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 engagement. Aguinaldo is currently … [Read more...] about PRRD meets family of OFW detained in Bahrain
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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 the death of Jeanelyn … [Read more...] about Total deployment ban on OFWs to Kuwait stands: DOLE
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 Alcaraz at the Port Area in Manila. The … [Read more...] about PH send 2 Navy ships, army contingent to bring home Filipinos from Middle East
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 … [Read more...] about Killed OFW also a victim of sexual abuse-DOJ
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 the … [Read more...] about Kuwait autopsy report on OFWs death is “a lie”-Bello
