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Remains of 2 OFWs in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon to undergo autopsy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 11:19 PM

MANILA - Autopsies will be conducted to rule out foul play in the death of two Filipino migrant workers in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. Read more »

Vision boarding workshops, nauuso sa mga OFW sa Dubai

Rachel Salinel, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at Jun 20 01:15 PM

DUBAI - Nauuso ngayon dito sa siyudad ang seminars at workshops na nagtuturong matupad ang mga pangarap sa buhay ng overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Read more »

2 Pinoy patay, 3 sugatan sa aksidente sa Saudi Arabia

Sherwin Zuniga at Debbie Jane Pangan, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Updated as of Jun 19 11:00 PM

Dalawang Pinoy ang patay at tatlo ang sugatan matapos mabangga ang kanilang sasakyan ng isang van sa Jizan, Saudi Arabia noong Hunyo 14, Huwebes.   Read more »

Justice for Henry

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 04:00 PM

The mother of Henry John Acorda weeps as they witness the arrival of her son’s remains at the NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Tuesday. Read more »

Click and save: websites help Asian maids escape debt bondage

Beh Lih Yi and Heba Kanso, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jun 18 08:40 AM

HelperChoice is one of several online services cutting out the middleman - recruiters who charge would-be maids exorbitant fees – and helping them to avoid getting trapped in debt bondage to exploitative employers.  Read more »

Qatar to set free 25 detained Filipinos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 05:44 PM

The Qatari government will release from detention 25 Filipinos in an "unusual" gesture of diplomacy, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Sunday. Read more »

Duterte to visit, thank Kuwait for OFW protection deal

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 01:54 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he will visit Kuwait to thank the Gulf state for signing a deal to protect Filipino workers there. Read more »

5 Riyadh-bound girls stopped at NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 12:53 AM

Authorities intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) 5 girls passing themselves as adults in order to work abroad, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Tuesday. Read more »

Mother of 'nut rage' Korean Air heiress grilled over illegal Pinay maids

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 11 03:23 PM

The matriarch of the troubled Korean Air dynasty was grilled Monday over allegations she used company resources to illegally hire foreign housekeepers, as a probe into the scandal-hit family widened. Read more »

500 Pinoy nurses needed in Germany - POEA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 02:45 PM

Germany needs some 500 Filipino nurses this year, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Sunday.  Read more »

ALAMIN: Proteksiyong dala ng batas para sa mga OFW

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 06:01 PM

Ipinagdiwang nitong Huwebes ang Migrant Workers Day bilang pagkilala sa milyon-milyong overseas Filipino workers. Read more »

Pinoy nurses ready for Germany

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 07:11 PM

Filipino nurses pose for pictures during their send-off to Germany held at a function room in Times Plaza in Manila on Thursday. Read more »

First PH-born judge in Calgary proud of heritage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 03:34 PM

Justice Bernette Ho, the first Philippine-born judge in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in Calgary, Canada, paid homage to her roots after taking her oath of office. Read more »

Duterte serenades Pinoys in South Korea with 'Ikaw'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 05:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday belted out the Pinoy classic "Ikaw" onstage anew -- this time, to entertain Filipinos in South Korea, during his first official visit there. Read more »

Gov't condoles with kin of OFW beaten to death while helping 2 women

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 02:24 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday condoled with the family of a Filipino worker in Slovakia who was beaten to death while attempting to rescue 2 women from harassment. Read more »

32 OFW mula Qatar, nakauwi na sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 01:30 AM

Kuwento ng ilan, 4 na buwan sila umanong hindi pinasahod ng kompanya at nawalan ng pagkain sa tinitirahan bago malaman na isasara na ito.  Read more »

Bello: 235 OFWs to come home from Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 06:59 PM

MANILA - Another batch of more than 200 overseas Filipino workers from Kuwait will soon be repatriated, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday. Read more »

Kuwait vows to look into 'kafala' system - envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 03:44 PM

Kuwait has promised to look into the "kafala" system, a sponsorship scheme often blamed for the exploitation of overseas Filipino workers, Manila's special envoy to the Gulf state, Abdullah Mama-o, said Wednesday.    Read more »

313 JPEPA nurses, caregivers pass language training

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 10:08 AM

"The characteristics of Filipinos they are very friendly and they do their job well. But the big problem is the Japanese language."  Read more »

Mga OFW galing sa Jeddah, ibinahagi ang hirap na dinanas

Charles Tabbu, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Updated as of May 22 10:40 PM

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia– Matapos ang pagtitiis ng apat na buwang walang pasahod, pauwi na ang 108 overseas Filipino workers na nawalan ng trabaho sa Jeddah. Read more »