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September 07, 2018   By Cristina Lee-Pisco   People's Journal THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will extend all possible assistance to a Filipina domestic helper in Kuwait who was arrested by authorities for allegedly stabbing her employer. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait is assisting the distressed household service worker from Maguindanao and is in touch with Kuwaiti authorities investigating her case. “Our Embassy in Kuwait continues to look after our kababayan Ulambai Singgayan and is coordinating with authorities to ensure that her rights are protected,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola said. “Ulambai and her family here in the Philippines have our assurance that the DFA will provide her with legal and other assistance that she may require,” Arriola said. The Undersecretary said that as soon as the Embassy learned about the incident, it dispatched a team to...

September 07, 2018   By Cristina Lee-Pisco   People's Journal THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will extend all possible assistance to a Filipina domestic helper in Kuwait who was arrested by authorities for allegedly stabbing her employer. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait is assisting the distressed household service worker from Maguindanao and is in touch with Kuwaiti authorities investigating her case. “Our Embassy in Kuwait continues to look after our kababayan Ulambai Singgayan and is coordinating with authorities to ensure that her rights are protected,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola said. “Ulambai and her family here in the Philippines have our assurance that the DFA will provide her with legal and other assistance that she may require,” Arriola said. The Undersecretary said that as soon as the Embassy learned about the incident, it dispatched a team to...

September 08, 2018   By Efren Montano   People's Journal PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte promised to resolve the issue of undocumented Filipinos as soon as possible and will send Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano to discuss the issue with the Jordanian government. In a speech before around 2,000 members of the Filipino community in Amman, Duterte said the Philippine government has talked with the Jordanian government about the undocumented Filipinos in the kingdom during his visit to King Abdullah II Thursday. Duterte also thanked the Jordanian monarch for inviting him and for graciously hosting the Filipinos in the Kingdom. “I’d like to thank again the King, His Majesty King Abdullah, for being so kind to invite me and for being kind to my people,” he said. “And one of the things that we talked, hindi sa kanya, is I will try to find a solution—marami ‘yan, itong undocumented Filipinos,” he added. Duterte also said he will send Se...

September 16, 2018   By Cristina Lee-Pisco   People's Journal AFP photo THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will be extending P5,000 financial assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) if their scheduled travel to or from the Philippines is affected by super typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut). In a statement, the DFA confirmed the cash assistance to affected overseas workers that was announced by Foreign Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano during the Command Conference on Typhoon Ompong chaired by President Rodrigo R. Duterte in Camp Aguinaldo on Thursday. “The President has directed the DFA to prioritize the concerns of our overseas workers and in line with this, we are extending cash assistance of P5,000 to those who would be stranded in our airports or seaports while on their way to or from destinations abroad,”  Cayetano said. According to the Secretary, the assistance is similar to what the DFA extended to overseas work...

Uploaded on Sep 10, 2018 03:00 pm   Family members and supporters of Mary Jane Veloso hold a send-off gathering at the NCCP in Quezon City on Monday, September 10, 2018, before the family travels to Indonesia to visit her and to continue their plea for clemency for her. Holding small notes of encouragement, Mary Jane's father, Cesar, said he is hoping his daughter will eventually be released so that she can be reunited with her sons. Gerard Carreon Gerard Carreon

Published  September 2, 2018 4:18pm  The Philippines and Israel are set to finalize this week an agreement that would effectively reduce placement fees for aspiring overseas Filipino workers. In an interview aired on the Facebook account of Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said the agreements are set to be finalized in Israel during the president's visit to the Mideast country this week. "Matagal nang problema diyan 'yung mataas na placement fee at ito, dahil don sa bagong agreement na 'to, maiibsan ito na hindi na kailangan magbayad pa o maiibsan 'yung pagbayad ng placement fees sa mga aplikante papunta sa Israel," explained Cacdac. The interview was done ahead of the  departure of President Rodrigo Duterte  and several Cabinet members to Israel and Jordan which was announced by Malacañang in July. Ph...

ABS-CBN News Posted at  Sep 07 2018 11:32 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Jordan's King Abdullah gestures as he meets with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, Thursday. Duterte is in Jordan for a 4-day official visit to strengthen ties with the Arab state and sign mutual agreements on labor, defense and trade.  Muhammad Hamed, Reuters MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday sang praises for Jordan's King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, who he called "a man of his words." "Si King Abdullah he’s a very good guy, ano siya (he's) sincere. I have nothing but praises for him. He has a human soul kaya matagal kaming nag-usap (so we talked for a long time) about you. Pag-usapan lang namin is yung undocumented dito (We talked about undocumented Filipinos here)," Duterte told the Filipino community in Jordan. The President said he will work on the issue of undocumented Filipinos ...