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Pope criticizes Trump administration policy on migrant family separation

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 05:33 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has criticized the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the answer to the world's immigration problems. Read more »

Bumubuting relasyon ng Pilipinas at Kuwait, ikinatuwa ng OFWs

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at May 10 07:22 PM

KUWAIT CITY – Nakatakdang pirmahan ng Kuwait at Pilipinas sa Biyernes ang kasunduan para sa proteksiyon at deployment ng Filipino household service workers dito. Read more »

PH eyes partial lifting of Kuwait deployment ban

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 07:04 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Philippine government might consider the partial lifting of a ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait after the signing of a deal for the protection of Filipino workers in the Gulf state. Read more »

3 Pinay na kinasuhan sa Malta, nagpapasaklolo sa pamahalaan

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Apr 30 06:07 PM

Mapait ang sinapit ng tatlong Pinoy sa mala-paraisong bansa ng Malta matapos silang kasuhan ng human trafficking doon.   Read more »

Canada's permanent residency program for caregivers to end in Nov. 2019

Marjorie Carmona Newman, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Updated as of Apr 11 06:56 PM

EDMONTON, Canada – The recent announcement made by the Canadian government that it will no longer accept applications for permanent residency from caregivers by November 2019 has participants of the program in panic. Read more »

Trump vows to deploy military to Mexican border

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 04 01:16 PM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to deploy the military to secure America's southern border, as a caravan of Central American migrants headed north through Mexico toward the United States. Read more »

Israel cancels plan to deport African migrants

Michael Blum, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 03:33 AM

Israel announced Monday it had reached a deal with the UN refugee agency to cancel a controversial plan to deport African migrants and replace it with a new one that will see thousands sent to Western countries. Read more »

Italy probes 'unacceptable' French customs operation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 07:29 AM

Prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Turin opened an investigation Sunday over an alleged intrusion by French customs officers that has caused diplomatic tensions between Rome and Paris. Read more »

Mexico presidential front-runners hit back at Trump tweets

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 07:27 AM

Mexico's top presidential candidates lashed out Sunday at Donald Trump for saying the country was doing "very little" to stop illegal migration, and vowed to take a harder line with the US president. Read more »

Philippine migration takes on a female face

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 30 09:17 AM

PAMANTINGAN - When the rains failed in 2015 and drought gripped southern Mindanao in the Philippines, Corazon Vegafria knew what she had to do: move to the city of Koronadal, about an hour away by bus, and find work as a domestic helper to support her family. Read more »

Pinoy restaurant nais pasikatin ang adobo, sinigang, atbp sa Suriname

Jofelle Tesorio, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Mar 24 05:53 AM

PARAMARIBO - Tatlong magkakaibigang Pinoy ang sumusubok na ipakilala ang pagkaing Pilipino sa isang bansa na halos hindi kilala sa Pilipinas.    Read more »

Labor chief open to partial lifting of Kuwait deployment ban

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 05:17 PM

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

OPINION: Marcos’ legacy: The Ilocano spirit?

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Mar 21 01:43 PM

As the legacy of Marcos resurfaces, it carries with it promises (however lofty) of an easier, richer and happier future. Can those who oppose them deliver something better? Read more »

Pamilya Demafelis, di naniniwala sa tinaguriang 'recruiter' ni Joanna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 09:02 PM

Masama ang loob ng pamilya ng pinaslang na OFW sa Kuwait na si Joanna Demafelis matapos itanggi ni Agnes Tuballes na siya ang nag-recruit sa biktima.  Read more »

Can matchmaking create happy homes for employers and migrants in Lebanon?

Heba Kanso, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 02 02:53 PM

BEIRUT - When Jane came from the Philippines to Lebanon as a domestic worker to cook, clean and care for children, she only met her new boss on the day she moved into her house - and was unhappy from the outset. Read more »

Pamilya Demafelis, kumbinsidong si Tuballes ang recruiter ng pinaslang na anak

Regi Adosto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 09:00 PM

Kumbinsido ang pamilya ng pinaslang na overseas Filipino worker na si Joanna Demafelis na si Agnes Tuballa ang nag-recruit dito para magtrabaho sa Kuwait. Read more »

PH eyes labor negotiations with Kuwait as deployment ban stays

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 05:07 PM

The government will keep the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait in a bid to open talks on the situation of Philippine nationals employed in the Gulf state. Read more »

Kuwait extends amnesty program for undocumented Pinoys until April 22

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 08:49 PM

Over 2,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Gulf state have returned to the Philippines since the program began last Jan. 29. Read more »

Tragic homecoming for slain Ilongga after years of working overseas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 07:40 PM

The remains of the Filipina domestic helper found stuffed in a freezer in Kuwait arrived in her hometown of Sara, Iloilo Sunday afternoon. Read more »

Body of OFW found in freezer in Kuwait arrives in Iloilo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 10:39 AM

The remains of the Filipina domestic helper found in a freezer at an abandoned apartment in Kuwait arrived in Iloilo early Saturday, as her grieving family and community called for justice.    Read more »