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Canada opposition leader meets with Filipino Canadians in Surrey

Rowena Papasin | TFC News Surrey, British Columbia
Posted at Jan 28 11:01 AM

The new head of the Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre, promised that he will scrap professional licensing groups that make it hard for immigrants to get jobs in their field. Read more »

Sen. Tulfo wants deployment ban on Kuwait after OFW slay

Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 10:14 AM

Senate Committee on Migrant Workers chair Raffy Tulfo wants a total deployment ban on Kuwait after the killing there of OFW Jullebee Ranara. Read more »

Japan's foreign worker population hits record 1.82 million

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 27 04:59 PM

A record 1.82 million foreigners were working in Japan as of the end of October last year, government data showed Friday. Read more »

Marcos pushes for magna carta for barangay health workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 03:36 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is pushing for the passage of a bill that would ensure the rights of barangay health workers. Read more »

Body of slain OFW in Kuwait to be brought home Friday

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 02:30 PM

The remains of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was murdered and burned in Kuwait will be brought home on Friday, DFA said. 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 »

Trafficked OFWs detail ordeal as 'crypto scamners'

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 12:28 AM

They were already in Cambodia when they learned that they will work as scammers. Read more »

Ilang biktima, ikinuwento ang dinanas sa kamay ng sindikato sa Cambodia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 09:35 PM

Nadiin sa pagdinig ng Senado ang tumitinding problema ng Pilipinas sa human trafficking. Read more »

DFA sasagutin ang gastos sa kaso vs pumatay sa OFW sa Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 07:33 PM

Ginagamit ng DFA ang kanilang legal assistance fund para sa pagsasampa ng kaso laban sa pumatay at sumunog sa labi ng isang OFW sa Kuwait. Read more »

Philippines, Kuwait must review labor deals after OFW's slay: official

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 04:22 PM

The Philippines and Kuwait need to review labor agreements following the brutal slay of a Filipina worker, the DMW said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 24, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 11:20 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Senators seek justice for Pinay worker killed in Kuwait

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 10:37 PM

The senator said this was not the first time that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) experienced abuse in Kuwait. Read more »

Abducted development workers hold presser

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 06:20 PM

Abducted development workers April Dyan Gumanao and Armand Jake Dayoha react during a press briefing at the NCCP in Quezon City on Tuesday Read more »

Ople: More safeguards eyed instead of Kuwait deployment ban after OFW's slay

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 05:16 PM

The Philippines will seek 'additional safeguards' instead of suspending OFW deployment to Kuwait, Ople said, after a Filipina worker's brutal slay. Read more »

‘Union organizing not a crime’

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 03:02 PM

Members of various labor groups at a protest in Makati on Tuesday assert their right to organize. Read more »

OFW burned, found dead in Kuwait desert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 09:22 PM

The Department of Migrant Workers on Monday said a 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker was found dead in Kuwait. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 20, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 11:40 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Groups protest Cebu abduction

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 01:07 PM

The families of the pair claimed they were arrested by men who identified themselves as police officers, but the PNP has denied involvement in the alleged abduction. Read more »

Pagdami ng mga biktima ng human trafficking sinisilip ng Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 09:48 PM

Iniimbestigahan ng Senado ang patuloy na pagdami ng mga Pilipinong nabibiktima ng human trafficking. Read more »

Pag-recruit sa nursing students na mangibang-bansa ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 09:19 PM

Nababahala ang ilang labor group sa impormasyong may mga bansa na hinihikayat ang ilang Pinoy nursing students na mag-abroad sa oras na magtapos sila. Read more »