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PH sets 2 conditions for lifting of Kuwait deployment ban

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Updated as of Jan 24 11:13 AM

The Philippines will lift its total deployment ban of migrant workers to Kuwait on 2 conditions: the signing of a template contract for Filipino workers and when the Gulf State shows "earnest efforts" to deliver justice to slain household worker Jeanelyn Villavende, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Friday. Read more »

Kuwait to allow PH join investigation of slain OFW case

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 07:16 AM

The Kuwaiti government is willing to allow investigators from the Philippines to join the investigation of the death overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jeanelyn Villavende, in the hands of her employer, Kuwaiti's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said.  Read more »

Ex-labor exec calls for 'safer, rights-based markets' for OFWs

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Posted at Jan 18 06:02 PM

MANILA - The Philippine government should find other market options for Filipino workers who are going to be affected by the total deployment ban in Kuwait. Read more »

PH gov't urged to identify alternative markets for OFWs amid Kuwait deployment ban

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Posted at Jan 18 05:17 PM

Susan Ople, head of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center, is calling on the Philippine government to find alternative markets for Filipino household workers. Read more »

Duterte aprubado ang total deployment ban sa Kuwait

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Posted at Jan 17 06:29 PM

Aprubado kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang isinulong ng DOLE na total deployment ban sa Kuwait, kasunod ng karumaldumal na sinapit ng Pinay worker na si Jeanelyn Villavende sa kamay ng kaniyang employer.  Read more »

Duterte greenlights deployment ban to Kuwait

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 03:10 PM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the labor department’s call for a total ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait following the death of a household worker there, Malacañang said Friday.   Read more »

Ilang OFW umapela na payagang makabalik sa trabaho sa Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 02:56 AM

Umaalma ang maraming overseas Filipino worker sa ipinatutupad na total deployment ban sa Kuwait. Read more »

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

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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 »

Pagpapadala ng Pinoy workers sa Kuwait bawal na ulit

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Updated as of Jan 15 08:35 PM

Muling nagpatupad ang gobyerno ng total ban sa pagpapadala ng mga manggagawang Pinoy sa Kuwait. Read more »

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

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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 »

The ANC Brief: Taal Volcano unrest

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Posted at Jan 13 04:03 AM

Taal Volcano spewed ash Sunday raining ash on Metro Manila and nearby areas. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today. 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 »

Guevarra: NBI autopsy shows Jeanelyn Villavende was sexually abused

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Updated as of Jan 12 04:47 PM

There were also old healed wounds on Villavende's body, which indicated that she was "battered weeks prior" to her death, the justice secretary said. Read more »

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

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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

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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 »

Unang grupo ng OFWs mula Iraq, naghahanda na pauwi ng Pilipinas

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 07:21 PM

Sampung mga overseas Filipino worker mula Iraq ang lilipad patungong Pilipinas sa susunod na linggo.   Read more »

Labi ng OFW na naaksidente sa Kuwait, naiuwi na

Lorilly Charmane D. Awitan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 11:39 AM

BUTUAN CITY – Dumating na sa Butuan City Sabado ng umaga ang mga labi ng 37-anyos na overseas Filipino worker na nasawi sa aksidente sa Kuwait.   Read more »

Duterte says Kuwait response to Pinay death better this time

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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 »

Foreign affairs chief dares protester to maul him, then vows to help Pinoys in Middle East

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Updated as of Jan 11 12:18 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday dared protesters outside his agency's office to punch him, later promising them that the government would help distressed Filipino workers in the Middle East. Read more »

DOJ chief orders NBI to probe Pinay's slay in Kuwait

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Posted at Jan 09 07:53 PM

An early report from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Kuwait indicated that Villavende was "maltreated" by her employer. Read more »