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20 OFWs ejected from homes in Saudi get help

MANILA -- Some 20 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia are receiving assistance from the government after they were kicked out from their company-provided accommodations for refusing to work because...

Indian Embassy lines up activities for Int’l Day of Non-Violence

MANILA — The Indian Embassy in Manila will be holding various activities in Manila on Tuesday to celebrate the International Day of Non-Violence. The occasion, marked every 2nd of October, is in commemoration...

PNP task force to probe La Union mayor ambush

MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has formed a task force to probe the ambush-slay of Mayor Alexander Buquing of Sudipen town, La Union on Monday night. “While we are saddened by...

Footages show no Chinese-looking persons given VIP treatment: Monreal

MANILA – Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Ed Monreal said he did not see any evidence on ACTS-OFW Party-list Rep. John Bertiz's claim that there were Chinese-looking passengers escorted by...

DA, NFA to inspect rice imports in source countries

MANILA -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) and National Food Authority (NFA) are set to form and deploy a technical team to inspect warehouses in countries from where the government and private...

Filipino among missing prisoners in quake-hit Sulawesi

MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that a Filipino in Central Sulawesi in Indonesia was among the prisoners who joined a mass jailbreak during the magnitude 7.5 earthquake and...

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