Pinay OFW in Trouble As Husband Discovers Her Affairs Abroad
A court in Hong Kong has dismissed a petition of a Filipina domestic worker who wanted to remain in the city claiming that her husband allegedly threatened to kill her after discovering she had affairs with other men, a report by Hong Kong…
Filipina Domestic Worker in HK Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
A 35-year-old Filipino domestic worker was found dead inside the house of her employer May 17, according to the Hong Kong Police.
In a report by Hong Kong News, a police spokeswoman said the worker was found hanging inside her employer’s…
Saudi Arabia To Stop Renewal of Residence Permits to Workers of These 33 Types of Jobs
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has warned of a bleak picture in the Saudi Arabian jobmarket as the country intensifies its workforce nationalization program.
In a statement, POEA said that more Filipino and other…
Filipina Tied to a Tree by Saudi Employer Repatriated Back to Philippines
A Filipina domestic worker who was tied to a tree by her employer in Saudi Arabia has been repatriated back to the Philippines.
A photo of Lovely Acosta Baruelo tied to a tree in Saudi capital of Riyadh has gone viral on social media as…
Filipino Bookkeeper Charged With Stealing A$3.5 Million From Luxury Cruise Company
A 53-year-old Filipino woman working as a bookkeeper was charged after she was accused of stealing A$3.5 million (P127.2 million) from Silversea Cruises in an allegedly "deliberate and calculated fraud" conducted over four years in the…
POEA Guidelines on OEC Processing for Returning OFWs
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has issued specific guidelines regarding the processing of exit clearance of returning workers pursuant to the POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 4, Series of 2018 amending Section 22 of…
Cancer-stricken Ex-Domestic Worker Gets Surprise Visit From Former Ward
It was a terrible blow for Remelyn Zubiaga Yumul when she learned of the diagnosis that she has ovarian cancer. But despite of her affliction, one unexpected source of joy arrived: a surprise visit from a former ward she used to care for in…
Pinoy Hotel Accountant in Dubai Court For Stealing Over AED250,000 From Guests
A Filipino working as an accountant for a hotel in Dubai is on trial after he was accused of stealing AED252,245 (P3.548 million) from guests by tampering their insurance claims, according to a report by Gulf News.
The suspect, 33,…
How to Send Money Without Paying Remittance Fee
According to the International Labor Organization’s Global Estimates on Migrant Workers, 2015, there are 11.5 million migrant workers worldwide, from which 27.4 percent are employed in the Arab states.
Many of these workers -- a…
Only 19 Of 1,000 Filipinos in Libya Want to Go Home
Only 19 of around 1,000 Filipinos in Tripoli wanted to be repatriated as the rest working or living in the Libyan capital saw no immediate need to go home, the Philippine embassy there said on Monday.
Chargés d’affaires and Philippine…
