Filipina, Others Arrested As ‘House to House’ Prostitution Ring in Kuwait Busted
Authorities arrested a gang of syndicate members involved in ‘house to house’ service prostitutes in Kuwait. The suspects include Filipino, Sri Lankan and Ethiopian prostitutes. They were rounded up at...
View ArticleJaclyn Jose Wins Cannes Best Actress Award
For the first time, a Filipino artist has won an award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France. Jaclyn Jose won best actress for playing the lead character role in Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s...
View ArticleHow Filipinos Abroad Send Home Their Brand-New Cars, Motor Vehicles
It is possible for Filipinos based abroad to send home their brand-new cars and other types of motor vehicles. Citing Executive Order 156 and Section 1 Part II of the Implementing Guidelines on the...
View ArticleFilipino-American Nurses Weigh in On Honeylet Avancena As Next First Lady
There are plenty of firsts in a Duterte presidency. He will be the first president to come from Mindanao, the first to rise from a local executive to the country’s chief executive, and the first to...
View ArticleManhunt for 2 Syrians Who Raped Filipina in Kuwait
Police authorities in Kuwait are looking for two citizens of Syria for allegedly raping a Filipino woman, according to Arab Times citing Al-Anba daily. The Filipina reported to Nugra Police Statio and...
View ArticleEmotions Stumbling Block in OFW Financial Success
It is a well-established fact that Filipinos working abroad send money to families in the Philippines. In fact, in March 2016, they sent home a record-high $2.7 billion. However, in many cases, sending...
View ArticleAquino Signs Law Raising Tax-Exempt Balikbayan Box Value From P10,000 to...
Finally, the promise to increase the tax-exempted value of balikbayan boxes sent from overseas Filipinos has been enacted into law. President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday signed Republic Act No...
View ArticleInvisibility Amulet Fails OFW Wannabe at NAIA
A woman who claimed to be desperate to work in Dubai was prevented from flying from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport authorities found out she was a victim of human trafficking. The Naia Task...
View ArticleNo-show Passport Applicants Face 30-Day Appointment Ban
Starting June 1, passport applicants who make online reservations but fail to show up on their appointment schedules will be barred from applying for another appointment in the next 30 days, the...
View ArticleFilipino Professor Found Dead at His Apartment in Libya
A Filipino professor working at the University of Benghazi in Libya was found dead in his apartment. Joel Valete, 33, was found lifeless with hands and feet bound and mouth gagged. He also suffered...
View ArticleWhen Your Only Savings Abroad Are Remittance Receipts
This may be a cliche to many Filipino overseas workers who regularly and often send money back home: we are unable to save money for our retirement, and the only things we saved are receipts from money...
View ArticleIncoming DOJ Secretary to Abusive Employment Agencies: Your Days Are Numbered
Incoming Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the new administration under President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will crackdown on employment agencies that prey on Filipinos aspiring to work abroad....
View ArticleMEDPlus: OFWs Set to Receive Additional Health Benefits in OWWA-PhilHealth...
Overseas Filipino workers are set to enjoy additional medical assistance offered by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in cooperation with PhilHealth. A memorandum of agreement was inked by...
View ArticleHK Labor Attaché Supports Inclusion of Working Hours on Helpers’ Contracts
Philippine labor attaché to Hong Kong Jalilo dela Torre has expressed his support on suggestions to include working hours on employment contracts of foreign domestic helpers. By specifying the working...
View ArticleHK Court Acquits Pinay DH For Shaking Baby Charge
A Filipina domestic helper has been acquitted by a Hong Kong court on charges she forcedfully shook a 26-day-old baby. Judge Jolie Chao on May 24 cleared F.J.B.E, the Filipina helper who hails from...
View ArticleSix Years in Jail For Domestic Turned Drug Mule in HK
A Filipina domestic helper who overstayed her visa and became a drug courier in Hong Kong has been convicted on drug charges. Meliza H.O.,34, was sentenced to six years and 11 months in prison on May...
View Article20 Abandoned, Undocumented Pinoy Children in Kuwait Repatriated to Philippines
Twenty young children of Filipino parents in Kuwait, aged between 8 months and 14 years, were repatriated to the Philippines Sunday evening. The move was in line with the partnership of Kuwaiti...
View ArticleNo Online Appointment, No Processing at POEA Main Office
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration recently issued an advisory encouraging balik-manggagawa or vacationing overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to use the BM Online system to acquire their...
View ArticleUnicef: 80 Per Cent of Filipino Children At Risk of Online Sexual Abuse
Eight out of 10 Filipino children are at risk of being victims of sexual abuse or bullying online, according to a recent study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). Described as “child...
View ArticleRepatriated OFWs From Saudi Arabia Get Medical, Livelihood Aid
Five Filipino workers returning from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia received medical and livelihood assistance from Sen. Cynthia Villar whom they met on Tuesday. The workers, who waited for three tears as...
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