Despite the crackdown on illegal immigrants in the United States, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo assured that Filipinos are “doing well” there because of the “good reputation” they built in many industries globally. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo (Photo...
Describing the confusion brought by the policies of United States President Donald Trump as “growing pains” of a new administration, President Marcos on Thursday, Jan. 30, expressed hope that he could thresh out the details of these orders when he meets with the newly installed Chief Executive....
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to offer assistance and livelihood programs to Filipinos affected by stricter US immigration policies. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the agency will provide various forms of aid, including employment support for those who would be...
LAKEN RILEY ACT – President Donald Trump holds the document after signing the Laken Riley Act during an event in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley...
Migrants who were deported from the U.S. stand on El Chaparral pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, late Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of...
A congresswoman who advocates for overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) rights has expressed concern over the effects of United States (US) President Donald Trump's plan to deport millions of undocumented migrants, including Filipinos living and working stateside. OFW Party-list Rep. Marisa...
Pope Francis (AP) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not Christian” for wanting to build a wall along...
A mother embraces her son after signing a document giving Nora Sandigo legal guardianship of her minor children if she is detained or deported by immigration authorities, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Miami. Sandigo runs a non-profit organization that helps immigrants and their families. (AP...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured Filipinos fearing for their statuses in the United States that they won’t be tattle tales and surrender them to the US government amid a planned crackdown on illegal migrants there by the incoming Trump administration. Two women hold a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday, November 12 urged the Marcos government to approach the imminent policy shift in the United States calmly instead of agitating undocumented Filipinos that would be facing an imminent immigration crackdown. “Instead of sounding...
Warning that United States President-elect Donald Trump is “serious” about his deportation plan for illegal immigrants, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez said on Sunday, Nov. 10, that illegally staying Filipinos in the US are now worried about their status...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested a South Korean national wanted in Seoul for "involvement in financial fraud." Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive as 53-year-old You Hyun Tea, who was arrested in his residence at Cordova, Cebu last June 4 by operatives from...
