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2 Filipino Domestic Workers Commit Suicide in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
A Filipino domestic helper based in Lebanon, and another based in Saudi Arabia, reportedly took their own lives last week, a report from the Philippine Star said. According to the Department of Foreign...
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Filipino Job Hunters Express Dismay Over Independence Day Job Fair in Dubai
A number of Filipino job hunters who went to a job fair organized by Filipino communities in Dubai took to social media to voice their frustration over how the event unraveled, with many suspecting...
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19 Filipinos in Hong Kong Tested Positive of HIV
The Hong Kong Department of Health revealed that 19 Filipinos in the city were tested positive for immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since 2013. The number of cases among HIV-positive Filipinos, however,...
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Hong Kong Domestic Helpers Remain Victims of Excessive Agency Fees
Despite heavier fines imposed on excessive collection of fees from domestic workers applying for jobs in Hong Kong, a study found out that more than half of the maids continue to pay fees higher than...
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How to Go to POLO Hong Kong
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Hong Kong is located at 16th & 18th Floors Mass Mutual Tower, 33 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai in Hong Kong. It is located less than one kilometer away from either...
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NAIA Taxi Driver Nabbed For Overcharging Saudi OFW
Authorities at Ninoy Aquino International Airport has apprehended a taxi driver operating in its premises after he reportedly victimized a Filipino domestic worker who just arrived from Saudi Arabia at...
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HK Employment Agency Suspended Over Helper’s Luggage Allowance Complaint
An employment agency based in Hong Kong has been suspended by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office for failing to act on a complaint by a Filipino domestic worker after her employer reportedly failed...
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Filipino Waiter in Saudi Arabia in Critical Condition After Robbery
A Filipino waiter working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is reportedly in critical condition at the intensive care unit of Saudi German Hospital after unidentified men struck him in the head in an apparent...
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Filipino DH in HK Guilty of Taking Upskirt Video To Appeal Court Verdict
A Filipino domestic worker found guilty in a Hong Kong court in January of taking upskirt video of a local woman one-and-a-half years ago has filed for appeal at the High Court. Nelson San Juan, 29,...
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PH Embassy in Moscow Assists Repatriation of Undocumented OFWs in Russia
The Philippine Embassy in Moscow has facilitated the repatriation of sixty Overseas Filipino Workers from Russia from January to June 2018. This represents a 33 percent increase compared to the same...
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2 Filipina Arrested For Offering Fake Jobs in Japan
Two Filipina women were arrested in Valenzuela City on Monday, July 2, for promising 20 job applicants of fake jobs purportedly in Japan, a report from ABS-CBN News said. Operatives from the Valenzuela...
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Filipina Helper Arrested For Stealing, Pawning Employer’s Rolex Watch, Jewelry
Authorities in Hong Kong arrested a Filipina domestic worker after she allegedly stole and pawned her employer’s luxury watch and other jewelry. Investigators charged Emily M.P., 31, with theft before...
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Photo of Foreign Domestic Worker Cleaning Outside Window of Residential Tower...
Despite a local law prohibiting domestic workers from cleaning outside window on high-rise residential buildings, this practice continues to be performed, as photos on social media showed a foreign...
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Filipinos, Korean Abducted by Gunmen in Libya
Three Filipinos were among a group of workers abducted by unidentified armed group in raides on water plants in southeastern Libya, a report by The National said. Gunmen allegedly killed two workers —...
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Cebu Pacific Passengers May Get Refunds From Unused NAIA Terminal Fee
If you are a frequent traveler of Cebu Pacific between 2012 and 2018, you may be eligible to receive refund from your past terminal fee payments after Cebu Pacific and Cebgo turned over to the Manila...
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2 Filipino Women Abducted in Northern Iraq
Two Filipino women have been kidnapped on a road linking the Iraqi capital Baghdad to the Kurdish city of Erbil, security and local officials say. The women were traveling to northern Iraq with three...
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Jealousy Drove Italy OFW to Stab Kababayan to Death
A Filipino worker based in Padua, Italy has been stabbed to death reportedly by a fellow Filipino in a fit of jealousy last Thursday. The victim, Walter Crispin Sahagun, 51, has been challenging the...
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Labatt Dela Torre To Return to Hong Kong Post
Labor Attache Jalilo dela Torre is expected to return to the post he vacated in Hong Kong in August 1, in a memo issued on June 27 by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. His return, however, is...
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Filipino Arrested in Japan For Stabbing to Death A Filipina Woman
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a Filipino man after he allegedly stabbed his Filipina girlfriend at her home in Hamura City in western Tokyo on Monday, Tokyo Reported said, citing TBS News....
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Filipino Man Charged After Secretly Filming Filipina Flatmate Naked
A Filipino administrator in Dubai has been accused of breaching the privacy of his Filipina flatmate when he secretly filmed her in state of undress, a Dubai court heard on Monday, a report by Khaleej...
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