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Babaeng recruiter umano ng mga 'drug runner', timbog; 4 iba pa arestado

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 05:36 AM

CAVITE - Arestado ang isang 58 anyos na babaeng recruiter umano ng mga overseas Filipino worker para maging "drug mule" matapos ang isang buy-bust operation nitong nakaraang linggo sa isang bahay sa Barangay Molino 4, Bacoor City. 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 »

Mga Pinoy sa Moscow, pinag-iingat dahil sa umano'y mga bomb threat

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 02:38 AM

Ayon kay Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta, dapat sumunod ang mga Pilipino sa mga babala at abiso ng Russian Federation. Read more »

9 na Pinoy mula Iraq, inaasahang uuwi sa bansa sa Huwebes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 01:00 AM

Pero sa kabila ng tensyon sa Middle East, maraming overseas Filipino workers ang ayaw pa ring magbalik-bansa. Read more »

Caught in the crossfire

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 11:33 PM

It is unfortunate that Filipinos who work in the Middle East have again been caught in the crossfire in the oil-rich region.  Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

'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 »

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 »

Ex-labor official: PH needs department dedicated to Filipino migrant workers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 05:01 PM

Susan Ople of the Blas Ople Policy Center and Training Institute welcomes the Philippines' move to impose a partial deployment ban to Kuwait. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 3, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 12:14 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Labi ng nasawing OFW sa Singapore accident iniuwi sa pamilya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 07:36 PM

Inuwi na sa Aparri, Cagayan ang labi ng isa pang overseas Filipino worker na namatay nang masagasaan ng kotse sa Singapore. Read more »

Tribute to OFWs

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 06:19 PM

People pass in front of a mural depicting Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) painted on the walls of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration on Friday. Read more »