Tag: Overseas Filipino Worker

Kuwait hands protest notes to PHL ambassador over alleged “serious offenses” vs state, violation of diplomatic norms

(Eagle News)–The Kuwaiti government has summoned the Philippine ambassador to the Middle Eastern country. A report on Kuwaiti News Agency said the ambassador was also handed protest notes over the recent remarks of several Filipino officials which the report said “entailed serious offenses against the State.” The report said the protest notes were  also over the  “actions made by some Philippine embassy’s employees in violation of the diplomatic norms governing the relations of the two countries as […]

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President Duterte meets with OFW scalded by employer in Saudi Arabia

  (Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte met with the Overseas Filipino Worker who was allegedly scalded by her employer in Saudi Arabia in 2014 on Saturday, April 14. In a social media post, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said Duterte  was happy  Pahima Alagasi was able to return to the country after her 4-year ordeal. Alagasi, who arrived in the Philippines on Friday, April 13, had to be rushed to the hospital after the […]

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Inabusong Pilipina sa Saudi, nakauwi na; makikipagkita kay Pangulong Duterte bukas

(Eagle News) — Hindi naiwasan ng Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) na si Fahima Alagasi na maging emosyonal kanina pagdating ng Pilipinas. Si Alagasi ang Pilipina na pinagmalupitan ng kaniyang amo at binuhusan ng kumukulong tubig sa Saudi Arabia noong 2014. Bagamat tumanggi nang idetalye ang mga hirap na pinagdaanan sa loob ng nakalipas na apat na taon, masaya raw siya na nakabalik na sya sa Pilipinas. Ayon kay Ambassador Adnan Alonto, matagal na proseso ang […]

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Lawyer says POEA, not recruitment agency, should have monitored Demafelis in Kuwait

Mt. Carmel agency ceased operations in November 2014, he says (Eagle News) — The lawyer of a high-ranking official of the agency that  recruited  Joanna Demafelis said on Friday that the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration should have assumed the responsibility of monitoring  the Overseas Filipino Worker in Kuwait. In a press conference in the National Bureau of Investigation headquarters, Jude Marfil said the license to operate of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Global E-Human Resources Inc. […]

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Dela Rosa: PNP has leads on whereabouts of Demafelis’ recruiters

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has leads on the location of the recruiters of Overseas Filipino Worker Joanna Demafelis. This is according to PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa, who spoke in a press conference on Monday. Dela Rosa, however, refused to elaborate what information the Criminal Investigation of Detection Group had for fear disclosing such would disrupt police operations. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has said the recruiters of Demafelis, who was found […]

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Bello: Demafelis’ recruiters to be held liable “civilly, administratively”

(Eagle News)—The agency that recruited Joanna Demafelis will be held liable, the labor chief said a day after the Department of Foreign Affairs announced the arrest of her employer in Lebanon. In an interview over dzbb on Saturday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Demafelis’ recruiters  would be held accountable “civilly or administratively.” He said this was “unless Kuwaiti police have evidence to link them to the violent death of Joanna.” “Hahanapin natin yun,” he […]

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Bello: Admin charges to be filed vs labor officials who failed to act on 2017 report OFW Demafelis was missing

(Eagle News) — Administrative charges will be filed against the three labor officials who reportedly did not take action on the report in 2017 that Overseas Filipino Worker Joanna Demafelis was missing. When asked  during the Senate labor committee hearing on Wednesday if charges would be filed against labor attache Alejandro Padaid, assistant labor attache Lily Pearl Guerrero and welfare officer Sara Concepcion after they failed to act on the information given by Demafelis’ sister, […]

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Body of Filipina caretaker who died in Taiwan quake to be brought to Cagayan today

(Eagle News) — The body of the Filipina who was killed in the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan last week is expected to arrive in Tuguegarao, Cagayan today, Thursday. The body of Melody Albano Castro is expected to be brought to her hometown a day after it arrived in the Philippines via a commercial plane from Taiwan. Castro was initially tagged as missing after the earthquake struck the city of Hualien on Tuesday, February 6. A […]

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President Duterte: No pictures of me in gov’t offices, please

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has reminded government workers not to display his pictures in their offices. The President issued the reminder after the Department of Labor and Employment issued Overseas Filipino Worker identification cards with Duterte’s face on them. Many netizens were quick to react, noting that Duterte’s face was bigger than the picture of the OFW in question. In September, the Palace issued a memorandum urging government offices to display photos of Philippine […]

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Laboratory clinic sa Makati, nasunog

MAKATI CITY, Metro Manila (Eagle News) – Tinupok ng apoy ang isang laboratory clinic sa Makati City nitong Miyerkules ng gabi. Ayon sa security guard ng establisyimento sa Brgy. San Isidro, mag-aalas dose ng hatinggabi nang  may narinig siyang pumutok sa ikalawang palapag, at sumiklab na ang sunog. Sa isinagawang imbestigasyon ng Makati BFP, walang tao sa loob ng establisyimento na pagmamay-ari ni Dr. Simeon Romua nang mangyari iyon. Umabot sa ikalawang alarma ang sunog […]

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OFW remittance, tumaas ng 5% noong 2016; pumalo sa $26.9-billion

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pumalo sa pinakamataas na antas ang halaga ng perang ipinadala ng mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) noong nakaraang Disyembre ng 2016. Ayon sa datos ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, nitong Disyembre 2016, umabot sa 2.56 bilyong dolyar ang ipinadalang pera ng mga OFW na nakabase sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng mundo sa kanilang mga kaanak dito sa bansa. Ayon sa BSP, ito ang pinakamalaking monthly inflow cash remittance na naitala sa […]

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Hans Leo Cacdac, nagsimula na sa posisyon bilang bagong OWWA Chief

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Itinalaga bilang bagong administrator ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration o OWWA si dating Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Chief Hans Leo Cacdac. Pinalitan ni Cacdac si Rebecca Calzado. Si cacdac ang pinakabatang naging administrator ng OWWA. Naging bahagi rin siya sa repatriation team ng owwa para sa mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) na naapektuhan ng krisis sa Saudi Arabia. Sinuguro naman ni Cacdac na laging handa ang OWWA na magbigay […]

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