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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday floated the possibility of extending the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to other countries. “The (deployment) ban will continue and it will extend to other countries. It will be difficult for them..Wala akong kaplano na ipadala kayo [OFW] doon tapos babuyin kayo. Hindi ko style ‘yan,” Duterte said in a speech during the founding anniversary celebration of the Chinese Filipino Business Club Inc. […]
(Eagle News)– The body of Joanna Demafelis arrived in Iloilo on Saturday, days after she was found in a freezer in an abandoned apartment in Kuwait. The plane carrying Demafelis arrived around 6 a.m. She was welcomed by her loved ones, who couldn’t help but break down upon seeing her remains. Demafelis is slated to be brought to her hometown in Sara, where a two-week wake will be held. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday said it had asked Kuwait for an extension of its amnesty program for Filipino workers illegally staying there. Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said it had asked Kuwaiti Ambassador to the Philippines Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh for a three-month extension in a “candid, frank discussion” on Thursday. He said there were still 10,000 overstaying Filipinos in the Middle Eastern country who had to be brought back home. […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the total ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait was “necessary.” The Philippines, however, “must be prepared to handle the consequences” for trade relations. According to Drilon, although he “do(es) not know what the details of the trade relations between the two countries” are, “certainly, from (his) experience before, these accepting countries would resort to all kinds of pressure on the Philippines.” “We […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bagaman nagpatupad na ng total ban sa deployment ng mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) sa Kuwait, nangangamba pa rin ang minority bloc sa Kamara sa posibleng patuloy na pag-abuso sa ating mga kababayan ng mga illegal recruiter. Ito ay matapos na payagan ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang ibang OFWs na bumalik sa kanilang mga kumpanya sa Kuwait partikular na ang mga nagbakasyon lang sa bansa at ang […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Wednesday said that Overseas Filipino Workers in Kuwait who are only currently on vacation in the Philippines can leave and return to their jobs. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente made the announcement after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued a directive exempting “Balik Manggagawa” passengers from the total deployment ban of Filipino workers to the Middle Eastern country. According to Morente, he has instructed Marc Red Mariñas, BI […]
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Kuwait’s foreign minister on Tuesday condemned what he called an “escalation” by Manila after the Philippines expanded a ban on its nationals working in Kuwait. Manila on Monday officially announced a “total ban” on new employment in Kuwait, including Filipinos who had already obtained employment permits but had not yet left for the Gulf country. The measure came after President Rodrigo Duterte angrily lashed out at Kuwait over reports of Filipino […]
Duterte also thanks Gokongwei family for offer to deploy aircraft for distressed Filipino workers (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to have reconciled with Lucio Tan on Tuesday night, after the business tycoon who was once publicly slammed by the chief executive for his airline’s then-unpaid debts offered one of his planes for use by Overseas Filipino Workers being repatriated from Kuwait. “(Tan) called yesterday offering another plane..Nabayaran mo naman na taxes mo, at […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration said it will strictly implement the total ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait, and would look out for those who would attempt to go to the Middle Eastern country to work, in all the international airports and seaports nationwide. “All immigration officers have been directed to prevent the departure of all OFWs bound for Kuwait,” BI port operations division chief Marc Red […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Minamadali na ng embahada ng Pilipinas at Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Kuwait ang pagpapauwi sa nasa sampung libong overstaying na Pilipino na inaasahang mag-a-avail sa amnesty program na inayos na kasama ang kuwaiti government. Ayon kay Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola, inaasahang mahigit sampung libong Pilipino ang kwalipikado para sa repatriation. Nitong Enero aniya nang aprubahan ng Kuwaiti government ang amnesty program. Sa kasalukuyan, nasa 2,229 na […]
(Eagle News) – Over 300 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were granted amnesty in Kuwait arrived in two flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City on Monday, February 12, 2018. The 317 OFWs were welcomed by officials from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). OWWA Administrator Atty. Hans Leo J. Cacdac told the OFWs the government would shoulder their travel expenses. “Mayroon po […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment has officially ordered a total ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III signed on Monday the administrative order that puts in place the ban, which came after the discovery of the gruesome death of Joanna Demafelis. Demafelis was found inside the freezer of an apartment left abandoned since 2016. It also came amid investigations into the deaths of […]
