Senator Raffy Tulfo recently conducted an ocular inspection at the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) office and embassy shelter known as "Bahay Kalinga 2" in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo from the Office of Senator Raffy Tulfo) Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, was welcomed by...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (left) and Shiella, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) she helped rescue from Riyadh. (Facebook) The story of a distressed overseas Filipino worker (OFW) being saved and reunited with his or her family is always worth telling. Marikina City 2nd district...
Pinoy wins THE QUAR’AN Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Adnan Alonto (sixth from left) poses with guests and participants of the Qur’an memorization contest in Riyadh (Riyadh PE photo) The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh celebrated Ramadan by hosting the first Asian Qur'an Memorization...
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has been directed to go after the owner of a foreign recruitment firm who allegedly raped a Filipina overseas worker, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday, July 6. (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting) In...
The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh has confirmed that an overseas Filipino worker was found dead in a hotel in Haradh, an industrial city located in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia. Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia (PE Riyadh website) In a statement posted on its website Tuesday night, the Embassy...
Who says Philippine labor officials in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) haven't been doing anything against erring recruitment agencies and abusive employers? Masjid Nabawi, Medina, KSA (Photo by Adli Wahid / Unsplash) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported Sunday, May 30 that a...
