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Published  April 24, 2018 3:22pm  The son and brother of missing OFW Nilda Bongar are currently in Saudi Arabia to help in the search for her. Interviewed by GMA News, Bongar's son Dan Mark said they intend to talk with his mother's employer to get a clear picture on what happened to her. "Nais naming malaman kung anong nangyari sa nanay namin at gusto naming makausap ang kanyang employer at ang mga taong involved," Dan Mark said. Bongar, a widow who has four children in Pangasinan, has been missing for over a year already. Her employer had reportedly told Saudi Police in September 2016 that she ran away. The employer, Ashraf Abdullah Ahmed Dakman, personally met with Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) deputy administrator Arnel Ignacio in February and surrendered her passport and belongings. Dan Mark said they hope their visit will bear positive result. Dan Mark and his uncle were accompanied in Saudi Arabia by a re...

Published  April 26, 2018 8:15am  Former Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Villa was declared persona non-grata in Kuwait for his alleged failure to address the Gulf country's complaints over the rescue of OFWs by his staff. Kuwait News Agency  (KUNA) reported Wednesday that a notice was sent to the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait to explain the news of a seven-team contingency affiliated with the Philippine foreign secretary for labor and immigration "at pretext of rescuing female housemaids in Kuwait." "The State of Kuwait Government affirms that such acts and statements constitute explicit breach of international principles and covenants," the official statement said. Villa was reportedly summoned twice to address Kuwait's "extreme and denunciation of such dangerous transgressions, coupled with an explicit request that the embassy deliver names of the Filipinos who had committed the offense of smuggling Filipina worker...

Published  April 26, 2018 3:52pm  Updated  April 26, 2018 4:15pm By  MICHAELA DEL CALLAR The Philippines on Thursday protested the expulsion of its ambassador to Kuwait, the arrest warrants against its three diplomats, and the detention of four other Filipinos as the diplomatic dispute between the two countries over the abuse of Filipino housemaids continues to escalate. Kuwait withdrew its envoy in Manila, preventing the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) from meeting him to clarify issues related to the diplomatic conflict. “The Department of Foreign Affairs has summoned Kuwaiti Ambassador Musaed Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh but was informed by the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Manila that he has been recalled to his capital for consultations,” the DFA said in a statement. “The Department served a diplomatic note to the Embassy of Kuwait conveying its strong surprise and great displeasure over the declaration of Ambassador Renato Pedro V...

Published  April 24, 2018 1:16pm  Updated  April 24, 2018 4:12pm By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News The Philippines and Kuwait will push through with the signing of the deal for the protection of OFWs even after the Gulf state protested the rescue of distressed Filipino domestic workers for supposed lack of proper coordination with authorities, Malacañang said Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the memorandum of understanding (MOU) spelling out the "minimum" terms and conditions of employment of OFWs will be signed possibly after the Ramadan, Islam's holy month, which according to reports is due to start on May 15 and will continue for 30 days until June 14. President Rodrigo Duterte had said he would witness the signing of the MOU after the Kuwaiti government acceded to his demands. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, on the other hand, said in a separate press briefing that "both sides hope that it can be signed befo...

Published  April 20, 2018 8:15am  China on Wednesday offered the Philippines and 58 other countries visa-free access to Hainan island in an effort to support a policy to open up the tourist island to the public. The Ministry of Public Security of China and the State Immigration Administration announced that the offer will be implemented beginning May 1. Under the new policy, individuals and groups from 59 countries may visit the province for 30 visa-free days as long as their tours are booked through China National Tourism Administration-approved travel agencies around Hainan. Heavily promoted by the ministry is Sanya, the southernmost city of Hainan, nicknamed the "Hawaii of China." The countries given visa-free access to Hainan include: Russia United Kingdom France Germany Norway Ukraine Italy Austria Finland Netherlands Denmark Switzerland Sweden Spain Belgium Czech Republic Estonia Greece Hungary Iceland Latvia Lithua...

By:  Cui Jia  -  @inquirerdotnet China Daily/Asia News Network  / 09:25 PM April 18, 2018 A cruise ship sails on waters off Phoenix Island in Sanya, Hainan province, March 27, 2018. [Photo/VCG/China Daily News) China will adopt a new 30-day visa-free policy in Hainan province for people from 59 countries starting May 1, in an attempt to nurture the tourism industry of the southernmost province. The province has been implementing a 15-day or 21-day visa waiver policy for group visitors from 26 countries since 2010. Under the new policy, individuals from 59 countries can visit the province for 30 days visa-free as long as they book their tour through travel agencies. Countries benefiting from the policy include Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Norway, Ukraine, Italy, Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, the United ...

OUT OF ICU SOON Published  April 18, 2018 7:11pm  The condition of the OFW who was forced to drink bleach by her employer in Saudi Arabia has improved and she may be out of the Intensive Care Unit soon, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Wednesday. Interviewed on QRT, Elmer Cato, acting assistant secretary of DFA's Office of Public Diplomacy, said the information came from Consul General Edgar Badajos who has been monitoring the condition of the OFW, Agnes Mancilla. "Sinabi niya (Badajos) na nag-improve na ang condition ni Agnes at malamang by this time nailipat na 'yan sa isang regular ward, kasi nasa ICU siya in the past several days dahil sa injuries resulting from ingestion ng chlorox," Cato said. Mancilla, 36, a native of Infanta, Quezon, is currently under observation in a hospital in Jizan following the incident. A fellow househelp rushed her to the hospital on April 2, a day after her female employer forced her ...