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(Eagle News) — A Filipina domestic helper who was found guilty of murder was executed in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, Jan. 31. Ambassador Adnan Alonto told the DFA main office the sentence was carried out against the 39-year-old on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Alonto said the embassy provided her with a lawyer to assist her in all stages of her trial, sent representatives to visit her, and provided her family […]
by Salima Lebel Agence France Presse KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) — The murder of a Filipina maid whose body was found in a freezer in Kuwait has triggered outrage and prompted Manila to impose a departure ban for its citizens planning to work in the Gulf state. But the estimated 252,000 Filipinos and Filipinas already working in Kuwait must weigh their fear of sharing the fate of Joanne Demafelis against the potential loss […]
Ni Norberto Delfino Eagle News Service CABUYAO CITY, Laguna – Isang Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) ang sinundo sa airport ng mga kawani ng City Government of Cabuyao bilang bahagi ng kanilang proyektong “OFW Hatid-Sundo.” Kasama ang biyenan at kaanak ay sinalubong nila si Karen Mapa, OFW sa bansang Malaysia, na nakaranas ng pagmamaltrato umano ng kaniyang amo. Si Mapa ay nangibang bansa noon lamang Agosto 2017. “Sa unang buwan po, okey lang sa akin yong […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Cambodia sent its first batch of maids to work in Hong Kong on Wednesday, December 27, as the Asian financial hub scrambles to meet growing demand for domestic helpers after a series of abuse scandals. Hong Kong is home to more than 300,000 foreign maids, mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia. But high-profile cases of abuse and forced labor have seized global headlines in recent years and threatened to […]
