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Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from traveling abroad

Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 08:31 AM

CAIRO - Kuwait on Tuesday said only citizens who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus will be allowed to travel abroad starting on Aug. 1. Read more »

Pag-IBIG Fund virtual offices, inilunsad para sa mga OFW

TFC News
Updated as of Jul 27 09:39 AM

Inilunsad online ng Pag-IBIG Fund ang kanilang virtual offices nitong ika-23 ng Hulyo, 2021 para sa mga OFW. Layon nitong mapaglingkuran ng ahensiya ang mga overseas Filipino sa gitna ng pandemya sa pamamagitan ng kanilang digital services and platforms.  Read more »

Kuwait shuts down children's activities to combat coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 08:18 AM

CAIRO - The Kuwaiti Cabinet decided on Monday to close down all activities for children, including summer clubs, from July 25 until further notice, as a precautionary measure to combat the spread of coronavirus.  Read more »

Kuwait sentences man to death for murder of mother of two

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 07:48 PM

A Kuwaiti court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death after convicting him of the kidnap and murder of a mother of two, a crime which shocked the wealthy emirate. Read more »

Travel ban sa Filipino skilled workers pa-Kuwait posibleng alisin sa Agosto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 08:19 PM

Inaasahang unti-unti na ring magluluwag ang Kuwait government sa kanilang travel ban para sa Filipino skilled workers na inabutan ng pandemya.  Read more »

DFA repatriates more than 300 Filipinos from Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 12:57 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs sent home more than 300 distressed or undocumented Filipinos from Kuwait in its biggest repatriation flight so far since the pandemic started. Read more »

Duterte calls for 'complete abolition' of kafala system for migrant workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 05:40 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday called for the "complete abolition" of the "kafala" sponsorship system, which he said places migrant workers "in the most vulnerable situation."  Read more »

Philippines, Brazil, Mexico among those due to get Pfizer shots from COVAX in Q2

Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 10:41 PM

GENEVA - Some 14.1 million doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have been allocated to 47 countries and economies for delivery in the second quarter of this year, the Gavi Vaccine Alliance said on Monday. Read more »

Mga negosyanteng Pinoy sa Kuwait, umaaray sa panibagong curfew doon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 07:45 PM

Ilang mga negosyanteng Pilipino ang umaaray ngayon sa bagong ipinatutupad na curfew sa Kuwait bilang hakbang para mapigilan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19. Read more »

Kuwait bans entry for non-citizens, Saudi Arabia cancels events

Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 02:50 PM

Kuwait said Wednesday it would suspend entry for non-citizens for two weeks from Feb. 7 after a rise in coronavirus cases, while neighboring Saudi Arabia suspended entertainment activities and dine-in services at restaurants.   Read more »

PH embassy in Kuwait stands firm against blood money negotiation for OFW murder

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at Jan 27 05:14 PM

The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait reiterated its position Wednesday on the “no negotiation policy” as regards blood money in the case of a Filipino domestic worker who was tortured to death in 2019 by her female employer due to jealousy. Read more »

Locsin orders halt of blood money payment over death of OFW in Kuwait

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 09:59 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Monday ordered Mohd. Noordin Pendosina Lomondot, Chargé d'Affaires, of the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait to stop the payment of P7.5 million blood money over the death of a Filipino worker. Read more »

Kuwait government resigns en masse as emir faces first big challenge

Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 11:51 PM

KUWAIT - Kuwaiti ministers handed in their resignations to the prime minister on Tuesday, the government communications office (CGC) said, days after lawmakers submitted a motion asking to question the premier over issues including the makeup of the cabinet.   Read more »

Pinoy medical frontliners sa Kuwait, kasama sa naunang nabakunahan kontra COVID-19

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 05:44 PM

Kabilang ang mga Pilipino medical frontliner sa mga nakatanggap ng libreng bakuna kontra COVID-19 na hatid ng gobyerno ng Kuwait. Read more »

Saudi Arabia to open airspace, borders to Qatar

Salima Lebel with Gregory Walton in Doha, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 07:03 AM

KUWAIT CITY - Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders and airspace to Qatar, US and Kuwaiti officials said Monday, a major step towards ending a diplomatic rift that has seen Riyadh lead an alliance isolating Doha. Read more »

Kuwaiti woman sentenced to death for torturing, killing Pinay maid

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 02:04 AM

(2nd UPDATE) A Kuwaiti criminal court handed Wednesday a death verdict by hanging to a Kuwaiti woman who tortured to death a Filipino domestic worker, Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende, due to jealousy. Read more »

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain

Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 11:54 PM

DUBAI - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman are closing their borders and suspending commercial flights over fears about a new coronavirus strain, the three Gulf Arab states said. Read more »

Ginahasang Pinay sa Kuwait na sinaksak pa sa leeg at iniwang agaw-buhay sa disyerto, nakauwi na

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 08:39 PM

Tila maagang pamasko na ang tinanggap ni “Marissa” nang mahatulan ng korte sa Kuwait ang Kuwaiti police na nanggahasa sa kanya noong 2012. Read more »

'This is my second life': Justice served for Pinay raped, left for dead in Kuwait 8 years ago

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 07:22 PM

KUWAIT CITY - A Filipina's long quest for justice has reached the ending she hoped for after a court here sentenced a Kuwaiti Traffic Police officer to life in prison for raping, stabbing and leaving her for dead in the desert in South Surra 8 years ago.    Read more »

Kuwait's new emir calls for national unity ahead of elections

Ahmed Hagagy, Reuters
Posted at Oct 20 10:53 PM

KUWAIT - Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah called on Tuesday for national unity to meet challenges facing the Gulf state, in a speech to lawmakers ahead of elections on Dec. 5. Read more »