Senator Raffy T. Tulfo has expressed dismay on the failure of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to provide specific timeline regarding the release of the unpaid wages claims of 10,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). During the Aug. 17...
RIYADH (AFP) -- The Saudi sovereign wealth fund on Sunday, Aug. 6, announced a new sports investment company designed to draw "major global events" to the kingdom, which has spent recent months luring top football stars. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (AFP) The company, SRJ Sports...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that his administration will look after their welfare by continually crafting policies and entering into agreements to improve their working conditions. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of...
Big-time oil price hike across products await motorists next week, based on advisories by oil companies. Based on the calculation of the industry players, the price of gasoline will rise by as much as P1.90 to P2.30 per liter; while diesel prices will also climb by P1.95 to P2.35 per liter. For...
Filipino pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia are reportedly currently stranded in Muzdalifah, an open area associated with Hajj, the Philippine Embassy in Saudi said Wednesday, June 28. The embassy said it is already acting on the situation, and has also called on Saudi authorities, including the...
In this elevated view from a hotel overlooking the Grand Mosque, Muslim worshippers and pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, in the holy city of Mecca on June 22, 2023, as they arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Rania SANJAR / AFP MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- Enormous crowds of...
Filipino pilgrims attending the Hajj have started arriving in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. The first batch of Filipinos composed of around 292 individuals arrived in Madinah via a Philippine Airlines flight, the DFA added. They were welcomed by Philippine...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual is confident that the recent announcement of Saudi Arabia that it would cut down on oil production would not necessarily lead to an increase in the prices of basic commodities in the country. Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual (RTVM...
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...
Do it diplomatically but forcefully. This is the advice Rep. Rodente Marcoleta gave to Renato Pedro Villa, Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), on how to deal with the claim of 12,000 Filipino overseas workers (OFWs) of unpaid back wages estimated to reach P1-billion. "I will...
This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (2nd-L) speaking with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit (L) while Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (R) speaks with the Deputy Emir of Mecca Prince Badr bin Sultan bin...
This handout picture released by the Syrian Presidency Telegram account on May 10, 2023 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meeting with Saudi's ambassador to Jordan, Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairy, in Damascus. (Syrian Presidency Telegram Page / AFP) DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian President Bashar...
