Overseas Filipino Workers

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…

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…

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"…

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…

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…

Filipina dies after falling from employer’s flat in Saudi Arabia

(Eagle News)----The Department of Foreign Affairs said a Filipina household service worker died after she fell from the flat of…

Bello: Russia being eyed as new destination for Filipino workers

(Eagle News) -- Russia is being eyed as a new destination for Overseas Filipino Workers. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III…

Escudero says Kuwait’s expulsion of PHL ambassador, recall of Manila rep “uncalled for and unwarranted”

(Eagle News) -- "Uncalled for and unwarranted." This was how Senator Chiz Escudero described Kuwait's moves to expel Philippine Ambassador…

PHL ambassador to Kuwait expelled for not responding to Kuwaiti gov’t’s request — report

(Eagle News) -- Philippine ambassador to Kuwait Renato Villa was expelled from the Middle Eastern country because the Philippine embassy…

“Deeply disturbing,” DFA says of Kuwait’s expulsion of PHL ambassador, recall of Middle Eastern country’s rep in Manila

(Eagle News) -- "Deeply disturbing." This was how the Department of Foreign Affairs described Kuwait's reported move to expel Philippine…

PHL vows respect for Kuwait as President Duterte meets Kuwaiti ambassador in Davao

(Eagle News)----The Philippine government has assured Kuwait that it respects the "sovereignty" of the state and the "dignity of the…

Remittance payments back to home countries, including PHL, hit record-high in 2017: World Bank

WASHINGTON, United States  -- Payments from immigrants back to their home countries, including the Philippines, rebounded to reach a new record in…

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