Foreign Policy

Quevedo’s Easter Warning: Faith Confronts Hunger, Corruption, and Rising Costs in the Philippines

MANILA (April 5)  — At a time when many Filipinos are grappling with rising costs and deepening inequality, former Cotabato archbishop Orlando Quevedo used one of the Catholic Church’s...

Easter Amid Distant Wars, Familiar Fears: Pope Leo XIV Message Resonates in a Conflict-Worn Philippines

DAVAO CITY (April 5) — As Pope Leo XIV marks his first Easter under the shadow of a...

Tradition Without Transformation? CBCP Warns vs. “Hollow” Holy Week Observance

MANILA  (April 3) — For many Filipinos, Holy Week has become as much about travel plans and family...

Holy Week call for sacrifice highlights deeper strain on Davaoeños

DAVAO CITY  (April 3) — The Holy Week appeal of Romulo G. Valles for Catholics to “limit travel”...

Bombs, Blame, and Power Plays: Violence Shadows Rivalries in Maguindanao del Sur

COTABATO CITY (April 3) — Twin explosions in the quiet town of Rajah Buayan on Wednesday have once...
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Dubai NGO helping abused female foreign workers

DUBAI, UAE --- A Dubai-based foundation has become the shelter for abused foreign women workers in the Emirates. In its annual report,...

163 Filipino seafarers onboard cruise ship ‘Viking Sky’ safe-DFA

DAVAO CITY (March 25) -- The 163 Filipino seafarers aboard cruise ship ‘Viking Sky’ are safe, this was the assurance of the Department...

Immigration on alert vs trafficking of minors to work abroad

DAVAO CITY (March 19) --- Bureau of Immigration officers stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been ordered to carefully screen departing...

Japan needs 60K caregivers: POEA

MANILA — Some 60,000 caregivers are needed in Japan, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). POEA administrator Bernard Olalia said private recruitment agencies will...

Freed Filipino seafarers arrive in Manila

MANILA -- Kin and government officials welcomed the seven acquitted crew members of the M/T Levante who arrived home in Manila on Tuesday night. The seven...

TESDA to grant scholarships to distressed Filipinos in Dubai

Dubai, UAE – Women's month became more meaningful to the 254 female wards sheltering at the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)...
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