Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Undersecretary Maria Anthonette Velasco-Allones said Wednesday, February 8, that DMW Secretary Susan Ople is considering banning the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to Kuwait pending talks on how to protect OFWs in that Middle East country. While...
The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs favored the temporary suspension of deployment of first-time and newly-hired domestic workers to Kuwait, which the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced Wednesday, Feb. 8. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and OFW...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has temporarily suspended the deployment of first-time applicants for jobs in Kuwait amid the ongoing discussions to ensure the safety and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) following the brutal death of household service worker Jullebee Ranara last...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva is pushing for a comprehensive review of the bilateral labor agreement between the Philippines and Kuwait amid rising cases of abuse of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Villanueva made the call after another case of OFW abuse in Kuwait was reported following...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ T. Tulfo reiterated today, Jan. 6, a deployment ban of Filipino Overseas Workers (OFWs) in Kuwait following media reports about a Filipino domestic helper who has been paralyzed after escaping her abusive employer in that Middle East country. Tulfo, chairman of the...
Las Piñas Vice Mayor April Aguilar visited the wake of slain overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara and extended sympathy to her family on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Aguilar, on behalf of Mayor Imelda Aguilar, gave the family of Ranara financial assistance during her visit. She also told the...
The Diocese of Balanga has released a pastoral statement on the slaying of Jullebee Ranara, an overseas Filipino worker in Kuwait. Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file photo) Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos strongly condemned the killing of the 35 year old domestic worker by the...
A congresswoman who represents overseas Filipino workers (OFW) became emotional after she spoke about the case of Jullebee Ranara, the slain Filipino domestic helper from Kuwait, on the plenary floor. Jullebee Ranara's remains arrive at NAIA (Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo's Facebook) OFW...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" T. Tulfo on Monday, January 30, filed Senate Resolution No. 448 seeking a Senate inquiry, in aid of legislation, to revisit, re-examine and review the existing bilateral agreement and standard employment contract governing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait. The...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has made a visit to the wake of Jullebee Ranara, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) killed in Kuwait, and vowed to help her family in all of their needs. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos offered his sympathy...
The Kuwaiti government has vowed to bring justice to Julleebee Ranara, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was reportedly raped, killed and burned by her employer's son, as the Arab state condemned her murder. Kuwait Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday held...
When news about the brutal death of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara broke out on Sunday, Jan. 22, some lawmakers and individuals immediately called for a deployment ban to Kuwait in an apparent expression of anger over what she suffered at the hands of the 17-year old son of her...
