Bombings kill 36 in Iraq

05/17/2016

Baghdad — A wave of bombings struck outdoor markets in Shiite-dominated neighborhoods of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 36 people, officials said — the latest in deadly militant attacks far from the front lines in the…

14 Filipino fire victims in Iraq being identified

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/06/2016

PHILIPPINE Embassy officials in Iraq have gone to the Kurdistan region to identify and start repatriation proceedings for the 14 Filipinos who perished in a hotel fire. As of 5 p.m. yesterday, it was not yet known…

14 Filipinos among 17 fatalities in Iraq hotel fire

Aileen Garcia-Yap 02/06/2016

Fourteen Filipinos died in a fire that struck a hotel in Erbil, Iraq Friday. Elmer G. Cato, Charge d’affaires of the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq confirmed this news in his Facebook post. “We have just been…

A reemergence of fascism

Raymund Fernandez 11/22/2015

It is natural for humans to look with suspicion and latent hatred at those more powerful than them. And so the current propensity to hate US Americans is understandable especially among those who might suffer in some…

OFWs’ numbers up despite economic boom

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/10/2015

The number of Filipinos going overseas to work is projected to continue to increase despite the country’s good economic performance, an official said. Evelyn Durato, regional director of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), said the number…

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