8 Things You Need To Know About Philippine ID
The long wait is over.
Citizens of the Philippines will finally have their own national ID after President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Philippine ID System Law. It aims to provide ease transactions between the people and the…
Philippine Government to Pay for One-way Ticket Home For Filipino Amnesty Applicants in UAE
Filipinos who are availing of the amnesty offered by the United Arab Emirates government have been advised not to book their tickets prior to securing an outpass from various amnesty centers.
The government of the Philippines will…
Beware of ‘Friends’ Who Value You Because of Money
As if life abroad is not hard enough, overseas Filipino workers can experience additional misery when they meet 'fair weather friends' who ruin their future plans and even get them in trouble.
Take Christine, a domestic worker in Hong…
Filipina Bleeds to Death Over Suspected Abortion Try in Dubai
An investigation by Dubai Police is underway about a Filipina domestic worker who bled to her death on July 29, a report from Gulf News said.
Angel Pauya Trasadas, 33, died after bleeding profusely while working in one of the flats in…
POLO: 30-Kg Luggage Allowance For HK Domestic Workers Should Be Enforced
Employment agencies have been reminded that Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong flying back to the Philippines should be granted at least 30 kilograms of luggage allowance.
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office made the reminder after…
2 Filipina Helpers in Hong Kong Die Of Heat-Related Causes
Two Filipino domestic workers were found lifeless in the toilets of their respective employers in Hong Kong, citing extreme weather conditions, a report by The SUN said.
Labor Attache Nida Romulo declined to name the two workers, adding…
Filipino Woman Arrested For Shoplifting in Taiwan
A Filipino domestic worker was caught shoplifting in a convenience store in Taiwan August 2.
With the help of CCTV footage, the woman, 46, was caught red-handed attempting to steal cosmetics in a store in Pingtung County in southern…
Filipino Domestic Helper in HK in Coma After Suicide Try Over Money Problems
A Filipino domestic worker is in critical condition at a Hong Kong hospital after she allegedly tried to commit suicide in Sheung Shui district, Hong Kong News reported citing an official of the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong.…
Filipino Domestic Workers Complain of Illegal Loan Scheme in Hong Kong
Several Filipino domestic workers have complained to the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong about local employment agencies collaborating with their counterparts in the Philippines coercing them to take loans from finance companies.…
Filipino in NY Sues Kababayan Over Failed Onion Farm Investment
A Filipino man based in Queens, New York is suing a woman after she issued a bounced check payment of US$20,500, money borrowed plus interest, she owed him since last year, according to ABS-CBN News.
When Analiza Daus-Amante of Buda,…