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Duterte wants death penalty for OFW Villavende's killers
President Rodrigo Duterte says his 'heart bleeds' for overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East
Malacañang: Kuwait OFW deployment ban stays until labor agreement implemented
The Philippine government says terms in a 2018 labor agreement with Kuwait must be incorporated in every contract with overseas Filipino workers in the Gulf State
Murdered OFW in Kuwait wanted to go home months before death
The Department of Labor and Employment says Jeanelyn Villavende repeatedly asked her recruitment agency to bring her home 3 months before she was beaten to death
PH condemns killing of yet another Filipina domestic worker in Kuwait
(3rd UPDATE) The Department of Foreign Affairs summons the Kuwaiti ambassador in Manila 'to express the government’s outrage over the seeming lack of protection' of Filipino domestic workers in the Middle Eastern country
Sondos Al-Qattan 'should be blacklisted' as foreign employer – PH commission
Commission on Filipinos Overseas Undersecretary Astravel Pimenetel-Naik says the Kuwaiti social media influencer should be included in the POEA's 'list of undesirable foreign employers'
MAC, Etude House cut ties with Kuwaiti beauty blogger after rants vs OFWs
(UPDATED) MAC Cosmetics, one of the world’s largest makeup brands, joins the list of international companies that cut ties with controversial social media star Sondos Alqattan
Duterte apologizes to Kuwait for 'harsh' language
'I'm sorry for the language that I was using but I'm very satisfied by the way you responded to the problems of my country,' President Rodrigo Duterte tells Kuwait
Malacañang: Duterte yet to sign lifting of Kuwait OFW deployment ban
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says he has yet to see a signed written order on the lifting of the ban
Filipino household workers can fly to Kuwait next week – Bello
'Skilled workers can fly to Kuwait anytime but the household service workers can fly next week, pending their visa application approval,' says Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III
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Duterte orders lifting of Kuwait OFW deployment ban
(UPDATED) The President gives the instruction to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, 'upon recommendation of Special Envoy to Kuwait Abdullah Mama-o'
DOLE seeks partial lifting of Kuwait deployment ban
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says relations between the Philippines and Kuwait are now 'normal'
Duterte open to lifting OFW deployment ban to Kuwait
As long as the conditions required by President Rodrigo Duterte is met, he is open to lifting the ban
Philippines and Kuwait sign agreement protecting OFWs
(3rd UPDATE) The protection agreement covers all Filipino household services workers and skilled workers in Kuwait
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Cayetano: Kuwait assures PH of 'firm commitment' to protect OFWs
The Philippine is expecting the agreement on additional protection for OFWs in Kuwait will be signed on Friday, May 11
Kuwait frees 4 Filipino drivers in OFW rescues
(3rd UPDATE) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says that by May 11, the Philippines hopes to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Kuwait for the better treatment of OFWs there
Duterte names Abdullah Mamao as special envoy to Kuwait
Newly appointed Special Envoy to Kuwait Abdullah Mamao, a San Beda law graduate, is the presidential adviser on overseas Filipino workers
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
[OPINION | DASH of SAS] On Kuwait: We need a president, not a suitor
This is not the time for pronouncements sweetened only by your saccharine but empty rhetoric. The lives of thousands of Filipino workers and their families are at stake.
Leave Kuwait? Domestic helpers willing, but not the skilled workers
'Bago niya pauwiin, tingnan muna niya ang unemployed sa Pilipinas. Sa Boracay nga, andami nang walang trabaho. Bigyan niya muna ng trabaho ang mga nasa Pilipinas,' says a professional who has worked in Kuwait for 35 years
OFW deployment ban to Kuwait not permanent – Malacañang
The ban may be lifted if Kuwait signs the memorandum of understanding on minimum conditions for OFW welfare, says the Palace
PH offers to resettle Filipino household workers from Kuwait
(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte also wants the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Kuwait to 'stay permanently'
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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'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
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'
Philippines apologizes to Kuwait for 'emergency' OFW rescues
(UPDATED) 'This was all done in the spirit of emergency action to protect Filipinos,' says Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano after the OFW rescues angered Kuwait
Malacañang cautions public vs spreading videos harmful to OFWs
The memorandum of agreement on OFW welfare between the Philippines and Kuwait will still be signed despite the controversy, says Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque
Philippines vows respect for Kuwait amid OFW rescues
President Rodrigo Duterte meets with Kuwait's ambassador after the Kuwaiti government protested the rescue of abused OFWs in the Middle Eastern country without proper coordination with local authorities
OFW rescue video that angered Kuwait came from DFA
The Kuwait rescue video prompted the Kuwaiti government to summon the Philippine ambassador and hand two protest notes
‘That is a crime’: OWWA’s Arnell Ignacio hits OFW rescue ops in Kuwait
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Deputy Administrator Arnell Ignacio says Philippine embassy personnel should have coordinated with Kuwaiti police
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Too early to rejoice over death sentence for Demafelis killers – OFW congressman
ACTS-OFW Representative Aniceto Bertiz points out that the Kuwaiti government does not hold custody of the suspects and ‘cannot carry out the penalty’
Philippines hails death sentence vs Demafelis killers
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano calls this 'a very important development in our quest for justice' for Joanna Demafelis, who was found dead in Kuwait
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‘Nothing new’ for OFWs in proposed agreement with Kuwait – Migrante
'President Duterte should stop making trophies out of every OFW’s miseries...and boasting of reforms based on recycled policies,' says Migrante chairperson Arman Hernando
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Suspect in Joanna Demafelis murder arrested
President Rodrigo Duterte hails the arrest of Nader Essam Assaf, suspect in the death of Joanna Demafelis, the OFW found dead in a freezer in Kuwait
HRW: Deployment ban to Kuwait increases risk of OFW abuse
Human Rights Watch also says Kuwait should 'confront the outcry' over the reports of abuse by taking 'immediate steps to reform the kafala system'
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