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Cayetano denies Kuwait OFW video was for politicking
'Bakit, nandoon ba ako sa video? Kung gagamitin ko sa pulitika eh di ako na ang pumunta do'n, ako na ang nag-rescue,' says Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano

Filipino diplomats face kidnapping charges in Kuwait
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano stresses that the diplomats violated no international convention and committed no crime

Expelled Philippine ambassador to Kuwait arrives in Manila
(UPDATED) Ambassador Renato Villa is received by Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano a week after he was expelled from Kuwait

PH 'convinced' OFW rescue in Kuwait a 'rightful exercise of duty' – Cayetano
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano says the allegedly illegal rescues of abused overseas Filipino workers in Kuwait are 'consistent' with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

Duterte to make big announcement on Kuwait crisis
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says this is 'a position that he personally crafted,' and that 'shows really his experience in governance'

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State of calamity in Boracay, Philippines on Villa expulsion, George RR Martin’s new book | Evening wRap
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'Tokhang' style: How Philippines rescued OFWs in Kuwait
Tokhang – literally to 'knock and request' – is how the Philippine embassy rescued abused overseas Filipino workers in the Middle Eastern country

Apologize to OFWs over Kuwait row, Migrante tells PH gov't
Migrante says the incident puts OFWs in Kuwait in 'deeper trouble in the name of media mileage and false posturing'

Kuwait issues arrest warrants vs 3 Filipino diplomats
The Philippines confirms that aside from 3 diplomatic personnel facing arrest, 4 of the embassy's Filipino hires remain detained in Kuwait

Philippines protests expulsion of Ambassador Villa from Kuwait
The Philippines, in a diplomatic note, conveys its 'strong surprise and great displeasure' after Kuwait declared Ambassador Renato Villa as 'persona non grata'

Philippines 'disturbed' by Kuwait's expulsion of PH ambassador
'We hope that this development will not lead to further worsening of bilateral ties between the two countries,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

Kuwait orders Philippine ambassador to leave
(4th UPDATE) Kuwait declares Philippine Ambassador Renato Villa 'persona non grata,' while the Philippines says Kuwait's action 'is deeply disturbing'

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Cayetano on Villa, Roque on Boracay, Duchess Catherine in labor | Evening wRap
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Philippines defends ambassador summoned by Kuwait
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano cites the case of slain OFW Joanna Demafelis: 'Hihintayin pa ba natin na may mangyari pang ganoon bago tayo kumilos?'

Kuwait arrests 2 Filipinos for urging OFW maids to escape
This comes after Kuwait's foreign ministry summoned the Philippine ambassador over a video showing the rescue of Filipino domestic workers from Kuwaiti homes

Kuwait summons PH envoy over alleged OFW rescue
Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Villa says the Philippine embassy will submit an official reply to two protest notes handed by Kuwait
