Missing Filipina Domestic Worker Bound For Saudi Arabia Found Coma in Kuwait...
A Facebook post by a Filipino nurse working in a Kuwait hospital offered hint on whereabouts of an overseas Filipino worker from Maguindanao province. According to the unnamed Facebook user, the post...
View ArticleLebanese Employer of Filipina Found in Freezer Arrested
A Lebanese employer of a Filipino domestic worker, whose body was found in a freezer in an apartment in Kuwait, has been arrested, officials in the Philippines said. Nader Essam Assaf, a Lebanese...
View ArticleFilipino Worker Dies After Fall in Saudi Gold Mine
A Filipino miner was killed while another one was injured during a rock fall in a gold mine in Saudi Arabia Friday evening. According to sources, the incident took place at at Jabl Manjum gold mine in...
View ArticleIlonggo Sailors in UAE Towboat Fire: 1 Dead, 2 Injured
A Filipino seafarer died while two other co-workers were injured in a towboat fire incident within the waters off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Authorities say the incident took place in the early...
View ArticleAbused Filipina Domestic Worker in Saudi Arabia Dies Days After Returning Home
A Filipina domestic worker who was allegedly abused by her employers in Saudi Arabia has died four days after she returned home in the Philippines. In a Facebook post at OFW Kalingawan, OFW Marivic...
View ArticleVietnam Maritime Rescue Team Saves Filipino Seaman Who Suffered Heart Attack
A Filipino seafarer who suffered heart attack while on board a ship Wednesday night was rescued by a Vietnamese marine rescue team. According to VN Express, Guerrero Rosmeni Nedia, 48, was on a ship...
View ArticleFilipino Driver Killed in Accident in Saudi Arabia
A Filipino trailer truck driver was killed in a road mishap which occurred in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia Sunday morning. The victim was identified as Calixto Cabanlit, 57, and a native of Oslob, Cebu. Roy...
View ArticleEx-Boss Places ‘Wanted’ Poster of Filipina Helper in HK Street
A tarpaulin poster hung on a roadside fence in Hong Kong displayed the identity of a terminated Filipina domestic worker who reportedly absconded with her employer’s money. Although the poster has...
View ArticleFilipino Helper in Singapore Accused of Stealing Money From Locked Luggage
A 40-year-old Filipina domestic worker in Singapore who allegedly opened a locked bag by trial-and-error and stole cash from her employer was terminated from her employment and sent home in February....
View ArticleKuwait Agrees to PHL Conditions On OFW Welfare
Kuwait has agreed to the conditions set by the Philippine government in exchange of lifting the total ban on deployment of first-time Filipino workers to the Middle Eastern state. According to a report...
View ArticleFilipina Helper Cleaning Window Without Safety Gear in Kuwait Caught on Video
A video of a Filipina household service worker cleaning the second-floor window from the outside of a Kuwait apartment without safety gear was obtained by an Australian based in the country. In a...
View ArticleFilipino Caregiver Nabbed For Using P293K From of Employer’s Debit Cards
A Filipino caregiver was arrested Friday for allegedly using his bedridden employer’s debit cards and using them to purchase airline tickets for his trips abroad, a report by ABS CBN News said....
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2 Young Filipino Seafarers Missing As Container Ship Catches Fire in Arabian Sea
Two Filipino seafarers were among four crew members declared missing after fire broke out at a container ship in the Arabian Sea, a maritime news source said. Another Filipino was seriously injured and...
View ArticleForeigners Suffering From Cancer, Diabetes, Other Diseases Not Eligible...
A total of 22 ailments will make foreigners ineligible to apply for permanent residence in Kuwait, Arab Times said, quoting Al-Watan e-newspaper. Kuwait’s Ministry of Health released a list of the 22...
View ArticlePHL Embassy Presses Charges Vs Battered Filipina’s Boss in Kuwait
The Philippine embassy in Kuwait has initiated a legal action against an employer of a Filipina domestic worker who became a victim of inhumane treatment by the employer’s family, Kuwait Times...
View ArticlePOEA Warns Macau OFWs, Tourists vs Job Offers to Mainland China
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has warned Filipino workers and visitors in Macau looking for jobs to exercise caution when accepting offers from fellow Filipinos for supposed jobs...
View Article‘You Are Just a Helper’
A video of a local Hong Kong woman berating a Filipina domestic worker who was at a dog park with a young child in a stroller and two dogs on leash went viral on social media. The footage, taken by a...
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9 Proven Tips to Succeed As An OFW
When you leave the Philippines to work overseas, you probably have set your objectives already. Earn bigger wages, save most of them and return home may be one of them. But in reality, working overseas...
View ArticleSkytrax: NAIA Among World’s ‘Most Improved’ Airports
Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, once infamous for ‘laglag bala’ fiasco, lost or damaged luggage and overcharging taxi drivers, has redeemed itself from such dubious ‘worst airport’ label...
View ArticleOWWA Cash Aid to Kuwait OFWs Affected By Deployment Ban
Taking into consideration the extended period of deployment ban to Kuwait imposed by the Philippine government, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is set to give cash assistance to affected...
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