Bello suspends OFW deployment to Qatar

Inquirer.net 06/06/2017

MANILA — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III declared on Tuesday a temporary deployment ban of overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) in Qatar after its neighboring countries severed ties and closed their borders with the kingdom. “Effective today, the…

Qatar, PH sign ‘$200M contracts’ — trade chief

Inquirer.net 04/16/2017

Qatar and the Philippines have signed trade agreements worth $200 million (P9.8 billion) during the final leg of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Gulf tour, Manila’s trade and industry secretary told reporters in Doha Sunday. Ramon Lopez said 6,000…

Guard your ATM, police ask public

Dominic D. Yasay, Inna Mejia, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/23/2016

BOTH the police and Cebu’s banks called on public vigilance to guard against automated teller machine (ATM) skimmers or those who steal cash from ATM deposits. The latest victim was a 47-year-old overseas Filipino worker named Eniel…

Qatar’s former emir dies

10/25/2016

DOHA — Qatar on Sunday announced three days of national mourning after the former Emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani, who was deposed in a palace coup, died aged 84. The former ruler died on Sunday, according to…

Gulf economic slowdown sees foreign workers trapped by debts

06/01/2016

Doha, Qatar — The economic slowdown gripping countries across the Persian Gulf can be seen in layoffs, slowed construction projects and government cutbacks. For the millions of foreign workers drawn by brighter job prospects, it can have…

Body of OFW from Doha to arrive Monday

Rene F. Alima 03/11/2016

The remains of the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who died in an underground tunnel accident in Doha, Qatar will be home on March 14. Amelyn Pardillo, widow  of Juanito Pardillo, said the insurance agency of her husband…

Delay in arrival of OFW’s remains

Rene F. Alima 03/08/2016

THE family of a Cebuano overseas worker who died in an underground railway tunnel project in Qatar last Feb. 28 will have to wait longer for the arrival of his remains back in the country. This after…

Capitol offers assistance to dead OFW’s family

Juli Ann M. Sibi, Rene F. Alima 03/02/2016

THE Cebu provincial government invited the family of the overseas worker who died in an underground tunnel accident in Qatar last Sunday to seek their assistance in bringing his remains back home. “If they need any help,…

Cebu students in World Robotics tilt

11/08/2015

Six grade school students from Cebu are representing the Philippines in the World Robotics Olympiad (WRO) in Doha, Qatar that started last November 5 and ends today, November 9. Team A members Andre Perez, Trisha Nicole Alejandrino…

2 Cebuano Keglers to vie in Hong Kong

Irish D. Torres 07/27/2015

CEBUANO keglers Gj Buyco and Cole Co will represent the country in the 16th Asian School Tenpin Bowling Championships slated July 25-31 at South China Athletic Association Bowling Centre in Hong Kong. Tournament proper will start on…

AZKALS ON A ROLL

Dale G. Rosal 06/18/2015

PH men’s football team blanks Yemen for second  win in World Cup Qualifying Doha,  Qatar—They are nowhere near qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but two hard-fought victories in a span of five days have…

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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