Tag: kuwait

Cayetano: PHL diplomats behind OFW rescues in Kuwait face kidnapping charges in Middle Eastern country

(Eagle News) — The diplomats behind the rescue of Overseas Filipino Workers in Kuwait are facing kidnapping charges. This is according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, who spoke to reporters upon the arrival of Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Villa. Villa was expelled from the Middle Eastern country following what Kuwaiti authorities said were illegal operations. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration deputy administrator Arnel Ignacio said Kuwait deems the operations as such because its […]

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Palace sees no reason for Cayetano to resign

Roque says Cayetano “still enjoys trust, confidence” of President Duterte (Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, May 3, said there was no need for Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano to resign. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Cayetano, after all, “still enjoys the trust and confidence” of President Rodrigo Duterte. He said it should be Cayetano who should address the calls for resignation. “(But) as far as the Palace is concerned, there is no […]

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Expelled Ambassador to Kuwait Villa arrives in PHL

(Eagle News) — Ambassador Renato Villa returned to the Philippines on Wednesday, May 2. This was after he was expelled by the Kuwaiti government in protest of the Philippine embassy’s rescue of Overseas Filipino Workers there. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration deputy administrator Arnel Ignacio said Kuwait deems the move illegal since Kuwaiti authorities were not informed about the same. According to Villa, he looked forward to the two countries working together “in securing and providing […]

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Kuwait’s foreign ministry officials meet with PHL adviser on OFWs to resolve labor row

  (Eagle News) —  Officials of the Kuwaiti government met with the Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and other Philippine officials on Tuesday, May 1, to discuss the recent labor row between the two countries. Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah met with the Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Abdullah Mamao and his accompanying delegation and discussed ways on how to continue the friendly relations of the two countries and overcome […]

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It will allow us to “move forward,” Cayetano says of Kuwaiti official’s call for calm amid tensions in PHL-Kuwaiti relations

(Eagle News)– Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano welcomed on Tuesday, May 1, the call for calm of a Kuwaiti official amid tensions between the Philippines and the Middle Eastern country, saying it would allow both countries to “move forward.” In a statement, Cayetano said  Kuwait’s “gesture,” through Deputy Foreign Minister Nasser al-Subaih, “will allow us to hurdle the challenges we face.” Cayetano noted that Kuwait was “a country with which we have a shared history […]

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Palace: Deployment ban to Kuwait stays until MOU is signed; diplomatic talks with Kuwait continue

    (Eagle News) — Malacanang said that the deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers to Kuwait stays until a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the minimum terms and conditions of employment of Philippine nationals in Kuwait is reached or signed. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that Philippine and Kuwaiti officials are also continuing negotiations and talks on the matter, as he stressed that the Philippines was still trying to normalize ties with the Gulf […]

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Kuwait wants to “remain in direct communication to resolve problem” with PHL — Kuwaiti official

A senior Kuwaiti official on Monday sought to calm a crisis with the Philippines over the treatment of domestic workers in the oil-rich Gulf state.  President Rodrigo Duterte in February prohibited workers heading to Kuwait following the murder of a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in her employer’s freezer. The resulting row deepened last week after Kuwaiti authorities ordered Manila’s envoy to leave the country over videos of Philippine embassy staff helping workers in Kuwait flee […]

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Senate to probe officials behind social media upload of OFW rescue ops video in Kuwait

(Eagle News) — Senate officials want to investigate those behind the uploading in social media of the controversial rescue operation of distressed Filipino workers in Kuwait. This came about as some lawmakers said that officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs workers who were behind this should be fired. Senator Nancy Binay said she is planning to file a resolution seeking an investigation on the matter. “Baka maganda sa pagbalik namin sa Senado sa May […]

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Repatriation of OFWs from Kuwait, voluntary and not compulsory, says Palace

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for Filipino workers in Kuwait to come home is not compulsory, as he clarified that there was no permanent ban on the deployment of Filipino workers in Kuwait. Roque made this clarification after the President announced on Sunday that the deployment ban to Kuwait will stay until a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the protection of Overseas Filipino Workers in Kuwait is […]

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Pimentel: Qatar, Saudi Arabia could serve as “intermediaries” between PHL, Kuwait

(Eagle News) – Senate President Koko Pimentel on Monday, April 30, said Qatar or Saudi Arabia could serve as “intermediaries” between the Philippines and Kuwait. Pimentel made the statement following what appears to be a straining of relations between the Asian country and the Gulf state stemming from the abuse of Overseas Filipino Workers in the Middle Eastern country. Kuwait has ordered the expulsion of Philippine Ambassador Renato Villa and the recall of its Manila […]

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Duterte: Ban on deployment of OFWs to Kuwait stays permanently

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 29, said the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait would “stay permanently.” The President made the announcement upon his arrival from Singapore, where he attended the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The announcement came after the President urged OFWs there to come home in a speech before the Filipino community in Singapore. “My only concern is to get them back safely, all of […]

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President Duterte to OFWs in Kuwait: Come home

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, urged Filipinos in Kuwait to come home after the Middle Eastern country expressed outrage over the rescue of abused Overseas Filipino Workers there. But the President, in a speech before the Filipino community in Singapore, noted that he harbored no hatred toward Kuwait, to which he said he “owed a debt of gratitude.” “Salamat to the government of Kuwait. Thank you for your generosity in the […]

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