Latest SYRIA

• Filipino Peacekeepers in Syria Set to Be Freed

  A group of 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers seized by Syrian rebels on the Golan...

• Philippines Demands Syrian Rebels Release Troops

  The Philippines on Thursday strongly condemned the hostage-taking of 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers by...

• 22 Filipinos From Syria Receive OWWA Cash Assistance

  THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration granted 22 overseas Filipino workers P10,000 in relief assistance...

• 6 Davao Women Face Human Trafficking Raps

  SIX women face charges before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) for alleged human trafficking....

• VP Binay Calls on Remaining OFWs in Syria to Come Home

  Remaining overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Syria are urged to come home as situation...

• OFW Trapped in Syria Asks For Repatriation

  As the civil war rages on in Syria, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in...

• Pinoy Workers Recount Ordeal in Syria

  Ruth Pana, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Syria, vividly remembers the bullet-riddled windows...

• Philippine Maid Escapes Employer to Flee Syria

  A Philippine maid gave a dramatic account of how she escaped her demanding employer...

• 2 OFWs Trapped in Mansion in Syria

  Two overseas Filipino workers are still trapped in a heavily-guarded mansion in Damascus in...

• Syria Waives Exit Visa Requirements for 250 OFWs

  Syria has agreed to the Philippines’ request to waive the exit visa requirements for...