Is Working Abroad For You? Check Out These Pros and Cons
Thousands of Filipinos leave the Philippines every day for jobs across the four corners of the world so it might not be difficult to decide working overseas, but it's still a big dilemma for many who have options available back home.
For…
Filipino Security Guard in San Francisco, CA Shot Dead While On Phone With Wife in Philippines
A Filipino working as a security guard in San Francisco, California died after he was shot by a 24-year-old assailant while he was talking on the phone with his wife in the Philippines on July 2.
Authorities managed to rush Rolando…
OWWA Releases P6-M Loan to Ex-OFWs Affected by Saudi Job Crisis
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Western Visayas has already released some PHP6 million in soft loans to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the crisis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
OWWA 6 (Western…
A Mother’s Love: Singapore OFW Sends Own Breastmilk to Her Children in Philippines
Distance is not a problem for an overseas Filipino worker to send her breastmilk to her own children who are in the Philippines.
Medical technologist Felirose Bartolome, has two children -- a two-year-old toddler and a 6-month-old baby…
Filipino Man Charged After Secretly Filming Filipina Flatmate Naked
A Filipino administrator in Dubai has been accused of breaching the privacy of his Filipina flatmate when he secretly filmed her in state of undress, a Dubai court heard on Monday, a report by Khaleej Times said.
The incident happened in…
Filipino Arrested in Japan For Stabbing to Death A Filipina Woman
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a Filipino man after he allegedly stabbed his Filipina girlfriend at her home in Hamura City in western Tokyo on Monday, Tokyo Reported said, citing TBS News.
The woman later died on Wednesday,…
Labatt Dela Torre To Return to Hong Kong Post
Labor Attache Jalilo dela Torre is expected to return to the post he vacated in Hong Kong in August 1, in a memo issued on June 27 by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III.
His return, however, is pending a grant of exemption from ban on…
Jealousy Drove Italy OFW to Stab Kababayan to Death
A Filipino worker based in Padua, Italy has been stabbed to death reportedly by a fellow Filipino in a fit of jealousy last Thursday.
The victim, Walter Crispin Sahagun, 51, has been challenging the suspect, Melvil Arca 36, on social…
2 Filipino Women Abducted in Northern Iraq
Update: The woman have been released.
Two Filipino women have been kidnapped on a road linking the Iraqi capital Baghdad to the Kurdish city of Erbil, security and local officials say.
The women were traveling to northern Iraq with…
Cebu Pacific Passengers May Get Refunds From Unused NAIA Terminal Fee
If you are a frequent traveler of Cebu Pacific between 2012 and 2018, you may be eligible to receive refund from your past terminal fee payments after Cebu Pacific and Cebgo turned over to the Manila International Airport Authority around…