DAVAO CITY – Sixty-six distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Kuwait are finally home. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in a statement said , the group who arrived Wednesday night, was the 8th Batch of OFWs assisted by the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait through its Assisted Repatriation Program. Todate, the DFA said, some 425 […]
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Duterte attends enthronement of Emperor Naruhito
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte flew to Japan on Monday night to attend the enthronement of new Japanese Emperor Prince Naruhito. President the city at 6:30 p.m. Monday with a “lean delegation” to attend the historic ceremony on Tuesday. Senator Bong Go in an interview here on Monday said the president was invited Japanese […]
Mocha Uson is new OWWA Deputy Administrator
DAVA CITY —Resigned Presidential Communications Operations Office Assistant Secretary Margaux “Mocha” Uson,has been appointed as the Deputy Administrator of the Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA). Uson replaced OWWA Deputy Administrator Arnaldo Arevalo “Arnell” Ignacio, who tendered his resignation in February this year due to “personal reasons”. OWWA is an attached agency of the Department of Labor […]
PH, Singapore reaffirm close ties, eight agreements signed
DAVAO CITY —President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Singaporean President Halimah Yacob reaffirmed their ties Monday as both leaders look forward to a stronger cooperation in the coming years. President Yacob, the eighth president of Singapore, arrived in the country Sunday for a five-day state visit. In a joint press statement, President Duterte expressed his interest […]
PH Embassy in Tehran ready to help 12 seafarers taken in Persian Gulf
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Embassy in Tehran i is monitoring and getting ready to assists 12 Filipinos held in Iran after their vessel was taken in the Persian Gulf on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured Sunday. The DFA in a statement said they are “Seeking further updates on the seafarers’ condition, and […]
Japan starts accepting Filipino language teachers
MANILA— The Japanese government is now accepting applications for assistant language teacher positions under its 2020 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. Filipinos accepted in the program will work in public or private schools, or local boards of education in the prefecture or municipality they will be assigned to. Their primary task will be to […]
Two Pinoy seafarers killed in Mexico bar fire
DAVAO CITY— Two Filipino seafarers were killed in Mexico after the bar they were in was set on fire, reportedly by gang members, on August 27, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Friday. Philippine Ambassador to Mexico Demetrio Tuazon reported that 26 others were killed during the incident in the Port of Coatzacoalcos, […]
Progress in PH-Bahrain cooperation hailed
MANILA— Bahrain Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has sought to further enhance the Philippine-Bahrain ties as he hailed the growing engagement between the two nations’ governments. The Bahraini official said this during the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte’s special envoy to the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Amable Aguiluz last August 28 in […]
Iligan Diocese prepares for new bishop
ILIGAN CITY — The Iligan Diocese is now getting ready to welcome its fifth bishop to be installed on September 5, this year, after one year and six months that the diocese was “vacant”. Bishop-elect Jose Rapadas, 47, the incumbent Vicar General of the Diocese of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay, was appointed by Pope Francis […]
16 Pinoys saved from illegal jobs abroad
MANILA — A total of 16 Filipinos about to leave the country as tourists but were actually hired to work in China and the United Arab Emirates were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminal 3. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) stopped the passengers as they were about to the board their Cebu […]
DOJ eyes overhaul of visa-on-arrival policy for Chinese travelers
MANILA — Logistical considerations are among the factors being taken up by the Philippine government over the proposal on whether to refine or scrap outright the visa upon arrival (VUA) policy for Chinese travelers, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday. “China is a very big country. Andaming nanggagaling (There are many people who come) from remote provinces ng (of) […]
197 deportees arrive in Zamboanga City from Sabah
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Thursday that another batch of 197 Filipino deportees arrived here from the Malaysian state of Sabah, where the Philippines has a dormant claim. Ivan Eric Salvador, DSWD regional information officer, said they arrived at the local port Wednesday night aboard a commercial ferry, M/V […]
1 of 2 missing Filipino tourists in Phuket found
COTABATO CITY – The remains of one of two Filipinos who were reported missing in Phuket, Thailand on Wednesday was found Friday afternoon, the family here confirmed. The lifeless body of Noah “Twitt” Ibay II was found by Thai rescue workers not far from the site where he was last seen. Family members and friends in this […]