Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has apologized for his country's treatment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), President Marcos said. RENEWED TIES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at...
President Marcos has commended Philippine government agencies and Kuwaiti authorities for their pursuit of justice for slain overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara. (Photo courtesy of PCO) Marcos, who is currently in Singapore, made the statement following the conviction of Ranara's...
Jullebee Ranara’s remains are flown home to the Philippines last January 2023 (MANILA BULLETIN) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino has hailed the Kuwait juvenile justice court's conviction of the late Jullebee Ranara's killer, but at the same...
A Kuwaiti court has convicted the perpetrator behind the killing of Jullebee Ranara, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was raped, killed and burned by the son of her employer in January. The Juvenile Court of Kuwait sentenced 17-year-old Turki Ayed Al-Azmi to 15 years of...
The swift and sudden repatriation of a significant number of Filipino workers from Kuwait is actually a "positive development" on the relations between the two countries. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega made the remark on Tuesday after a strained tie...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo on Tuesday, June 6, denounced the move of the Kuwaiti government to crackdown on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are victims of crimes and other abuses. This, according to Tulfo, despite his suggestions to protect their rights through mandatory pre-engagement...
OFWs (MANILA BULLETIN) The promise of one million jobs from Saudi Arabia presents "a ray of hope" for Filipinos. Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo as he hailed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople for securing the mammoth number of jobs from the oil-rich...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, May 30, ruled out the possibility the accident in Kuwait where a motor vehicle hit several Filipino cyclists was a hate crime. (Photo from Maya Cycle) DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Affairs Eduardo de Vega said this during the Laging Handa public...
The Philippine government will not apologize for caring and providing shelter for runaway Filipinos in Kuwait despite the fact it is the reason why the Gulf state has suspended new visa entry from the Philippines, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Tuesday, May 30. DFA...
The driver of the motor vehicle that hit several Filipino cyclists along the Arabian Gulf Road in Kuwait surrendered to authorities. (Photo from Maya Cycle) This was announced by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) during an interview with DZBB on Sunday, May 28. DFA Undersecretary for Migrant...
Several Filipinos in Kuwait were hurt after an allegedly intentional hit-and-run incident in the Gulf nation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Saturday, May 27. According to DFA, the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait already checked on the condition of those injured to provide them...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. does not intend to enforce a total deployment ban of Filipino workers to Kuwait, saying he does not want to burn bridges. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Betheena Unite) "I’m never very comfortable yung nagba-ban na ganon. Dahil parang ang...
