Palace on Duterte kissing an OFW: It’s a playful act accepted in Filipino culture

Inquirer.net 06/05/2018

  Malacañang sees nothing wrong with President Rodrigo Duterte kissing a married overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Seoul, saying it is “very [much] accepted in the culture of Filipinos.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said there was “no…

Storytelling gives life meaning to former OFW

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/27/2018

Danae Claire “Dannie” Deboma had just graduated from Computer Engineering at the Cebu Institute of Technology (CIT) in 2004 when an opportunity came for her to work abroad. At 21, she left the comforts of her hometown…

Duterte orders lifting of OFW deployment ban to Kuwait

Inquirer.net 05/17/2018

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday ordered Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to lift the total ban on deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait. “Upon recommendation of Special Envoy to Kuwait Abdullah Mama-o, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte tonight…

Cayetano: OFW rescue video not a political move

Inquirer.net 05/03/2018

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano denied yesterday that he was using the rescue missions of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to boost his bid for the presidency in 2022. “Bakit,…

OFW in Kuwait tortured, burned with cigarettes by employer

Inquirer.net 03/13/2018

AN ALMOST incomprehensible Bretchielyn Magsayo faced the camera to relay her story of abuse in the brutal hands of her employer in Kuwait, and her desperate pleas to be rescued. In a harrowing Facebook video by a…

OFW from Oslob killed in Saudi trailer truck accident

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Raul Constantine Tabanao 03/05/2018

A 57-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW), from Oslob town, southern Cebu, was killed in a road mishap in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia past 11 a.m., on Sunday. The victim was identified as Calixto Cabanlit, a trailer truck driver…

OFW killed while driving trailer truck in Saudi Arabia

Raul Constantine Tabanao 03/05/2018

A 57-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW), who is a native of Oslob town, Cebu, was killed in a road mishap in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia past 11 a.m., on Sunday. The victim was identified as Calixto Cabanlit, a…

OFW dies in Kuwait; body returns to PH with missing internal organs

Inquirer 01/13/2018

A SERIES of gruesome photos recently went viral on Facebook, showing the corpse of a woman covered in bruises and sliced, starting from the bottom lip down to her navel. The photos were uploaded on Facebook in…

OFW remittances hit $2.28B in October — BSP

Inquirer.net 12/17/2017

CASH sent home by Filipinos living and working abroad grew 8.4 percent in October, the fastest pace in seven months, to $2.28 billion ahead of the Christmas holiday season. The latest Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas data released…

OFWs assured: Less hassles in sending balikbayan boxes

Nestle L. Semilla 12/12/2017

  There will be less hassles for overseas Filipino workers in sending presents during the holiday season to relatives in the country. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said during his visit in Cebu on Monday, that his decision…

Iligan OFW is the man behind Miss Cambodia pageant’s revival

Agnes B. Alpuerto 11/26/2017

IT IS not anymore surprising to see Filipinos create a mark in the international scene, where they are recognized and get awards and praises for their talents and skills. But it isn’t also every day that we…

OFW remittances up

Inquirer.net 10/16/2017

Remittances of foreign currency by expatriate Filipinos continue to rise as of August 2017, thanks to sustained inflows from workers with both long- and short-term employment contracts, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday. In…

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