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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Orthodontist setting Japan straight on teeth

Dave Hueston, Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 18 07:06 AM

Orthodontist Yuki Miyajima believes that Japanese have long been too tolerant of the sometimes crooked ways of teeth. 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 »

After delay, 13 Pinoys from Iraq back in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 08:51 PM

The group was supposed to fly out of Baghdad via Doha at 10:30 p.m. on Monday night (3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Manila time) but was not able to fly out of the Baghdad International Airport due to exit visa problems. Read more »

Cash remittances hit $2.4-B in November, up 2.1 percent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 03:40 PM

Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos reached $2.4 billion in November 2019, higher by 2 percent compared to the same month in 2018.  Read more »

Paglikas ng unang batch ng mga OFW mula sa Baghdad, Iraq, inaayos pa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 01:39 AM

Hindi pa rin nakakaalis sa Baghdad, Iraq ang unang batch ng mga overseas Filipino workers na kabilang sa mga pinauuwi na ng Pilipinas.  Read more »

12 Filipinos repatriated from Iraq to arrive in Manila Tuesday

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 01:24 AM

Twelve Filipinos, including 2 minors, will be arriving in the Philippines early Tuesday from Iraq, the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad said. Read more »

Duterte: Gov't has enough funds for OFW evacuation from Middle East

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 06:10 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday the government can pay for the airfare of all Filipino migrants in the Middle East who want to return to the Philippines in light of the tensions between the United States and Iran. Read more »

PH might use cruise ship to evacuate Filipinos in Iran, Iraq: Cabinet official

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 12:24 PM

The Philippines might hire a cruise ship to help evacuate its people working in Iran and Iraq as the government continued the humanitarian mission despite de-escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, a Cabinet official said Friday. Read more »

Ina nag-aalala sa kaligtasan ng anak na nagtatrabaho sa Iraq

Bonna Pamplona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 01:16 AM

DAVAO CITY—Nababahala ang isang ina para sa seguridad ng kaniyang anak na nagtatrabaho sa Iraq sa kabila ng tensiyon sa pagitan ng Amerika at Iran. Read more »

No repatriation: Despite missile strike, OFWs near Iraq air base won't leave

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 11:14 AM

Despite missile attacks on a military base there, Filipinos working in Erbil in Iraq said it is highly unlikely that they will agree to be repatriated back to the Philippines.   Read more »

'Pay $8k before you leave': Pinoys in Baghdad held by employer seek PH gov't help

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 09:25 AM

Filipinos working in Baghdad are seeking help from the Philippine government after their employer asked them to pay $8,000 before they can join the mandatory repatriation from Iraq. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Showdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 04:06 AM

The Duterte administration is sending a former special envoy to the Middle East to oversee the evacuation of Filipinos. Read more »

DND deploying ships, planes, soldiers to help evacuate Filipinos in Middle East

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 11:56 PM

They're not there to engage in any combat, but rather, to evacuate Filipinos who are fleeing from danger. Read more »

Filipinos in Iraq to be repatriated; highest crisis alert raised

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 10:03 AM

Alert level 4 has been raised over Iraq amid rising tension following the United States' killing of an Iranian military commander, the Philippine Embassy in Iraq said early Wednesday (Manila time). Read more »

Duterte says PH may ‘move physically’ if Filipinos hurt in US-Iran tussle

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 08:19 PM

Duterte downplayed his spokesman Salvador Panelo’s earlier remark that the Philippines would side with the United States if its people are intentionally hurt in the Middle East, saying “it’s just a projection.” Read more »

Lawmakers underscore need for gov't agency for OFWs amid tensions in Middle East

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 10:58 PM

Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Filipino lawmakers said it was urgent to create a government department focused on addressing the concerns of migrant workers. Read more »

'Kinakabahan ako': Duterte says Iran 'hell-bent' on retaliation vs US

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 05:30 PM

"Kinakabahan ako." A fearful President Rodrigo Duterte called Monday for supplementary funding and measures to secure the lives of Filipinos in the Middle East in light of escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. Read more »

OFWs in Middle East urged to avoid online political commentaries

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 11:54 PM

A migrant workers' rights group on Sunday urged Filipino workers in the Middle East to avoid political conversations and commentaries online. Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa Middle East pinangangambahang maipit sa sigalot ng Iran, US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 06:57 PM

Dahil sa tumitinding tensiyon sa pagitan ng US at Iran, Iraq, at iba pang bansa sa Middle East, nanawagan ang isang labor group na magplano na ang gobyerno para mapauwi ang mga Pinoy sa naturang rehiyon. Read more »