DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac tallks with two of the 176 Filipinos who were rescued from various online scamming hubs in Myanmar after their arrival at th NAIA Terminal 1 on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (photo: DMW) A total of 176 Filipino victims of human trafficking arrived on Wednesday,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has pledged to provide psychosocial interventions and other forms of assistance to Filipinos repatriated from Myanmar, where they were allegedly victims of trafficking. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, March 26 assured that the...
Government officials led by DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia and DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega, meet with 30 Filipino human trafficking victims as soon as they arrived at the NAIA Terminal 1 on Tuesday, March 25. (photo: DMW) The Philippine government has repatriated 30 Filipinos who...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs chaiman is calling for a more vigorous collaboration among countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
People from China, Vietnam and Ethiopia, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in scam centers, sit with their faces masked while in detention after being released from the centers in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanaphon Wuttison) ...
RESCUED – In this photo released by Royal Thai Army, more than 250 people from 20 nations who were reportedly rescued from alleged scam centers in Myanmar, as they crossed into Thailand's Tak province on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Royal Thai Army, by Army Spokesperson via AP) BANGKOK...
Preparations are well underway for the Philippines’ chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2026, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said, admitting that “key issues” such as the South China Sea and Myanmar will be among the topics....
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced that refugees and students affected by armed conflict in Myanmar can now pursue higher education at top higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines. (Photo from CHED) In a statement, CHED said this was made possible through the...
BANGKOK (AP) — Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime's military with rapid gains of huge swaths of territory and inspiring others to attack around the country. The military's control had...
Admitting that the situation in Myanmar has not changed despite the Five-Point Consensus, President Marcos bared that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is "trying to formulate" new strategies to address the situation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. attends the plenary...
A census enumerator asks questions to a family member while collecting information to compile voter lists for a general election and to analyze population and socioeconomic trends, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) believes that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo could be heading to Asia's "Golden Triangle", a special economic zone located within the borders of Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand notorious for a range of illicit and criminal activities....
