A 39-year-old Filipino household service worker was executed for murder in Saudi Arabia on January 29, 2019, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed January 1, PTV News reported. The agency explained that the Philippine…
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There is a saying that passion beats talent. But Dodie Manuel Gonzales, a Filipino worker based in Doha, Qatar, certainly has both passion and talent to grow his small veggie garden that continues to amaze his friends and other…
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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…
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An overseas Filipino worker has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed to death a Tunisian colleague in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a report from ABS-CBN News said. The unnamed Filipino, 48, and married with children, has been working as…
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A temporary ban on deployment of Filipino domestic workers to Kuwait is looming as the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has approved a motion regaring the matter, a report from The Manila Times said. The motion was raised by…
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Qatar has approved a new law restricting working hours and benefits for its domestic workers. The domestic employment law orders employers in Qatar to limit domestic workers to a maximum of 10 hours of work a day, pay their wages at the…
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It is no longer surprising to hear the news of employer abuse and hardships endured by foreign domestic workers in the Middle East. But despite of that, there are also many heartwarming stories too. While the kafala system in place by…
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A former employee of Saudi Oger who was among thousands of foreign migrant workers displaced by massive job layoffs has expressed contentment over his newfound career back home. Ivan Peter Romero Dabatos, appointed coordinator for…
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The answer to this question is yes. It is possible to ship LCD television units from abroad to an address in the Philippines. Using sea cargo forwarder service from LBC, it takes between 30 and 60 days for a balikbayan box to arrive…
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Effective July 1, 2017, Philippine Airlines flights to and from the Middle East (except Dubai flights) will depart from and arrive in NAIA Terminal 1, Pasay City. PAL flights to the Middle East covered by this new terminal assignment…
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