SAUDI ARABIA

A Filipino domestic worker who had been reported missing was found dead in a hotel room in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last week. In a statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs, the 52-year-old woman’s body had been found in a…
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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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An overseas Filipino worker based in Saudi Arabia took his own life by hanging himself inside his apartment, according to a report by RMN. The body of the Filipino, who was said to be an furniture factory worker, was found hanging in his…
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An overseas Filipino worker from Dagupan City became the first Filipina to legally drive in Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom allowed women to drive, according to The Filipino Times. Graynne Angel Panitan, who works as a medical admin…
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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…
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A Filipino waiter working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is reportedly in critical condition at the intensive care unit of Saudi German Hospital after unidentified men struck him in the head in an apparent robbery attempt, a report by Radyo Todo…
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Authorities at Ninoy Aquino International Airport has apprehended a taxi driver operating in its premises after he reportedly victimized a Filipino domestic worker who just arrived from Saudi Arabia at NAIA Terminal 2. Airport police…
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A Filipino domestic helper based in Lebanon, and another based in Saudi Arabia, reportedly took their own lives last week, a report from the Philippine Star said. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, it has expressed…
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A high-ranking official of a Saudi Arabian city of Madinah has paid tribute to a Filipino nurse who was stabbed inside a hospital, a report by Saudi Gazette said. Emir of Madinah Prince Faisal Bin Salman has honored 29-year-old emergency…
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A Filipino nurse has sustained multiple stab wounds after he was stabbed by a man while on duty inside a hospital in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported. Emergency room nurse Rolando Mina, 29, a native of Caloocan…
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