Tag: Kuwaiti-Philippine relations

Palace: Kuwait to release, in 2 to 3 days, three Filipino diplomats charged over controversial OFW rescue

(Eagle News) — The three Filipino diplomats who were charged by Kuwait over a rescue of distressed Overseas Filipino Workers it deemed illegal are expected to be released in two to three days. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was the assurance given by Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Al-Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah, who met with Philippine representatives in the Middle Eastern country. The meeting took place following strained relations between the two countries over the rescue, which […]

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Roque: Kuwait, PHL to sign pact on protection of OFWs in Gulf state on Friday, May 11

(Eagle News)–Kuwait and the Philippines are slated to sign a memorandum of agreement on the protection of Overseas Filipino Workers in the Gulf state on Friday, May 11. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who attended the meeting between Kuwait and Philippine representatives in the Middle Eastern country, following strained relations between the two countries over the rescue of distressed Overseas Filipino Workers there that Kuwait deemed illegal. Kuwait expelled Philippine Ambassador Renato […]

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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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