DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Immigration stopped some 110 prospective Overseas Filipino Workers from leaving Zamboanga port to Sandakan Malaysia. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente in a statement said the massive interception on undocumented Filipino workers in the Zamboanga International Seaport (ZIS) was detected by the immigration officials. Morente said the women victims of human […]
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OFWs can now return to Hong Kong and Macau
DAVAO CITY — Th Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday announced that Filipinos working in Hong Kong and Macau can now return to their work places. This. after the Inter-Agency task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectios Disease, in a meeting decided to lift the travel ban which was imposed on February 2, […]
DFA brings home OFWs from Wuhan City
DAVAO CITY — The The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) brought back to the Philippines today a total of 30 Filipinos who wished to return home from Wuhan City, ground zero of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD). The repatriated Filipinos onboard the chartered flight which landed at the Haribon Hangar in […]
China coronavirus prompts temporary closure of Hong Kong Disneyland, Ocean Park
DAVAO CITY —- Two of Hongkong’s major tourists destination have declared temporary closure as quick response to the China coronavirus which have claimed lives. The Hongkong Disneyland Resort and Ocean Park announced their temporary closure which takes effect today, Sunday, January 26, as reported by the China Morning Post. The resorts in a statement stressed […]
PRRD meets family of OFW detained in Bahrain
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte led the send off Thursday for the family of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) detained in Bahrain after the family members were given the opportunity to have a compassionate visit. President Duterte met the family of Roderick Aguinaldo in Villamor Air Base before flying to Leyte for an official […]
Total deployment ban on OFWs to Kuwait stands: DOLE
MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday the total ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait will stay until certain conditions set by the Philippines are met by the Kuwaiti government. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the deployment ban is lifted once the country gets justice for […]
PH send 2 Navy ships, army contingent to bring home Filipinos from Middle East
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Government sent two ships with around 1,000 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to assist in the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East. President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday led the send-off ceremony of the contingents who were onboard BRP Davao Del Sur and BRP Ramon […]
Killed OFW also a victim of sexual abuse-DOJ
DAVAO CITY— Jeanelyn Villavende, the 26-year-old Overseas Filipino Workers from Norallah, South Cotabato was sexually abused even before she was beaten and killed by her female employer on December 28, 2019. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevara in a statement to reporters on Sunday revealed, the autopsy result conducted by NBI medico-legal Dr. Ricardo Rodaje, showed signs […]
Kuwait autopsy report on OFWs death is “a lie”-Bello
DAVAO CITY — The “one sentence” autopsy report provided by the Kuwaiti government about the death of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Jeanelyn Villavende, appears to be “a lie” described Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. Bello in a press conference Friday, January 10 at Villavende residence in Barangay Tinago, Norala town in South Cotabato noted that […]
4 Chinese universities need English teachers
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) announced that four tertiary educational institutions (TEIs) in China need English teachers. The POEA identified the universities as — the Northwest A&F University, Yancheng Teachers University, Yiwu Industrial & Commercial College, and Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Said universities are now accepting applications through its […]
CAAP, 3 airlines to help repatriate Filipinos from Middle East
MANILA — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and airlines Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, and Air Asia have pledged their commitment to aid in the possible repatriation of Filipinos from countries in the Middle East affected by tension between the United States and Iran. “Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines have agreed to accommodate free-of-charge […]
Secretary Locsin confronts militant protesters, ask them to punch him
DAVAO CITY —- Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin went out of his office and confronted the militants protesters who were shouting outside their building Friday afternoon. In a video posted by the College Editors Guild of the Philippines, it showed an aggressive Locsin getting from the DFA gate in Pasay City, he proceeded […]
Duterte sends envoy to Iran, Iraq to discuss plight of Filipinos
DAVAO CITY —President Rodrigo Duterte sent Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers Abdullah Mamao to Iran and Iraq to talk with the leaders of those countries to secure Filipinos in case a conflict erupts in the Middle East in the midst of heightening tension in the region. “Well, I have sent Secretary Mamao. He is […]