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There are allegations that Filipina worker Emerita Gannaban, who reportedly died of poisoning, had been maltreated Rappler.com Published 8:30 PM, November 04, 2018 Updated 8:30 PM, November 04, 2018 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the death of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) is under investigation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In a statement on Sunday, November 4, the DFA said 44-year-old domestic worker Emerita Gannaban reportedly died of poisoning at the Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital in Riyadh on October 29. According to the DFA, there are allegations that the OFW had been maltreated, and the department "would take a closer look into her death." Gannaban, who hailed from the province of Kalinga, was deployed to Saudi Arabia only last June. The DFA, citing Chargé d'Affaires Christopher Patrick Aro, said the Philippine embassy in Riyadh is waiting for the results of an autopsy condu...

Jennifer Dalquez says she plans to start a small business in General Santos City Rappler.com Published 2:04 PM, November 09, 2018 Updated 2:04 PM, November 09, 2018 LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE. Jennifer Dalquez, who stayed in a jail in the UAE for 4 years, receives the finance aid from Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella, upon instructions from President Rodrigo Duterte, on November 7, 2018. Photo courtesy of the DFA MANILA, Philippines – Jennifer Dalquez, the Filipina who recently came home after being acquitted of murder charges in the United Arab Emirates, received financial aid of P100,000 from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) this week. Dalquez said she plans to start a small business in General Santos City. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Strategic Communications and Research Ernesto Abella handed the assistance to Dalquez on Wednesday, November7. This was a day after President Rodrigo Duterte invited her and her famil...

There are 6 other Filipino crew members still in India who will be repatriated 'as soon as their exit clearances are issued' Rappler.com Published 12:50 PM, November 18, 2018 Updated 12:50 PM, November 18, 2018 MANILA, Philippines – Most of the Filipino seafarers  stranded in India since June  are now back home in the Philippines. In a statement on Sunday, November 18, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 15 of the 21 stranded seafarers returned to the country on Saturday, November 17. They had been stranded  at Kakinada Port, more than 1,800 kilometers from New Delhi. They were crew members of  MV Evangelia M , a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier abandoned by its Greek owners. Philippine Ambassador to India Maria Teresita Daza said the 6 other Filipino crew members still in India  will be repatriated  "as soon as their exit clearances are issued." Daza also said the Philippine embassy in New Delhi and t...

Anuj Chopra, Agence France-Presse Posted at  Nov 20 2018 09:47 AM Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a session of the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Monday.  Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters RIYADH - Saudi King Salman stood by the crown prince and heaped praise on the judiciary Monday, in his first public remarks since critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder tipped the country into one of its worst crises. The public prosecutor last week exonerated Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the king's son, of involvement in the murder in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, but the CIA reportedly concluded he had ordered the assassination. The prosecutor called for the death penalty against 5 men, announced indictments against 11 people, and said a total of 21 individuals were in custody in connection with the killing. "The kingdom was founded on Islamic principles of justice and equality, and we are proud of ...

Tom Westbrook and Charlotte Greenfield, Reuters Posted at  Nov 19 2018 04:42 PM APEC leaders pose for a family picture at the APEC Summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Saturday.  David Gray, Reuters PORT MORESBY - The C in APEC stands for Cooperation. But when the two biggest members are fighting a trade war and using the forum to attack each other's policies, it was always going to be hard work delivering on that. The weekend's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Port Moresby was one of open disagreement, led by disputes between the United States and China over trade, security, and who would be the better investment partner for the region. As APEC approaches its 30th anniversary, the failure to agree on a communique for the first time calls into question its relevance in a crowded summit calendar and as the Trump Administration makes clear its aversion to multilateralism. "It does mark the death of APEC's founding trade vision," Eu...

ABS-CBN News Posted at  Nov 18 2018 03:54 PM MANILA -- Some of the Filipino seafarers who were abandoned by their ship's owner in India last June have returned to the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Sunday. The DFA said 15 of the 21 Pinoy crew of MV Evangelia M were repatriated on Saturday, while the remaining seafarers will be brought home as soon as their papers are cleared. The agency also said they have coordinated with Evic Human Resource Management for the "payment of their remaining salaries and the provision of legal assistance to the seafarers." "Ambassador (Teresita) Daza said the Embassy and the Consulate General in Chennai also visited the seafarers in Kakinada to look into their situation and provided them with cash assistance," the DFA added.

Andrew BEatty, Agence France-Presse Posted at  Nov 19 2018 08:30 AM Pacific island leaders talk to APEC leaders at the APEC Summit, in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Saturday. David Gray, Reuters PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - With Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin absent and leaders unable even to agree a joint statement, some critics are questioning whether the annual APEC summit is still worth the effort. "Expectations are low and probably won't be fulfilled anyway." That was the brutal if prescient pre-summit prediction of William Reinsch, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The 2-day gathering in Papua New Guinea was almost five years in the making, cost untold millions of US dollars and required the deployment of at least one battleship and three cruise liners. And after all that, leaders came away with little more than 3 family photos and a loud shirt unlikely to be worn again. The grouping was born three decade...