Foreign Policy

Power shift in Davao Norte: Davao Light takeover sparks legal battle, service concerns

DAVAO CITY (March 27) — A high-stakes power struggle is unfolding in Davao del Norte as Davao Light and Power Company moves to take over key energy assets from...

P3.2-M smuggled cigarettes seized after checkpoint breach in Lanao Norte

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 27)  — Authorities seized an estimated P3.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes after...

Oil firms back VAT removal as fuel prices soar, but DOF warns of risks

MANILA (March 27)  — Oil industry players are pushing for the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on...

BARMM poll reset draws cautious optimism, but questions linger on delays

COTABATO CITY (March 27) — The resetting of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...

Transport strike set in Davao as labor group joins nationwide protest vs oil price hikes

DAVAO CITY (March 27) — A transport strike and protest action is set to disrupt key routes in...
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NBI to investigate Demafelis’ recruiter

DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the  local recruitment agency of...

Employer of murdered OFW Joanna Demafelis arrested

DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano confirmed reports, that the Lebanese employer of murdered  Overseas Filipino Worker Joanna Demafelis, has...

Duterte visits wake of slain OFW in Iloilo, extends assistance

Iloilo City, Philippines  --- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, February 22, personally condoled with the family of Joanna Demafelis, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW)...

POEA cancels license of 10 recruitment agencies

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has ordered the cancellation of the licenses of 10 Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRAs) while it suspended...

Envoy to launch live video streaming ‘to engage’ more OFWs  

DUBAI, UAE --- The Philippine Consular Office in Dubai is set to launch a video streaming to engage with Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in...

Duterte welcomes repatriated OFWs from Kuwait

DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte personally welcomed the 116 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) repatriated from Kuwait, Tuesday at around 3:30 in the...
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