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Hundreds of passengers had to walk along rail tracks to safety after a rush-hour train derailed in Hong Kong on Tuesday, according to local reports. The East Rail Line train was arriving at Hung Hom Station in the Kowloon Peninsula at around 8.30 a.m. when it derailed and split into two sections, broadcaster RTHK reported. The train suddenly swayed and a door flew off before the train stopped, according to the report. While there were no immediate reports of injuries, some passengers were reportedly shaken up. Television footage showed the cars derailed in a zigzag form across three rail tracks just outside the station. Train operator MTR Corp. said on its website the service between Hung Hom and Mong Kok East on the East Rail Line was suspended due to an "incident" near Hung Hom, while other train services faced delays. ==Kyodo

Published  September 10, 2019 5:50pm The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday warned against online announcements for job offers in Iraq, and reminded the public that the deployment ban to the Middle Eastern country is still in effect. These job vacancy announcements, the DFA said, claimed that the existing deployment ban issued by the Philippine Overseas Employment (POEA) to Iraq has been lifted. “POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 6, s. 2018, which suspends the deployment of newly hired workers bound for Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, remains in effect,” DFA said in a statement. “Furthermore, household workers who are already based in Iraq are also banned from returning to Iraq should they go on vacation to the Philippines,” it added. The DFA warned all Filipino travelers that Iraq imposes strict penalties for not having proper and updated visas. “Filipinos who are temporarily vacationing in Iraq or are residing and working befor...

Published  September 10, 2019 7:17pm By  MICHAELA DEL CALLAR Filipinos in the Visayas no longer need to travel to Manila to have their documents authenticated after the Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday opened its first authentication center in Cebu. DFA Philippines ✔ @DFAPHL DFA Opens Authentication Center for the Visayas: https:// dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/dfa-r eleasesupdate/24305-dfa-opens-authentication-center-for-the-visayas  … Filipinos in the Visayas no longer need to travel to Manila to have their documents apostillized (authenticated) as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) opened its first authentication center in Cebu. 4 4:11 PM - Sep 10, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy See DFA Philippines's other Tweets “For too long, [Filipinos in the Visayas] have spent considerable time, money and effort to avail of a simple government service,” Foreign Secretary Teodoro L...

Published  September 17, 2019 9:01am Distressed overseas Filipino workers all over the world may now forward their concerns to Philippine authorities through a Facebook page, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. According to Mao dela Cruz's report on Dobol B sa News TV on Tuesday, the DFA has launched an "OFW Help" page to better serve OFWs in need of government assistance. DZBB Super Radyo ✔ @dzbb 'OFW Help' Facebook page, inilunsad ng @ DFAPHL . | via Mao dela Cruz 1 7:39 AM - Sep 17, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy See DZBB Super Radyo's other Tweets Through the widely-used social media platform, the DFA Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs aims to establish a smoother, organized system of processing concerns. According to the report, more than half of the families of OFWs use Facebook to connect with their loved ones working...

Published  September 17, 2019 2:58pm By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News The House of Representatives on Tuesday began its deliberations on bills which would create the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) - a priority legislation for President Rodrigo Duterte. During a joint meeting, the House Committees on Government Reorganization and Overseas Workers Affairs tackled the 31 bills filed to create the OFW department. The meeting was attended by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, who himself authored one of the bills for the creation of the proposed government agency. According to Cayetano, the Department of OFWs, if created, would be the focal agency to deal with the affairs and concerns of Filipino migrant workers. "Nand'yan pa rin ang DOLE, nand'yan pa rin ang DFA, nand'yan pa rin ang problema, o pagkakataon na magturuan. The different is—this time around, number one, meron kang one person—lalaki o babae—he or she will be in the Cabinet. So ...

Nagbabala ang Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) sa publiko patungkol sa pekeng Facebook  page  na  “PhilHealth Updates Online”  na nanghihikayat na  “i-like”  at  “i-share”  ang nasabing pahina upang makasali sa  raffle promo  na “libreng pabahay” kaugnay sa anibersaryo ng PhilHealth sa susunod na taon. Matapos umaksyon at dumulog ang PhiHealth sa  Facebook Philippines  ay agad nang tinanggal ang nasabing post at re-shared posts nito. Bukod sa pekeng raffle promo, nagbabala din ang PhilHealth  laban sa isa pang FB page ng isang nagngangalang Efeiram Oicatse na may  Facebook page  na  “PhilHealth Registration Online”  na nag-aalok ng tulong para mapabilis ang pagpo-proseso ng PhilHealth membership at makakuha ng PhilHealth ID kapalit ng Php 170 na dapat bayaran sa isang kilalang convenient store. Ayon sa PhilHealth, wala silang pabahay raffle promo at walang sin...

 Setyembre 9, 2019 6:50pm GMT+08:00 Hinatulan ng Syrian District Criminal Court na guilty sa pagpatay sa OFW na si Joana Demafelis ang kaniyang among Syrian na si Mouna Ali Hassoun. Ayon sa Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs ng Department of Foreign Affairs, nahaharap din sa naturang kaso ang asawa ni Mouna na si Nader Essam Assaf, isang Lebanese. Pebrero noong 2018 nang makita ang bangkay ni Demafelis sa freezer ng inabandonang apartment sa Kuwait. ( Read :  Joanna Demafelis beaten to death —autopsy ) Tumakas ang mag-asawa hanggang sa maaresto at makasuhan sa Syria. Read:   Kuwait court sentences couple to death for Joanna Demafelis’ murder Noong Abril 2018, kahit hindi humarap sa paglilitis ng korte sa Kuwait, naglabas ng hatol ang hukom ng parusang kamatayan sa mag-asawa. -- FRJ, GMA News