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Kuwait expels PHL ambassador amid tensions arising over OFW treatment in Middle Eastern country

Also expels ambassador in Manila (Eagle News) –Kuwait is expelling Philippine Ambassador Renato Villa amid tensions arising over the treatment of Overseas Filipino Workers in the Middle Eastern country. News agency KUNA added Kuwait was also expelling its ambassador in Manila, even after the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs gave its assurance it would respect the country after it protested Philippine Embassy officials’ alleged illegal rescue of OFWs there, and their remarks that allegedly constituted […]

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Pres. Duterte finalizes PHL demands for OFW protection in Kuwait

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday has finalized the country’s demands for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait. The President said he wanted the bilateral deal that Philippines and Kuwait will sign to be a “government-to-government“ contract. The Chief Executive also demanded that the agreement should include some mandatory provisions like allowing OFWs to sleep at least seven hours a day and that they should “be fed with nutritious food.” […]

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