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Gov't can 'easily provide' jobs to OFWs from strife-torn Libya - Labor chief

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Posted at Apr 21 04:56 PM

The government can "easily provide" alternative employment opportunities to overseas Filipino workers displaced by a battle for the Libyan capital, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Sunday. Read more »

Diplomat urges Pinoys in restive Tripoli to come home

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Posted at Apr 20 07:47 PM

Elmer Cato, the country's diplomatic representative in Libya, said some Filipinos have opted to stay in Tripoli amid the battle for control of Tripoli. Read more »

Filipinos in Taiwan safe after quake

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Updated as of Apr 19 12:58 AM

Nestor Mayo, deputy chief for assistance at the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, said there were “no reported damage or casualty on any OFW.” Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa Paris nagdadalamhati sa pagkasunog ng Notre-Dame Cathedral

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Posted at Apr 18 09:04 AM

PARIS, France - Ilan sa mga Pinoy na naninirahan dito ang nakiisa sa pagdadalamhati sa pagkasunog ng Notre-Dame Cathedral, isa sa mga pinakatanyag at makasaysayang simbahan sa mundo.    Read more »

Comelec addressing voters' concerns in Middle East

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Posted at Apr 15 05:59 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Elections on Monday said it is working on improving the voting experience of overseas Filipinos, after some overseas absentee voters experienced difficulties while casting their votes. Read more »

Comelec urged: Probe ‘disenfranchised voters’ in Middle East

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Updated as of Apr 14 07:58 PM

The Commission on Elections should look into reports of disenfranchised overseas absentee voters in the Middle East, 2 party-list nominees said Sunday. Read more »

Absentee voting for Pinoys in US begins

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Updated as of Apr 14 01:27 PM

The overseas absentee voting (OAV) for Filipinos in the US kicked off Sunday.  Read more »

Some Pinoys overseas don’t feel need to be present for absentee voting

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 05:15 PM

Between exercising their right of suffrage and doing something else, some Filipinos abroad give their vote to the latter. Read more »

OFWs in Libya urged to take advantage of repatriation offer

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Posted at Apr 11 04:36 PM

The labor department says there are around 2,600 documented OFWs in Libya, mostly professionals in the medical field and skilled workers in oil and gas facilities. Read more »

PH orders total ban on workers' deployment to Tripoli

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Updated as of Apr 10 06:34 PM

The Philippine government has ordered a total ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Tripoli, the labor chief said Wednesday. Read more »

Total deployment ban to Libya looms - Labor chief

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Updated as of Apr 10 08:16 AM

MANILA - The labor department will ban the deployment of Filipino workers to Libya once it receives an official announcement that the alert level there has been raised due to a battle for the capital, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday.  Read more »

PH post in Libya assures Pinoys: We have no plans of leaving

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Posted at Apr 09 06:22 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Embassy in Libya assured Filipinos there that it will not abandon them amid the ongoing crisis. Read more »

LOOK: Title for Kathryn-Alden movie revealed

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Updated as of Apr 10 01:57 AM

Star Cinema has unveiled the title for the much-anticipated movie starring Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards.  Read more »

Sa kabila ng gulo, trabaho tuloy pa rin para sa mga OFW sa Libya

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Updated as of Apr 09 11:48 AM

MAYNILA - Ayaw munang umuwi ang mga Pilipinong nagtatrabaho sa Libya sa kabila ng nagaganap na labanan ng magkabilang paksyon sa Tripoli. Read more »

DFA tells Filipinos in Libya to consider repatriation amid ongoing clashes

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Posted at Apr 08 09:12 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday advised Filipinos in the capital Tripoli and nearby areas to consider repatriation amid the ongoing clashes in the country. Read more »

Pinay nurse now recruitment agency owner in Ireland

Roderick Garcia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 08:43 PM

COUNTY CORK, Ireland - A Filipina nurse from Bacolod City shared how she was able to start her own business and overcome the struggles that comes with it. Read more »

Pinay OFWs hinimok na maging ‘Entre-Pinay’

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 12:49 PM

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - Maraming overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ang nakakapag-ipon habang nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa, subalit madalas ay nauubos agad ang pinaghirapan pag-uwi sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Otso Diretso mounts 'difficult but crucial' campaign in Duterte-country Hong Kong

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 06:20 PM

Five members of opposition slate Otso Diretso approached groups of Filipino domestic workers along Chater Road here Sunday to woo support from an overseas Filipino workers' community that delivered President Rodrigo Duterte a landslide win in 2016. Read more »

Wanted: skilled workers

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 05:32 PM

Construction workers navigate an array of reinforcement bars on a building under construction in Ortigas, Pasig, Friday. Read more »

Valentine's Day makeover treat sa distressed OFWs sa Dubai, ikinasa

Rachel Salinel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 05:16 PM

DUBAI – Walang pera o ka-date? Hindi ito naging hadlang sa mga Pilipinong nagkaproblema sa trabaho o estado sa Dubai para magpaganda bago pa sumapit ang Araw ng mga Puso. Read more »