The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)-bound overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who ended up stranded at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City Friday, May 28 have been assured of assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). OWWA Deputy Administrator Mocha Uson...
More than two hundred overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are left stranded at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 Friday, May 28 after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) suddenly suspended the deployment of workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). (Ariel Fernandez /...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III's raw, intial reaction to reports that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was going to impose vaccine preferences on inbound foreigners--supposedly including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)--was gold. DOLE Secretary Silvestre...
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said vaccination against COVID-19 will be mandatory from August 1 to enter any government and private establishments as well as to use public transport. Saudi passengers arrive to King Khaled International airport in the capital Riyadh on May 17, 2021, as Saudi authorities...
RIYADH, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia will lift the travel ban on citizens from Monday, the Saudi Interior Ministry announced on Sunday. The ban was imposed last year as part of a series of steps to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. The ministry also announced that May 17 will mark the full...
The governments of the Philippines and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed that there was a need to ramp up their cooperation to address the ongoing threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). File Photo: President Duterte and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (Robinson...
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud assured President Duterte that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is committed to protecting and upholding the rights of Filipino workers in the Kingdom. File Photo: President Duterte and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince...
Prime Certification and Inspection, a subsidiary of the United Arab Emirates - based Prime Group of Companies, has been recognized by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) and the only Philippine halal-certifying body authorized to give certification for food exports bound for the Kingdom...
RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced plans to pump fresh investments worth $3.2 trillion into the national economy by 2030, as the top crude exporter accelerates economic diversification efforts. The announcement by de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman underscores a push to...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday thanked those who advocated for the abolition of the ‘kafala’ system in Saudi Arabia which will take effect beginning today, March 14, 2021. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO) “Thank you unreservedly to those...
A pending legislative measure is seeking to refocus the investment mandate of state-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) into exploration and production (E&P) ventures in the oil and gas sector, and for it to transform itself as a global champion in that industry similar to the...
