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'Cover-up' in OFW's slay prompted Kuwait ban: Labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 12:15 PM

A"cover-up" in the death of a Filipina maid allegedly in the hands of her employers in Kuwait prompted the Philippine government to ban the deployment of workers there, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said Thursday.    Read more »

Total ban: PH stops sending Filipino workers to Kuwait in wake of Pinay's slay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 03:38 PM

The Philippine government has prohibited all migrant workers to be deployed to Kuwait following the death of a household worker there, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said Wednesday. Read more »

OFW na 'namatay sa gulpi' sa Kuwait minolestiya din: DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 06:44 PM

Dahil sa resulta ng awtopsiya, nanggagalaiting sinabi ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello na plano niyang irekomenda ang total deployment ban ng household service workers pa-Kuwait. Read more »

Bello wants permanent OFW deployment ban to Kuwait after 'fake, dishonest' autopsy report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 10:18 PM

The labor chief said Friday he doubted the credibility of Kuwaiti forensic doctors after they sent a two-sentence report of the autopsy conducted on Jeanelyn Villavende which said the Filipina worker died of "physical injuries." Read more »

Total deployment ban of OFWs to Kuwait looms as officials wait for autopsy result on slain OFW

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 01:37 AM

The labor chief reportedly stressed that Villavende suffered greatly under her employers and this made him inclined to suggest a total ban for OFWs to Kuwait. However, Bello said that they will still wait for the official result of the autopsy. Read more »

Duterte says Kuwait response to Pinay death better this time

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 06:14 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed satisfaction over Kuwait's response to the death of a Filipino worker there, citing swift action on the latest case compared to previous incidents.    Read more »

Remains of Filipina slain in Kuwait arrives home as relatives cry for justice

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Updated as of Jan 09 12:33 PM

Weeping relatives of a Filipina maid allegedly mauled to death by her employer in Kuwait demanded justice on Thursday as her remains arrived in their hometown in General Santos City. Read more »

'Villavende bumigay ang puso, baga dahil sa maraming injuries'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 08:34 PM

Ayon sa embalment certificate, bumigay ang puso at baga ng OFW na si Jeanelyn Villavende dahil sa tinamong maraming injuries sa katawan. Read more »

Ex-labor official: PH needs department dedicated to Filipino migrant workers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 05:01 PM

Susan Ople of the Blas Ople Policy Center and Training Institute welcomes the Philippines' move to impose a partial deployment ban to Kuwait. Read more »

Ex-labor official calls for better protection, monitoring of OFWs after Pinay death in Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 01:44 PM

MANILA - An advocate of Filipino migrant workers (OFWs) on Saturday called for a strengthened monitoring and protection mechanism following the death domestic worker Jeanelyn Villavende in the hands of her employer in Kuwait.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga saklaw ng bagong deployment ban sa Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 07:43 PM

Kasunod ito ng pagpanaw ng isang OFW sa mga kamay umano ng kaniyang amo. Read more »

Kuwait deployment ban covers new household workers, those with expired contracts: Labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 12:44 PM

DEVELOPING STORY: A ban on the deployment of Filipino household workers to Kuwait was expanded to cover new hires and those with expired contracts, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said Friday.    Read more »

Philippines seeks template contract for OFWs in Kuwait after work ban

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 09:27 AM

The Philippines this month will negotiate a template contract for its workers in Kuwait, after the killing of a Filipina maid there by her employers prompted a partial deployment ban of Filipino workers to the oil-rich state, the labor ministry said Friday. Read more »

PH imposes partial deployment ban to Kuwait after OFW’s death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 02:09 AM

Willard Cheng says the ban could be widened if officials feel justice is not being served. Read more »

OFW sought help from agency months before she was killed by Kuwaiti employer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 05:58 PM

Labor chief Silvestre Bello said in they would ask the agency to explain why it failed to act on the OFW's request for repatriation months before her death. Read more »

Partial deployment ban sa Kuwait ipatutupad kasunod ng pagpatay sa OFW

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 07:51 PM

Nakatakdang magpatupad ang Pilipinas ng partial deployment ban ng mga household service worker SA Kuwait kasunod ng panibagong kaso ng pagpatay sa isang overseas Filipino worker roon.   Read more »

PH to impose partial ban on deployment to Kuwait after maid's slay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 03:19 PM

MANILA - The Philippine government is set to declare a partial deployment ban of household service workers to Kuwait following the death of overseas Filipino worker Jeanelyn Villavende. Read more »

Deployment ban sa Kuwait posibleng ibaba kasunod ng pagpatay sa OFW

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 01 07:54 PM

Posibleng magpatupad ulit ang gobyerno ng deployment ban sa bansang Kuwait kasunod ng panibagong kaso ng pagpatay sa isang manggagawang Pinoy roon, ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III.   Read more »

Deployment ban to Kuwait a 'possibility' after OFW death: labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 03:19 PM

Filipino authorities are working to repatriate the remains of the victim, Jeanelyn Villavende from Nuralla, South Cotabato. Her female employer is accused of killing her.   Read more »

Deployment ng mga OFW sa Saudi Arabia, planong limitahan ng DOLE

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 08:58 PM

MAYNILA - Lilimitahan na ng Department of Labor and Employment o DOLE ang pagpapadala ng mga overseas Filipino workers sa Saudi Arabia.    Read more »