Most Rev. Charles John Brown D.D., Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines of the Embassy of the Holy See, Department of Foreign Affairs Asec. Mardomel Celo Melicor of the Office of Middle East and African Affairs (OMEAA), and H.E. Amb. Musaed Saleh A.M. Althwaikh of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on Friday, Feb. 23, that the fate of Jullebee Ranara and other OFWs who fell victim to injustice should serve as a stark reminder to continuously ensure the safety and welfare of Filipinos abroad. Villanueva lauded the decision of the Kuwaiti appellate...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (PPAB) Perpetrators of violence against overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) won’t go unpunished. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo gave this statement on Thursday, Feb. 22, after the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals upheld the guilty...
Kuwait Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal has expressed his openness to restart negotiations with the Philippines to normalize the two countries' relations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber...
Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has apologized for his country's treatment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), President Marcos said. RENEWED TIES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at...
President Marcos has commended Philippine government agencies and Kuwaiti authorities for their pursuit of justice for slain overseas Filipino worker Jullebee Ranara. (Photo courtesy of PCO) Marcos, who is currently in Singapore, made the statement following the conviction of Ranara's...
Jullebee Ranara’s remains are flown home to the Philippines last January 2023 (MANILA BULLETIN) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino has hailed the Kuwait juvenile justice court's conviction of the late Jullebee Ranara's killer, but at the same...
A Kuwaiti court has convicted the perpetrator behind the killing of Jullebee Ranara, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was raped, killed and burned by the son of her employer in January. The Juvenile Court of Kuwait sentenced 17-year-old Turki Ayed Al-Azmi to 15 years of...
The swift and sudden repatriation of a significant number of Filipino workers from Kuwait is actually a "positive development" on the relations between the two countries. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega made the remark on Tuesday after a strained tie...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo on Tuesday, June 6, denounced the move of the Kuwaiti government to crackdown on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are victims of crimes and other abuses. This, according to Tulfo, despite his suggestions to protect their rights through mandatory pre-engagement...
OFWs (MANILA BULLETIN) The promise of one million jobs from Saudi Arabia presents "a ray of hope" for Filipinos. Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo as he hailed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople for securing the mammoth number of jobs from the oil-rich...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, May 30, ruled out the possibility the accident in Kuwait where a motor vehicle hit several Filipino cyclists was a hate crime. (Photo from Maya Cycle) DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Affairs Eduardo de Vega said this during the Laging Handa public...
