OFW

SOME 109 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia arrived yesterday.

THE Department of Foreign Affairs expressed condolences to the family of a Filipina whose body was found floating in a river in Sabah more than a week ago.

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has asked the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to allow Filipinos working in Libya to return to work after their vacation in the Philippines.

A delegation of Philippine government officials led by Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Lou Y. Arriola and Ambassador to Manama Alfonso A. Ver, met with Bahrain’s key Foreign Affairs officials led by Undersecretary for International Affairs Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa to discuss common issues for Bahrain and the Philippines.

“No more human contact. You just swipe your... two minutes, i-swipe mo lang ‘yung visa mo, you’re out. Wala nang tanung-tanong, no more human contact and that will be true and I’m ordering it now. You have to make it faster,” Duterte said during his speech at the Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and the  2018 Model OFW Family of the Year Awards ceremony in Malacañang.

Majority of the male cases or 71 percent, were infected through sexual contact among MSM or men who have sex with men (2,176 from male-to-male sex and 1,586 from sex with both males and females).

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) yesterday announced that Filipino travelers arriving from abroad may now use a total of 18 electronic gates (e-gates) already operating in the international airports of Manila, Cebu and Davao.

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) welcomed the reassurance given by Swedish authorities that justice will be served in connection with the death of Mailyn Conde Sinambong last September 23.

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) conveyed its condolences to the family of a 22-year-old Filipina working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who allegedly fell to her death last week.

BUDGET Secretary Benjamin Diokno yesterday said the Chinese government is planning to hire “around 10,000” Filipinos to work as domestic helpers for the expatriates in China.

The yearly summit that became the go-to event for trainings and discussions designed to address the needs of the overseas Filipino workers and their dependents will be having its eighth edition this month.

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has turned over to acquitted Filipina murder suspect Jennifer Dalquez the P100,000 financial assistance to help her start anew in the Philippines.

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) welcomed the launch of the Flexi-Visa program by the Bahrain government, saying it will help at least 3,000 undocumented Filipino migrants there.

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will send a team to assist Filipinos in Saipan and other parts of Northern Marianas adversely affected by Typhoon Yutu (Rosita).

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday welcomed the release from prison of an overseas Filipina worker who was sentenced to death in 2015 for the murder of her employer in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).