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Domestic helper patay sa pamamaril sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 09:40 AM

MAYNILA - Patay ang isang babae matapos siyang barilin sa harap ng isang bakery sa Malate dito sa siyudad, Biyernes.    Read more »

OFW sa Dubai, naging milyonarya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 08:08 PM

Hindi inakala ng isang Pinay domestic helper sa Dubai ang suwerte na dadating sa kanya.  Read more »

Duterte told to refrain from making remarks about maid abuse

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 04:36 PM

The CHR noted that Filipino workers especially women continue to face threats abroad, including the recent incident in Kuwait which led to a diplomatic crisis. Read more »

2018 Yearender: Filipinos make headlines abroad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 01 01:11 PM

Filipinos made headlines abroad and at home. Here are some of the most read stories of overseas Filipinos this 2018. Read more »

Pinay domestic helper, patay matapos tumalon umano sa gusali sa Kuwait

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 11:07 PM

MAYNILA - Nakikipag-ugnayan na ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa mga lokal na awtoridad ng Kuwait kaugnay ng pagkamatay ng isang overseas Filipino worker doon nitong Martes. Read more »

Mag-live-in partner na 'illegal recruiter', timbog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:32 AM

Sa Maynila, arestado ang mag-live-in partner na ilegal umanong nagre-recruit ng mga domestic helper sa Middle East. Read more »

93 nais mamasukan sa Saudi, nasagip mula sa pekeng agency

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 07:50 PM

Balak sanang maging domestic helper sa Saudi ng 93 nasagip, pero natuklasan ng mga awtoridad na hindi pala accredited ng POEA ang recruitment agency nila. Read more »

14 batang biktima ng illegal recruitment, nasagip sa Jeddah

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 01:11 AM

Sa Jeddah, 14 na namasukang domestic helper ang nasa pangangalaga ng Bahay Kalinga. Read more »

Abused Hong Kong maid Erwiana 'rises again'

Agus Purwanto, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 01:29 PM

Four years after her horrific ordeal made global headlines, Indonesian Erwiana Sulistyaningsih is a university graduate and fighting for the rights of domestic helpers in the southern Chinese city and beyond. Read more »

'Illegal recruiter', huli sa entrapment sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 03:15 AM

Huli naman sa entrapment operation ang isang dating empleyado ng nagsarang recruitment agency. Read more »

Anger at Singapore ads offering Indonesian maids for sale

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 04:44 PM

Singapore is home to almost 250,000 maids, mostly from poor parts of Indonesia or the Philippines, who head to the wealthy city-state to earn higher salaries than they can back home. Read more »

OFW reported missing in Kuwait for 18 months: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 24 04:51 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is searching for a Filipina domestic worker who has been missing in Kuwait for 18 months. Read more »

'Repatriation ng OFWs, nakaapekto sa mabagal na pasok ng cash remittances'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 09:47 PM

Naitala sa unang anim na buwan ng taon ang mas mabagal na pagpasok ng cash remittances sa bansa. Read more »

Gov't eyes training for domestic helpers, 'performance bond' for employers in Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 04:37 PM

The government is planning to provide skills training for house helpers and set up a "performance bond" scheme for employers in Kuwait, officials said Wednesday.    Read more »

Bello: Panuntunan sa pag-alis ng mga domestic helper papuntang Kuwait, lalabas sa susunod na linggo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 08:38 PM

MANILA - Lalabas na sa susunod na linggo ang mga panuntunan para muling makabiyahe patungong Kuwait ang mga nais magtrabaho bilang domestic worker, ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. Read more »

Mga OFW na apektado ng ban sa Kuwait, planong ipadala sa Japan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 02:00 AM

Plano namang ipadala sa Japan ang mga domestic helper na apektado ng ban sa Kuwait. Read more »

Labor chief open to partial lifting of Kuwait deployment ban

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 07:25 PM

The deployment ban for domestic workers, however, is unlikely to be lifted anytime soon. Read more »

Witness denies report HK woman was bitten by Filipino helper's dog

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 06 07:39 PM

The original uploader of a viral video showing a Chinese woman verbally abusing a Filipino domestic helper has denied a report that the Chinese got mad because she was bitten by the domestic helper's dog.  Read more »

PH, Kuwait agree on draft deal for OFW protection

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 09:26 PM

The Philippines and Kuwait have concurred on a draft deal for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) after initially disagreeing, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Friday. Read more »

PH, Kuwait fail to agree on draft deal for OFW protection

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 09:27 PM

The Philippines and Kuwait have failed to agree on a draft deal for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Friday. Read more »