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  Several government agencies on Friday, June 16 raised concerns that members of the Taliban and other “splinter groups” would revive their propaganda once the Philippines gives in to the United States’ request for the government to temporarily house Afghan nationals in the country.   ...

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from Afghanistan are entitled to various benefits and assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) under its reintegration program, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Wednesday. Angara made the assurance as that the OWWA...

The Philippines is working on the repatriation of more Filipinos in Afghanistan after the first batch of 32 evacuees fled the country while 19 others are set to leave immediately. Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province on August 15, 2021. (AFP) In his virtual presser,...