Cancer-stricken Filipina Driven Out in the Middle of the Night By Employer Dies
A Filipino domestic worker who was reportedly driven out by her employer last year while still undergoing cancer treatment has died in her hometown.
Joan, a 41-year-old single mother, succumbed to cervical cancer on August 25 in Guimba,…
OFW in Saudi Arabia Dies While Waiting For Unpaid Wages, Benefits
An overseas Filipino worker has died in Saudi Arabia while waiting for his unpaid salary and benefits from his employer.
Larry Rancap, died in a hospital in Saudi due to lung cancer, according to his daughter Lennylene Rancap Ongkiatco…
Abused OFW in Kuwait In Hospital Arrest After Stabbing Employer
Authorities in Kuwait arrested an overseas Filipino worker who reportedly stabbed her employer for allegedly abusing and making threats to kill her.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the worker, identified as Ulambai…
HK Police Bust Loan Shark Business, Recovers Over 400 Philippine Passports
A Hong Kong man and his Filipina helper was arrested as Hong Kong authorities busted a loan shark operation, and seized more than 400 Philippine passports in the raid in August 13, an official from the Philippine Consulate General in Hong…
Sad Tales at Work For Filipino Construction Worker in New Zealand
A Filipino construction worker who moved from Qatar to Christchurch, New Zealand has spoken out of the alleged exploitation and abuse he experienced in his new workplace.
In a report by Radio New Zealand, worker who arrived in New…
Pinay Helper in Dubai Sends Money to PH, Wins 1 Million Dirhams
One could argue that sending money to her family in the Philippines was like buying a lottery ticket for a Dubai-based Filipino domestic worker. And winning the lottery.
By beating the odds of getting picked out of five million entries,…
Filipino Maid in HK Charged With Threatening Co-Worker With Knife
A Filipino domestic worker in Hong Kong has been arrested and charged with criminal intimidation Thursday night after allegedly threatening her co-worker with a knife.
The suspect, 47, who works for a family in Hong Kong's Shatin…
Undocumented Filipinos Face Immigration Crackdown in Malaysia
Despite the bulletins on existing voluntary deportation for illegal immigrants in Malaysia, less than one percent of the total undocumented Filipinos were able to avail of the amnesty.
Citing data from the Philippine embassy in Kuala…
OFW Found Hanging in Bahrain Apartment, 6th Expat Suicide in 2018
The body of a 37-year old Filipino worker was found hanging in an apartment in Bahrain in what was believed to be a case of suicide.
The Filipino man, a native of Quezon, was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside a residential unit he…
Agency Boss Face Jail, Fine After Placing China Jobs to Filipino Tourists
An employment agency manager has been sentenced by a Shangai court to eight years in prison and a fine of CNY200,000 (P1.56 million) for securing jobs for at least 24 Filipinos who entered China as tourists, a report from Xinhua said.…