News and Updates
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Hong Kong’s Labor Laws Aid and Abet the Abuse of Foreign Domestic Workers
Written by Katie McQue Her body is heavy with fatigue after a 17-hour shift, but Janey*, 29, finds it impossible to…
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Malaysia Insists Virus Diagnosis from Cruise Passenger is Correct
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia insisted Sunday it had correctly diagnosed coronavirus in an elderly American woman from the Westerdam cruise…
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Comelec Aims to Increase Registered OAVs to at Least 2 M Before 2022 Polls
By Leslie Ann Aquino The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is targeting to increase the number of registered overseas voters to…
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Americans Leave Quarantined Japan Ship as Virus Cases Hit 355
Harumi Ozawa with Sara Hussein in Tokyo, Agence France-Presse YOKOHAMA, Japan – Americans began leaving a quarantined cruise ship off…
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Pain, Regret and Uncertainty: The Philippines’ ‘Modern Day Heroes’ and the Ones their Deaths Leave Behind
ISABELA, The Philippines: After being told that his mother had died in a car accident in Singapore, Daniel Sugitan called out…
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UAE Ministry of Health Announces New Case of Coronavirus
WAM/Hassan Bashir/Hazem Hussein The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MOHAP, announced on Monday a new case of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19),…
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POEA: Onsite Inspection of OFW Now Mandatory
By Samuel P. Medenilla ONSITE inspection on the status of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will soon be made mandatory by the…
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‘nCoV-20’ for OFWs
By Crispin R. Aranda LAST week, the novel coronavirus that started from China in the Year of the Rat had…
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Virus Outbreak: Church Group Provides Masks to Migrant Fishers
A non-governmental organization (NGO) that helps migrant workers on Saturday distributed more than 1,000 medical-grade masks to migrant fishers in…
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PH Lifts Deployment Ban to Kuwait
MANILA (UPDATE) —The Philippines lifted its deployment ban to Kuwait, as the two governments reached an agreement for better working conditions of…
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