Philippines willing to receive Afghan refugees, asylum seekers

Krissy Aguilar 08/17/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is willing to accept refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control over its capital Kabul, Malacañang said Tuesday. “Since time immemorial po, the Philippines has had jurisprudence even…

Cotabato residents badly hit by quake find ways to get help

Germelina Lacorte - Philippine Daily Inquirer 11/09/2019

MAKILALA, COTABATO — Residents in Barangay Malasila here are worried that coursing aid and donations through the government would further leave them in the cold and limit their chances of surviving the series of quakes which had…

200 refugees rejected by Australia have now settled in US

AP 03/02/2018

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister says his government will not consider options for resettling refugees languishing on Pacific islands until the United States fulfills its promise to take up to 1,250 of them. More than a…

Jaguars win Refugees Superbruh-wl title

Rabboni Centino Borbon 12/18/2017

THE JAGUARS once again snagged this season’s title in the 215 Refugees Superbruh-wl Flag Football tournament after beating rivals Assassins, 36-20, last Saturday at the East Visayan Academy in Bulacao, Talisay City. The Jaguars completed their back-to-back…

Dad cites need to profile Marawi refugees in Cebu

Intern 06/06/2017

Displaced families and refugees from Marawi City, who are in Cebu or are planning to come to Cebu, should be profiled or should register their names in the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) information management…

Travel ban would ‘unleash chaos again’

AP 02/06/2017

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Washington state and Minnesota have told a federal appellate court that restoring President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries would “unleash chaos again.” The filing with the…

Trump to block refugees, restrict Muslim visitors

01/26/2017

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was reportedly poised to suspend the US refugee program for four months and to halt visas for travelers from seven Muslim countries — moves that could come as early as Thursday. According…

Thousands of migrants flee as fire damages Greek camp

09/21/2016

Athens – Thousands of migrants were forced to flee to safety when their camp on the Greek island of Lesbos was badly damaged in a fire apparently set on purpose, police said. No casualties were reported but…

Germany needs teachers for war refugees

12/29/2015

Berlin – Germany has recruited 8,500 people to teach child refugees German, as the country expects the number of new arrivals to soar past the million mark in 2015, Die Welt daily reported Sunday. With some 196,000…

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