14 Weeks in Jail for Man Who Punched, Kicked Filipina Helper in Singapore
A man in Singapore who has been accused of hitting his Filipino maid after accusing her of stealing food at night has been sentenced to 14 weeks in jail. Security guard Janardana Jayasankarr, 52, along...
View ArticleEngineer Steals Filipina’s Phone, Blackmails Her to Have Relationship With Him
An Arab engineer who stole the smartphone of a Filipina in Dubai and attempted to blackmail her to establishing relationship with him has been given six months prison sentence. The man, MM, 39, stole...
View ArticleFilipino Emgoldex Victims in HK to File Formal Complaint
Filipino domestic helpers who were lured into investing at a fraudulent scheme are set to file their formal complaints. According to the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong’s Assistance to...
View Article“Selling Bikini” Gets Filipina Domestic Worker in Hong Kong in Trouble
A friendly reminder to Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong. As stated on every domestic helper visa, it is forbidden to take up jobs other than the household tasks as mandated by law and violators...
View ArticleFilipino Maid Arrested in Macau for Dumping Newborn Baby in Bin
Macau police arrested a Filipina domestic helper on Thursday for dumping her newborn child in a garbage bin in a residential building on Tueday, Macau News reported. According to a Judiciary Police...
View ArticleFilipina Helper in HK Acquitted of Assaulting American BF
A 40-year-old Filipina domestic helper has been acquitted of charges of assault and threatening to kill her American boyfriend and going on a rampage inside his home in Hong Kong. Kwun Tong Magistrate...
View ArticleFilipina Traveler Caught with 5.3 kilos of Cocaine at Hong Kong Airport
A Filipina has been arrested upon arrival at Hong Kong International Airport after 5.3 kilograms of cocaine has been allegedly discovered concealed in her shoes, bag and folder, a report by The Sun...
View ArticlePakistani Charged for Snatching Filipina’s Mobile Phone in Dubai
A Pakistani man was charged in a Dubai court after he was arrested for snatching away a mobile phone owned by a Filipina. Dubai Criminal Court heard that at 6:30am on December 28, RK, a 38-year-old...
View ArticleKeep Your Passports: Reminder to Foreign Workers in Qatar, UAE, Oman, Saudi...
Passports are owned by the government that issues it and passport holders can also be called caretakers of such travel and identity documents. Therefore, keeping these passports under our care is...
View ArticleFilipina in UK Guilty of Illegal Money Lending
A Filipina in the Scarborough, North York in the United Kingdom who was engaged in illegal money lending to fellow Filipinos has been sentenced to a suspended jail term by a local court. Adelaida...
View ArticleFilipina Helper Lured to Rapists by Veiled Woman in Kuwait
Police authorities in Al Ahmadi in Kuwait are looking for a woman whose face was covered with niqab for reportedly lured a Filipina maid into joining her, and sold the maid to young men as prostitute,...
View ArticleReleased from Prison Joseph Urbiztondo to Fly Back Home From Kuwait
After 20 years in a Kuwaiti prison for the death of a Bangladesh national, Joseph Urbiztondo has finally tasted freedom as he reached Kuwait International Airport on his way to the Philippines. He was...
View ArticleFilipino Dies After Falling From Height in a Ship in Malaysia
A Filipino seafarer plunged to his death while performing maintenance work on a vessel. Magtahas Anecito Bahian, 44, died instantly after he fell 13 meters on the deck of MV Necklace. Malaysia’s Fire...
View ArticleComelec: Filipinos Abroad May Get Ballot Receipts
Filipinos based overseas may be granted ballot receipts when they cast their votes at polling stations from April 9 to May 9. With the highest number of registered voters ever, the voice of overseas...
View ArticleHong Kong Employer Charged With Indecent Assault on Filipina Helper
Fearing she would be raped by her 43-year-old employer, a Filipina domestic helper set up a video camera to capture evidence of his indecent actions. The video was played before Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong...
View ArticlePOEA: No Drop in Job Orders for Work Abroad
Contrary to persistent negative reports linking the loss of job opportunities with the drop in oil prices in the Middle East, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) says its views is...
View ArticleDOLE: Job Termination Main Reason OFWs Return Home Prematurely
The main reason for Filipinos coming home prematurely is contractual violations such as excessive fee collection, underpayment of wages, misrepresentation and contract substitution, disputing the view...
View ArticleFilipino Crew Contributes to Better Cruise Experience
Unlike the conventional belief, The Philippines has risen to be one of the hottest cruise tour destinations. The reason for this popularity is the adept Filipino service crewmen that provide exemplary...
View ArticleFilipino Crewmember Goes Overboard From Norwegian Sun Off Chile
A Filipino crew member of a cruise ship reportedly went overboard on February 16. Chilean authorities are probing the disappearance of Dominic Santiago Gubertino, 55, from the Norwegian Sun of the NCL...
View ArticleBahrain PM Assures Job Security for OFWs Despite Falling Oil Prices
Filipino workers in Kingdom of Bahrain have received an assurance of job security from Bahrain’s prime minister. In a courtesy call by ambassador Amable R. Aguiluz V, Special Envoy of the President of...
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