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31 Filipinos in Kuwait have died due to COVID-19: diplomat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 01:30 PM

Thirty-one Filipinos in Kuwait have died due to COVID-19, Philippine Charge d' Affaires Charleson Hermosura said Thursday.   Read more »

OFW sa Kuwait na minamaltrato umano ng amo nagpapasaklolo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 12:41 PM

Nagpasaklolo ngayong Lunes ang isang overseas Filipino worker sa Kuwait dahil sa umano'y pangmamaltrato sa kaniya ng kaniyang amo.   Read more »

Race protests spark calls for Arab states to end 'exploitative' migrant worker system

Ban Barkawi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jun 09 06:40 AM

Global anti-racism protests sparked calls on Monday for Arab countries to abolish an "exploitative" system of sponsorship for migrant workers that has been likened to modern slavery.   Read more »

Kuwait vows to slash migrant population

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 07:01 AM

Kuwait wants to slash the migrant proportion of its population from 70 to 30 percent, state media said Wednesday, with the prime minister vowing to "resolve the demographic imbalance".   Read more »

US approves sale of 84 Patriot missiles to Kuwait

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 10:17 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States said Thursday it has approved the sale of 84 of the most recent generation of Patriot missiles to Kuwait, plus equipment to modernize the country's antimissile program, for a total of $1.425 billion. Read more »

350 OFWs stranded sa Kuwait, nakatakdang umuwi sa Hunyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 10:24 AM

Handa ang gobyerno sa pag-uwi ng nasa 350 overseas Filipino workers, kabilang ang 7 buntis, mula Kuwait, ayon sa Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Read more »

Coronavirus forces Persian Gulf states to reckon with migrant labor

Vivian Yee, The New York Times
Posted at May 12 03:55 AM

In the Philippines, “I’d just clean the house and I’d be without income,” she said. “I am ashamed to ask my children for money.” Read more »

Salon staff, patay sa COVID-19 sa Kuwait

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 11:30 PM

May 15 taon nang OFW sa Kuwait si Connie Laureano. May iniwan siyang 2 anak sa kanilang probinsiya sa Sultan Kudarat. Read more »

Kawalan ng aksiyon ng kompanya laban sa COVID-19, inireklamo ng OFWs sa Kuwait

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 02:40 PM

KUWAIT - Libu-libong overseas Filipino workers na nagtatrabaho sa isang Korean company para sa malaking proyekto sa Kuwait ang nananawagan ng tulong sa embahada dahil sa kawalan umano ng aksiyon ng kumpanyang maproteksiyunan sila matapos magpositibo sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-10) ang ilang kasamahan sa trabaho. Read more »

2 Filipinos in Kuwait died due to COVID-19: diplomat

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 12:58 PM

Two Filipinos in Kuwait have died due to the coronavirus disease, Philippine Charge d' Affaires Charleson Hermosura said Thursday. Read more »

Food drive ikinasa para sa 'no work, no pay' OFWs sa Kuwait

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 09:33 PM

KUWAIT - Nagtulong-tulong ang mga Pilipino at Kuwaiti volunteers para handugan ng konting ayuda ang mga Pinoy na humihingi ng tulong matapos mawalan ng trabaho dahil sa epekto ng pandemyang dulot ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Some 700 overseas Filipinos more return home as world reels from coronavirus pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 08:43 PM

More than 700 Filipino workers abroad returned home on Thursday, adding up to thousands of others who have been repatriated as the world reels from the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine government said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 3, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 02:47 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

OFWs given amnesty in Kuwait on their way home

Yasser Al-zayyat, AFP
Posted at Apr 03 07:04 PM

Despite their undocumented status, Filipinos OFWs have been cleared to exit on humanitarian grounds because of the pandemic. Read more »

Mga OFW sa Kuwait pumila sa amnesty program para sa undocumented, residence violators

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 04:43 PM

KUWAIT - Daan-daang mga undocumented overseas Filipino workers sa Kuwait ang pumila sa unang araw ng amnesty program na ibinigay para sa lahat ng mga undocumented, overstaying o residence violators bilang precautionary measure para mapigilan ang pagdami ng mga kaso ng coronavirus disease 2019 sa bansa at humanitarian ground na rin sa gitna ng pandemic.    Read more »

Philippines welcomes 253 OFWs from Kuwait due to COVID-19 crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 04:34 PM

The Filipino repatriates were reminded to observe strict home quarantine for 14 days.   Read more »

Kuwait sends home 253 undocumented, distressed OFWs on special flight

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at Mar 26 01:37 AM

Some 253 undocumented and distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were repatriated to the Philippines on Wednesday on board a Kuwait Airways special flight as part of the Kuwaiti government’s precautionary measure to thwart the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. Read more »

Filipino in Kuwait tests positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 09:33 PM

MANILA - A Filipino worker in Kuwait has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a Department of Foreign Affairs official said Friday. Read more »

Filipino in Kuwait tests positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 09:25 PM

MANILA - A Filipino worker in Kuwait has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a Department of Foreign Affairs official said Friday.    Read more »

Some 200 Qatar Airways Filipino workers terminated

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 06:02 PM

KUWAIT - Around 200 Filipinos working at Qatar Airways were among the workers served their termination letter Monday.  Read more »