OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Scores of distressed of distressed OFWs in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East are getting abused not just once, but twice and even more times ironically by fellow unscrupulous Filipino nationals. OFW rights advocates Eli Mua and Faith Buencamino, who are both...
Five female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are now appealing for justice as they revealed that they have been repeatedly maltreated by their employer who is a retired general in Saudi Arabia. But the physical and verbal abuses, they said, were not only perpetrated by retired general Ayed Al Jeaid...
Filipinos in Saudi Arabia made another milestone following the successful staging of the first purely Filipino entertainment gathering in the Kingdom under the auspices of the Saudi National Events Center (NEC) headed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Thousands of Filipinos gather at...
President Duterte said it was okay for him that some Filipinos have refused to get their coronavirus jabs since “this is a democracy,” but he also stressed that getting vaccinated could “save your life.” President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on...
The demand for Filipino nurses abroad continues to increase amid the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File photo/Malacañang) Saudi Arabia is willing to accept more Filipino nurses, recognizing their valued skills, according to Foreign Affairs...
The Filipina overseas worker who was raped by her employers in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now two months pregnant. (Photo by Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III shared this sad news Wednesday, July 7 during a virtual press...
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 Bureau of Immigration (BI) has caught another two underaged overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) bound for Saudi Arabia at the Clark International Aiport in Pampanga. (Photo from Bureau of Immigration Facebook page) The interception of the duo came after three other minor OFWs were barred by Clark...
The Philippines is hopeful that Saudi Arabia will expand its Labor Reform Initiative (LRI) to cover migrant workers engaged in domestic work. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The country has lauded Saudi Arabia's reforms aimed at easing some contractual restrictions on migrant...
Over 300 distressed overseas Filipinos (OFs) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been repatriated during the official visit of President Duterte's delegation to the middle eastern nation this week. HEADED HOME. Filipinos based in Saudi Arabia queue for processing at the King Khalid International...
The government has facilitated the repatriation of more than 300 distressed Filipinos from Saudi Arabia amid the adverse impact of the raging pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to the Palace, the latest batch of 347 repatriates will each be given P10,000 in cash...
The Philippine is seeking to enhance the country's bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia, particularly in the protection of thousands of Filipino migrant workers. President Rodrigo Duterte confers the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu (Grand Cross) Silver Distinction on outgoing Ambassador...
