong, only a total of 19,010 travelers departed on January 1. The number jumped to 41,757 the following day, and the BI continued to process around 34-37k […]
800k Pinoys find overseas jobs; Ph extends scholarships to their children
DAVAO CITY — Some 800,000 FIlipinos found job abroad with the help of the Philippine governmetn. The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reported that close to 800,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to find decent employment abroad and extended scholarships to their children in the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported Friday. […]
Online relationship costs two innocent lives
DAVAO CITY — Gone were the days when two people court each other in person. First, there was penpal then the email order brides but it is now history. The advent of digitalization opened up the floodgates of online relationship some real, some suffered setbacks of a long distance relationship and recently two innocent minors […]
115 Pinoys want to leave Sri Lanka
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday said some 115 Filipinos residing in Sri Lanka want to return to the Philippines amid the ongoing economic crisis in the South Asian nations. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Eduardo de Vega said the agency is looking to shoulder their plane tickets because […]
Overseas voting result expected this week: DFA
MANILA – The results of the overseas absentee voting would be finalized within the week, the Department of Foreign Affairs -Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) said Wednesday. In a Laging Handa briefing, DFA-OVS Director Zoilo Velasco said the special board of canvassers (SBOC) in different Consulates and Embassies are currently consolidating and canvassing the votes. Meanwhile, he […]
Immigration on alert for passenger influx during Holy Week
DAVAO CITY — Anticipating influx of passengers during the The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is on heightened alert as it anticipates a daily arrival of at least 13,000 passengers this month and more between Palm and Easter Sundays. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said all airports and seaports are properly manned. “Historically, the number of passengers […]
Danish national nabbed for sharing photos, videos of Filipino wife
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – For illegally sharing photos and videos of his wife, a foreign national was arrested by operatives of the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit-10 (RACU-10) during an entrapment operation here March 30, the police said Thursday. According to a report posted by Brig. Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., regional police director, on his Facebook […]
PH-JAPAN agree to strengthen strategic partneship
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday made renewed commitment to further deepen their strategic partnership to address challenges of mutual interest such as peace and security, infrastructure development, and the coronavirus pandemic. “Japan is unrivaled among our bilateral partners,” said President Duterte during his telephone conversation with […]
Immigration stops 4 minors who attempt to work abroad
DAVAO CITY — Four minors who cheated on their birth certificates in an effort to work abroad were intercepted by the personnel of the Bureau on Immigration at Clark airport Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, on October 3, 2021. In a report submitted to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU) Officers Clarissa […]
Demand for Filipino healthcare workers abroad still high: POEA
MANILA – Filipino health care workers (HCWs) are still in high demand abroad, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said on Tuesday. POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are in the health care sector are very much needed in countries in Europe and the Middle East. “When we talk about the demand […]
BI suspends ‘Order to Leave’ of overstaying foreigners due to the pandemic
DAVAO CITY –— The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Thursday, the temporary suspension of the Order to Leave (OTL) of foreigners who have overstayed their temporary visitor’s visa in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that the order to suspend the OTL was imposed in consideration […]