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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PH consulate in Dubai to assist more OFWs this year

Dubai, UAE – Officials at the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates (PCG-DNE) gladly announced that with the Department of Foreign...

OFWs with tickets, OECs can fly to Kuwait – DOLE

DAVAO CITY Philippines --- Overseas Filipino Workers who were issued plane tickets and Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) can still fly to Kuwait, says the...

DOLE suspends OFW deployment to Kuwait

DAVAO CITY, Philippines ---  Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III suspends the deployment of  overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait following the death of seven...

Duterte orders termination of MIASCOR contract after OFW lost his “pasalubong”

DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte ordered airport and transport officials to clear the airport of theft victimizing passengers especially returning Overseas Filipino...

Good conduct certificate soon to be mandatory for migrant workers in UAE

DUBAI, UAE --- The United Arabs Emirates (UAE) government will soon require a mandatory 'certificate of good conduct' from all migrant workers in order...

Duterte plans to ban sending OFWs to Kuwait due to sexual abuse cases

DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- The Philippine government is planning to talk with the government of Kuwait about the  increasing sexual abuses involving Overseas Filipino...
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