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Published  May 28, 2018 3:37pm   President Rodrigo Duterte has reappointed his special envoys to China and Australia, documents released by Malacañang on Monday show. Duterte kept Cheng Yong and Miguel Ayala as his special envoys to China and Australia, respectively, based on appointment papers signed by the President on May 23. Ayala will serve from July 1 to December 31, 2018. He was first named to the post in March last year. Educator  Dr. Amable Aguiluz V , meanwhile, was appointed special envoy to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a position the latter held during the time of former presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Benigno Aquino III. The GCC is a political and economic alliance of six oil-rich countries in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. Under  Executive Order 594  issued by Arroyo in 2006, the President can call for the appointment or designation of persons "w...

A Filipino domestic worker in Saudi Arabia has accused the son of her employer of sexually abusing her. According to the victim, her employer's son raped her twice in a span of one month. She said the first time was on her third week as an OFW in Taif while the second one occurred just before the holy month of Ramadan. "Naglilinis po ako, bigla niya akong pinasok. Sabi ko maawa ka sa akin, sabi niya may condom akong dala, hindi ka mabubuntis," the OFW said. Aside from rape, the OFW said the suspect also forced her to do lewd acts. "Binaboy nila ako rito, hindi ako perpektong babae pero hindi ko binenta ang kaluluwa ko kaya ako nagkatulong," she said. She said she could not leave her employer for fear of her safety On Sunday, the victim's aunt went to the office of Consul General Edgar Badajos to seek help. Badajos, for his part, has vowed to help the abused OFW. "Susubukan nating tawagan 'yung employer at tatanung...

Posted at  May 27 2018 04:20 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday welcomed another batch of overseas Filipino workers from Kuwait. The latest batch is composed of 22 OFWs, who are part of the more than 600 workers who have sought shelter at the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait. The repatriation of the distressed workers, mostly domestic workers, was among the conditions laid down by the Philippines prior to the signing of a labor agreement with Kuwait and the  lifting of the ban on deployment  of workers. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola said the agency provided P5,000 in financial assistance to the latest batch of OFWs and shouldered their airfare to their home provinces. Most of the repatriates are from Mindanao, Arriola added. The first batch of workers arrived from Kuwait Saturday, with more workers expected to arrive home in the coming weeks.

ABS-CBN News Posted at  May 27 2018 01:35 AM General view from the Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara during Cyclone Mekunu, in Salalah, Oman on Saturday, in this still image obtained from a video by social media. On Saturday, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs urged Filipinos in Saudi Arabia to prepare for a tropical cyclone expected to bring heavy rains in the western region.  James Hewitson/Twitter/@Anantara Salalah via Reuters MANILA—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has urged Filipinos in Saudi Arabia to prepare for a tropical cyclone expected to bring heavy rains in the western region late Saturday. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah has forwarded the advice to Filipinos, specifically in the Najran area where 8,000 Filipinos reside. The statement said the tropical cyclone is expected to bring heavy rains from Saturday until Tuesday, according to the Saudi General Authority of Meteorology and Envir...

Reddit MURDERED OFW. The remains of murdered Filipino overseas worker Angelo Claveria are now with his family in Iloilo. Photo courtesy of DFA MANILA, Philippines – The family of 34-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Angelo Claveria received his remains on Sunday morning, May 27, two years after he went missing and was later found dead in a septic tank in South Korea. The remains of Claveria, a factory worker, "were discovered inside a septic tank of a paint factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, outside Seoul" in April this year, said the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in a statement Sunday. Citing South Korean investigators, the DFA said Claveria "was believed to have been murdered by a Filipino co-worker who is now the object of a manhunt in the Philippines." The 34-year-old OFW's remains have been brought to his family in Cabatuan, Iloilo. Claveria's mother thanked the Philippine government "for ...

Paterno Esmaquel II @paterno_ii Published 9:43 PM, April 25, 2018 Updated 12:54 AM, April 26, 2018 Facebook Twitter Reddit ORDERED TO LEAVE. Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Villa is ordered to leave Kuwait, which declared him 'persona non grata.' File photo by AFP MANILA, Philippines (4th UPDATE) – Declaring him persona non grata, the Kuwaiti government ordered Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Villa to leave within a week, state-run Kuwait News Agency reported Wednesday, April 25. The Kuwaiti government cited the "undiplomatic acts by Philippine embassy staff" after they rescued abused overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait. Kuwait also recalled its ambassador to the Philippines,  Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh, "for consultation." "The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that it had notified the Philippine Ambassador Renato Villa that he is persona non grata in the country, a...

LONE CARRIER. Oman Air, the lone carrier serving the Muscat-Manila route, eyes to increase the frequency of its long haul service to the Philippines from 3 times a week to daily. Photo from Oman Air MANILA, Philippines – Oman Air, the lone carrier serving the Muscat-Manila route, eyes to increase the frequency of its long haul service to the Philippines from 3 times a week to daily. “There’s a huge market between the Gulf and the Philippines itself,” Ritchie Tuano, Oman Air country manager to the Philippines, said on Wednesday, December 3. Paul Gregorowitsch, chief executive officer of Oman Air, said they are "highly confident" of the "economic viability" of the daily operations. The carrier, owned by the Sultanate of Oman, launched its tri-weekly flights between the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and the Muscat International Airport on Tuesday, December 2. At present, the bilateral agreement between the Philippines and the Sultanate of...