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Philippines may relocate consular services in HK if protests worsen

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 10:06 AM

The Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong may relocate its office to an area away from the protest sites in Admiralty should demonstrations worsen, Consul General Antonio Morales said Thursday. Read more »

Seventh victim found in Cyprus serial killing investigation

Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 06:48 AM

Police in Cyprus found a body on Wednesday thought to be the seventh and last victim of a serial killer who preyed on foreign women for almost 3 years without detection.  Read more »

Philippine colors, idi-display sa Burj Khalifa

Rachel Salinel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 11:12 AM

Ikinatuwa ng mga Pilipino sa Dubai ang nakatakdang pagpapakita ng mga kulay ng watawat ng Pilipinas sa Burj Khalifa, ang pinakamataas ng gusali sa buong mundo, bilang paggunita sa ika-121-taong paggunita sa Araw ng Kalayaan, Miyerkoles. Read more »

Need TESDA-trained plumbers, electricians? There'll soon be a hotline for that

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 04:07 PM

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Wednesday said it would launch a hotline that will let the public book plumbers, electricians and construction workers trained by the agency.  Read more »

Filipino maids' dragon boat team makes splash in Hong Kong

Michelle Hennessy, Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 04:55 PM

Filipino women are paddling for gold in this year’s dragon boat races in Hong Kong, with one thing separating them from the competition - they are all maids, often taken for granted in the rich Chinese-ruled city, who no longer want to feel left out. Read more »

Duterte jokes he used to be gay: Mabuti na lang nagamot ko ang sarili ko

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 03:49 AM

Visiting President Rodrigo Duterte joked before a Filipino community in Japan on Thursday that he once managed to cure his homosexuality. Read more »

At community event in Japan, female OFWs walk up stage to give Duterte a kiss

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 03:22 AM

(UPDATE) - Some Filipina migrant workers on Thursday walked up a stage to kiss visiting President Rodrigo Duterte during an event organized by the Filipino community in Japan. Read more »

As ‘intense fighting’ rages in Libya, DFA pleads for Pinoys to relocate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 07:39 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Saturday urged Filipinos in Libya to relocate amid "intense fighting" in its capital city, Tripoli. Read more »

Senate newcomer Dela Rosa says to focus on OFWs, police

Berchan Louie Angchay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 07:38 AM

Senatorial candidate Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Monday said he will focus on crafting laws for overseas Filipino workers and policemen.  Read more »

3 Pinoy na dinukot sa Libya nakauwi na sa bansa

Henry Atuelan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 05:03 PM

Nakabalik na ng Pilipinas nitong Sabado ang 3 Pinoy engineer na nailigtas matapos dukutin sa Libya. Read more »

PH post sends home 7 Pinoys trafficked to Iraq

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 02:57 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Embassy in Iraq announced that it sent home seven Filipinos who were victims of trafficking schemes. Read more »

OFWs hesitate to leave strife-torn Libya due to salary mess: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 12:06 PM

MANILA -- Salary delays and restrictions on remittances are holding back some Filipinos from leaving Libya, an envoy said Thursday, as troops loyal to the UN-recognized government fend off an assault on the capital.  Read more »

Overseas absentee voter turnout to surpass 2007,2013 polls: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 11:48 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is confident that the Overseas Absentee Voters' turnout of the 2019 senatorial elections will surpass the turnouts in the midterm polls of 2007 and 2013. Read more »

'Cyprus police snubbed reports of Filipinas feared slain by serial killer'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 30 08:03 AM

The Cyprus police "did not take seriously" reports of missing Filipinas who are now feared to be among the victims of a serial killer, a community leader said Tuesday, as the search for bodies continued.  Read more »

Palace slams San Francisco supervisors for drug war criticism

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 10:02 AM

A move by the board of supervisors in San Francisco, California to criticize the Philippines' anti-narcotics drive is "an outrageous interference" with sovereignty, Malacañang said Sunday.    Read more »

Postal voting sa Italya, inireklamo ng mga OFW

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 05:46 PM

MILAN, Italy - Mahigit isang linggo na nang magsimula ang overseas absentee voting pero ang mga Pinoy sa Italy tila lito pa rin sa tamang proseso bunsod ng pagbabago sa pamamaraan ng pagboto.  Read more »

First Japanese-Filipino restaurant in Milan pushes Pinoy cuisine to new heights

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 05:10 PM

MILAN, Italy - Filipino food is equivalent to home cooking and fiesta, which is also the reason why it has not received much exposure and just a reminder of home for overseas workers.  Read more »

Libya strife to 'escalate in next few days,' officials warn OFWs

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 10:26 AM

A battle for the Libyan capital is expected to "escalate in the next few days," a Philippine official warned Monday, urging overseas Filipino workers there to take the government's offer to bring them home.  Read more »

Gov't can 'easily provide' jobs to OFWs from strife-torn Libya - Labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 04:56 PM

The government can "easily provide" alternative employment opportunities to overseas Filipino workers displaced by a battle for the Libyan capital, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Sunday. Read more »

Diplomat urges Pinoys in restive Tripoli to come home

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 07:47 PM

Elmer Cato, the country's diplomatic representative in Libya, said some Filipinos have opted to stay in Tripoli amid the battle for control of Tripoli. Read more »