7K undocumented OFWs fail to beat amnesty deadline — DFA

Inquirer.net 06/27/2017

Nearly 7,000 undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia failed to beat the Saudi government’s deadline to voluntarily leave the country. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said these overstaying OFWs will not be jailed but…

US Navy destroyer collides with PH ship

06/17/2017

Seven crew members were reported missing while two others were injured TOKYO — Seven crew on a US destroyer were missing and their commander injured Saturday after their Navy destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off…

Legarda to PH gov’t: Ratify Paris climate accord

11/04/2016

SENATOR Loren Legarda has renewed her call for the Philippines to ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, saying the country has nothing to lose “but everything to gain with it.” In particular, Legarda urged all concerned…

Workers to stay home as four Saudi employers on watch list

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/31/2016

THE regional Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-7) suspended the processing of the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) for workers bound for four employers placed on its watch list in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Evelia Durato, chief…

DFA welcomes G7 declaration on South China Sea row

05/30/2016

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday welcomed the statement of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies sending a strong message to China on the territorial disputes in Asia. In its statement, the DFA said the…

Cebuano among Pinoys arrested in Eritrea

Carmel Loise Matus 04/05/2016

THE wife of a Cebuano who was among the nine Filipino fishermen arrested in Eritrea in East Africa  has sought government’s help. Jugie Estriba, wife of Jumar, said she last heard from her husband on Feb. 19.…

Bid for study aid endorsed to Japan embassy

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/17/2016

THE proposed feasibility study on a provincial development master plan has already been endorsed to the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Director Efren Carreon of the National Economic and Development Authority…

TRIAL AHEAD IN CHINA

Apple Ta-as, Eileen G. Mangubat, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/24/2015

The husband and wife implicated in Wednesday’s shooting of three Chinese diplomats in Cebu City will face investigation and a full trial in their homeland. The journey home started yesterday when a police convoy left Camp Sergio…

Chinese embassy wants custody of resto shooting suspects

Apple Ta-as 10/22/2015

The Chinese government wants to take custody of two nationals implicated in a shooting incident in a Cebu City restaurant on Wednesday which killed two diplomats and injured Consul General Song Ronghua. Police Chief Superintendent Prudencio Bañas,…

3 Filipino seamen hurt in air strike

01/07/2015

MANILA, Philippines–Three Filipino seamen on board a Greek-owned tanker were injured, one of them critically, when a Libyan fighter jet attacked the vessel in Derna, Libya, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. Assistant Secretary Charles…

DFA confirms Cebuano is one of two fatalities

Carine M. Asutilla, Inquirer 01/06/2015

The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed the identities of the Filipino captain and deputy officer who rode in a Norwegian cargo vessel that sank off the waters of Vietnam last Friday, Jan. 2. Asst. Secretary Charles Jose…

3 Cebuanos among missing

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/05/2015

Chief cook  rescued; 2 bodies recovered from sunken ship   The chief cook of the Norwegian cargo ship Bulk Jupiter that sank off southern Vietnam last Friday has been rescued, while two bodies have been found. The…

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