Flag of Kuwait (Unsplash) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has praised the Kuwait government following its decision to lift the ban on the issuance of entry visas and worker visas to Filipinos. Salo, the erstwhile chairman of the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will be providing free ride to all seafarers at the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-2 and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 in celebration of the Day of the Filipino Seafarer on Tuesday, June 25. In a statement, the DOTr said the free ride will be from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m....
The living room, or as Marvin likes to call it, the display area (Photo by Paul Quiambao) The Philippines is filled with rich cultural heritage, and it’s no secret that some are keen to collect – and even decorate their homes with – amazing artworks made by artisans from all over the...
President Marcos has asked Filipinos to support the Filipino athletes who will be competing in the Paris Olympics that will start next month. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores) Marcos said this as he led the send-off ceremony for nine of the 15 athletes representing the...
​A female Filipino national was among those who died due to extreme heat in this year's hajj, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Friday, June 21. DFA Undersecretary Jose Eduardo de Vega said the victim was based in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. She died of heatstroke in Mecca....
President Marcos has ordered Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to release additional funds to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for the participation of Filipino athletes to the upcoming Olympics. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the send-off ceremony for Filipino athletes...
The government is addressing the growing demand for more Filipino nurses in and outside the country, the Private Sector Advisory Council-Healthcare Sector Group (PSAC-HSG) said on Wednesday, June 19. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) President Marcos met with the...
MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – The remains of an Overseas Filipino Worker from this town who died in a fire in Manguf, Kuwait on June 12 arrived on Tuesday, June 18. THE remains of OFW Edwin Petilla arrive in his hometown in Pangasinan on June 18. Mayor Bona Fe de Vera Parayno condoled and gave...
(Unsplash) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino expressed her condolences to the family of a Filipino sailor who was killed after Houthi rebels from Yemen attacked a bulk cargo carrier in the Red Sea. "Lubos po ang aking pakikidalamhati...
The owner of the MV Tutor has committed to continue the search for the lone Filipino seafarer who is still missing after the vessel was hit by two missiles allegedly fired by Houthi rebels on June 12 in the southern part of the Red Sea. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo...
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and his wife, Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, on Monday, June 17 extended a P150,000 cash assistance for each of the 21 Filipino seafarers who were rescued from the MV Tutor hit in the Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea....
Migrant Workers Secretary hans Leo Cacdac meets the 21 Filipino seafarers rescued from the MV Tutor, a bulk-carrier that was hit by two missles in the Red Sea, after their arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday, June 17, 2024. (photo: DMW) The Department of...
