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No Filipino casualty reported so far in Greece train crash

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 07:28 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said it has yet to receive reports of Filipinos who were injured or who have died in the recent train crash in Greece. Read more »

83 Filipinos on death row overseas: DFA

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 03:40 PM

About 83 Filipinos are on death row worldwide, a Department of Foreign Affairs official told a House of Representatives panel on Thursday. Read more »

25 Pinoy mula Turkey, nakauwi na sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 08:58 PM

Dumating na sa bansa ngayong hapon ng Lunes ang unang batch ng mga Pinoy na naapektuhan ng lindol sa Turkey. Read more »

TANGapp aims for fintech to have social impact in PH

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 10:00 PM

A US-based fintech startup founded by a Filipina is aiming to make sending remittances from the United States “as easy as sending a text message” while at the same time making an impact in the lives of OFW families. Read more »

Filipino quake victims in Turkey seek help

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 12:53 PM

A Filipina in Turkey is calling for help after a magnitude 7.8 quake killed hundreds of people in their sleep on Monday.` Read more »

Transgender Filipina found dead in NYC hotel

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Posted at Jan 26 09:10 AM

47-year-old Rodolfo Mañacap Jr., also known as Olivia Snow, was found lying unconscious and unresponsive on a hotel bed in New York City. Read more »

FIl-Am remembered during vigil for Monterey Park shooting victims

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 10:13 AM

The Asian-American community in Monterey Park, California held a vigil in honor of the 11 victims of the Lunar New Year shooting. Read more »

Pinoy kasama sa 11 patay sa pamamaril sa Amerika

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 08:30 PM

Nagluluksa ang Fil-Am community sa Monterey Park sa California dahil isang Pinoy ang kabilang sa 11 namatay sa pamamaril nitong Lunar New Year. Read more »

Cash remittances hit $2.64-B in November, up 5.7 pct

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 02:26 PM

From January to November, cash remittances$29.38 billion, 3.3 percent higher than the $28.43 billion booked in the same period in 2021. Read more »

Mga Pinoy pumila para masilayan ang labi ni Benedict XVI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 08:17 PM

Libo-libo ang pumila para masilayan ang labi ni dating Pope Benedict XVI sa St. Peter's Basilica. Read more »

1st PhilSys ID registration ng mga Pinoy sa SG, isinagawa

Annalyn 'Apol' Mabini | TFC News Singapore
Posted at Dec 23 01:33 PM

PhilSys ID registration para sa overseas Filipinos sinimulan na sa Singapore Read more »

Cash remittance up 3.5 percent in October

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 01:20 PM

Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos rose by 3.5 percent to $2.91 billion in October compared to the $2.81 billion booked in the same month in 2021. Read more »

New York man convicted in brutal attack on Filipina

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 05:10 PM

A Yonkers court sentenced a resident to at least 17 years in prison after he was found guilty of brutally mauling an elderly Filipina last March. Read more »

Cash remittances up 3.8 pct in September

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 10:46 PM

Filipinos overseas are sending more money home ahead of the Christmas season. Read more »

As pandemic eases, more Filipino nurses set to seek work abroad

Maricar Cinco, Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 06 02:20 PM

More Filipino nurses, attracted by higher salaries abroad, are set to leave their country as coronavirus border controls ease and hiring becomes more aggressive, putting the Philippines in a tight spot in dealing with its own shortage of health care workers. Read more »

Pinoy helping a stranger attacked outside 7-Eleven in California

Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 10:03 AM

A Filipino man is recovering from his injuries after he was brutally attacked outside a convenience store in California. Read more »

DMW shuts down firm offering jobs in S Korea

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 05:51 PM

The Department of Migrant Workers shut down a suspected illegal recruitment firm claiming to deploy workers to South Korea and other countries. Read more »

Activists in California protest on martial law anniversary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 12:46 AM

Several survivors of martial law abuses unite with Filipino-American activists in California to protest the US visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy nakibahagi sa state funeral ni Queen Elizabeth II

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 09:00 PM

Nailibing na si Queen Elizabeth II noong gabi ng Lunes sa United Kingdom. Read more »

Immigrants in SF offered free citizenship assistance

Rommel Conclara | TFC News San Francisco
Posted at Sep 15 08:45 PM

San Francisco's Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs and the Pathways to Citizenship initiative provide free resources to eligible green card holders and access to free assistance. Read more »