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Amaia Steps Parkway Nuvali: Ideal Home or Investment Property for OFWs
Filipinos dream of a bright future for the family. In many cases, they attempt to fulfill it by working overseas, leaving behind their loved ones, in hopes of achieving that delayed gratification once...
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Filipina Domestic Helper in Qatar Guilty of Killing Her Own Baby
A local court in Doha, Qatar has found a Filipina domestic helper guilty of killing her newborn baby, Al Raya daily reported on Sunday. The punishment will be handed by Doha Criminal Court next month....
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OWWA in Talks With Land Bank, DBP For Collateral-Free Loans for Returning OFWs
While there are plenty of loans available to Filipinos returning from years of stint abroad, most of them require collaterals which many borrowers are unable to provide before securing loans. For this...
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How OFWs in Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia Can Claim Their Drivers License at LTO
To overseas Filipino workers based in Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, the Land Transportation Office under the Department of Transportation will be able to issue your driver’s license card application...
View ArticleFilipino Fisherman Rescued As Storm Sweeps Him, Uncle From General Santos to...
A Filipino fisherman was rescued in Papua New Guinea after drifting at sea for nearly two months, a report from PNG Post Courier said Saturday. Roland Omongos, 21, left General Santos in a fishing boat...
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How Much SSS Pension Will You Receive Based On Your Current Contribution
Now that the monthly pension increase of P1,000 is already reflected on most retired members’ monthly pension, Social Security System members who are still regularly paying their contributions have a...
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Singapore Couple Jailed For Starving Filipina Helper
The Singaporean couple who infamously starved their Filipina domestic helper leading her to weigh only 29 kg by the time she managed to escape have both been sentenced to jail. According to Channel...
View ArticleSSS Eyes Mandatory Coverage for OFWs
The Philippines Social Security System is eyeing the mandatory coverage of Filipinos working overseas. In a statement, SSS president and chief executive Emmanuel F. Dooc said the agency is seeking to...
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DOH Revokes Accreditation of OFW Clinic For Non-Compliance
The Department of Health has revoked the accreditation as a medical clinic for overseas Filipino workers for non-compliance with its standards. The Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau of...
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Back to GAMCA Medical Screening For Kuwait-Bound OFWs
After the suspension of the controversial new contract that limited medical screening to only eight clinics for Filipinos bound for jobs in Kuwait, an official from the Philippine Embassy in the...
View ArticleKuwaiti Woman Held For Filming Maid In Suicide Try
Authorities in Kuwait have detained a woman after she filmed her maid falling from the seventh floor in an apparent suicide attempt without lifting a hand to rescue her, reports said Friday. The...
View ArticleFilipino Maids Minimum Pay in Singapore Increase From S$550 to $570 on May 1
Beginning May 1, the minimum wage for Filipino domestic helpers in Singapore will be raised from $550 to S$570, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office said Friday. Labor attache Ramon Pastrana said in a...
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Philippines, Indonesia Consulates Share Blacklisted Maid Employers in HK
The consulates of the Philippines and Indonesia, the main sources of domestic workers in Hong Kong will collaborate to share the list of employers with dubious reputation towards their domestic...
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Filipina Sexually Harassed in Public by Citizen in Kuwait
A Filipina in Kuwait has been a subject of a physical assault and sexual harassment in public in Kuwait. In a report by Arab Times, the Filipina was passing by a street in Salmiya district, a...
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Filipina Maid Charged For Stealing Employer’s Clothes Worth HK$30,000
A Filipino domestic worker has been arrested and charged with stealing her employer’s clothing valued at HK$30,000 (P193,590) in a Hong Kong island villa. According to Asia Times citing Apple Daily,...
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Filipina Helper Becomes First Foreign Helper to Work Legally in Shanghai
A 44-year-old woman from the Philippines became the first foreign domestic worker to benefit Shanghai’s eased visa rule that allowed high-level foreign professionals in the city to hire foreign home...
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3 Filipino Tourists Jailed for Theft in HK Zara Shop
Three Filipinos were sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to charges of theft and attempted theft in a Hong Kong District Court on March 27. In a report by Hong Kong News, JS Mangasil and JRA...
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HK Court Fines Filipino Domestic Worker For Stealing Employer’s Food
A Filipino domestic worker in Hong Kong was fined HK$800 (P5,124) after she was found guilty of one count of theft chargec. She confessed to eating meatballs that belonged to her former employer last...
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152 OFWs Avail of Saudi Amnesty, Return Home
One hundred fifty-two Filipino workers who availed of the amnesty offered by the Saudi Arabian government have returned to the Philippines Thursday. They are among about 16,000 Filipino migrant workers...
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Indian Driver, Filipino Helper Arrested for Adultery in Kuwait
An Indian driver and a Filipino maid who worked for the same sponsor in Kuwait have been arrested for committing adultery. According to Arab Times, the Filipina complained of stomach pain and prompted...
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