Filipinos affected by Kuwait employment ban troubled
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is assisting the affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who could not travel to Kuwait after the entry and work visas of Filipino workers in …
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Marcos schedules talk with Kuwait after Ranara’s death
Following the violent killing of an overseas Filipino worker, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. asks if there are “weaknesses” in the labor agreement between Kuwait and the Philippines. He said …
Remains of OFW Jullebee Cabilis Ranara to arrive on Friday
The remains of Jullebee Cabilis Ranara, the Pinay household worker who was allegedly brutally murdered by the 17-year-old son of her employer in Kuwait, are expected to arrive in the …
Locsin wants ‘blood money’ for slain OFW in Kuwait stopped
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ordered the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait to stop paying P7.5 million “blood money” to the family of slain overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jeanelyn Villavende. …
Pinay rape victim in Kuwait returns home after 8 years
A Filipino overseas worker in Kuwait who was raped, stabbed in the neck, and left for dead in a desert by a policeman, returned to the Philippines this Sunday, after …
Lady guard found dead in Ilocos Sur
Extreme jealousy is the apparent reason behind the murder of a lady guard who was found lifeless and bloody in their quarters at a dormitory in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. …
Duterte to executioner: ‘cut off heads’ of Kuwait OFW killers
President Rodrigo Duterte said he wants Kuwait to “cut off the heads” and execute the killers of slain OFW in Kuwait, Jeanalyn Villavende. “I want their executioner to cut off …
Philippines, Kuwait agree on employment contract for Filipino household workers
The Philippines and Kuwait signed an agreement for an employment contract, which aims to strengthen the protection of Filipino household service workers from abuse. Labor Undersecretary Claro Arellano and Kuwait …
Employer kills Pinay domestic helper in Kuwait
An employer allegedly killed a Pinay domestic helper in Kuwait. The Department of Foreign Affairs learned the incident recently as it condemns the ongoing attacks on domestic workers from the …
OFW in Kuwait found in freezer case update: suspect found guilty
The employer/suspect for killing OFW in Kuwait found in freezer was found guilty of murder, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced Monday. The DFA posted on their official Twitter account …
Kuwaiti charged over death of maid found violated with cucumber
A criminal case has been filed filed against a Kuwaiti after a Filipina maid was found dead, with a cucumber forced into her body. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) …
Body of Filipina maid murdered by Kuwaiti boss violated with cucumber
A Filipina maid allegedly murdered by her employer in Kuwait was found with her body “black and blue” and violated with a cucumber. The latest killing of a Filipino worker …
Come home! Duterte’s appeal to 260,000 Filipino workers in Kuwait
President Duterte has appealed to the estimated 260,000 Filipinos living and working in Kuwait to come home. His call comes amid rising tensions between the Philippines and the Gulf state …
Kuwait throws out Philippine ambassador over rescue of abused maids
Kuwait has ordered the Philippine Ambassador to leave the country amid a row over the ‘rescue’ of abused Filipina maids. The Kuwaiti government has given Ambassador Renato Villa just one …
Philippines apologise to Kuwait for ‘rescue’ of Filipina maids
Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano has apologised to the government of Kuwait for the embassy-led ‘rescue’ of Filipina domestic workers in the Gulf state. Speaking in …
Filipina arrested for alleged ties to the Islamic State in Kuwait
A Filipino woman has been arrested by authorities in Kuwait under the suspicion that she is a supporter of the so-called Islamic State (IS). Working as a housemaid, the Filipina …