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First Known Filipino Suicide Bomber Identified - MANILA Philippine security forces confirmed Wednesday that at least one Filipino "suicide bomber" was behind a deadly attack last month, in a first for the Asian country. Norman Lasuca and one o... July 11, 2019 579 Category: Filipinos

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Philippines Asks Help For Repatriation Of 200 OFWs The Philippine government has sought the assistance of the Saudi Social Welfare Agency (SSWA) in the repatriation of nearly 200 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Malacañang said Sunday. Manila... December 23, 2019 1549 Category: Filipinos

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Philippines Prepares to Evacuate Citizens in Middle East #Manila: Trade Union Congress of the #Philippines (TUCP) president Raymond Mendoza called on President Rodrigo Duterte to prepare an evacuation plan for overseas #Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle... January 05, 2020 111145 Category: Filipinos

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PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT HAVE ENOUGH BUDGET FOR REPARATIONS OF FILIPINOS FROM MIDDLE EAST MANILA - The Philippine government has enough funds under the 2020 national budget for the repatriation of its people from the Middle East, a budget official said Wednesday, as President Rodrigo Duter... January 09, 2020 1575 Category: Filipinos

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Filipino Catholics Pray For Mideast Peace In Nazarene Event Policemen secure the carriage of the Black Nazarene during a raucous procession to celebrate its feast day Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Manila, Philippines. A mammoth crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino C... January 09, 2020 2559 Category: Filipinos

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Filippinos Government Is On Spree To Find Alternative Markets For Ofws Amid Kuwait Deployment Ban Susan Ople, head of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center, is calling on the Philippine government to find alternative markets for Filipino household workers amid the deployment ban on Filipino workers to Ku... January 20, 2020 760 Category: Filipinos

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Video: Filipina Mother Tortured Her Daughter To Take Revenge On Her Ex-husband Dubai: A Filipina woman who recorded herself brutally torturing her own daughter has been arrested in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, Gulf News has learnt. According to UAE authorities, the woman is a Fili... February 19, 2020 14888 Category: Filipinos

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Orders Police To Shoot Coronavirus Quarantine Violators In a drastic move, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered police officers to shoot violators of the home quarantine rule. In a televised address, the leader said it is important for peop... April 02, 2020 1063 Category: Filipinos

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Duterte Will ‘sell Government Properties’ If Needed To Fight Against Coronavirus The government is now eyeing to sell its assets as a last resort to generate additional funds amid the mounting cost of its response to the Covid-19 crisis. In his edited and recorded video message... April 10, 2020 1587 Category: Filipinos

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One Time Coronavirus Cash Assistance For OFWs In Saudi Arabia And Other Countries The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Philippines said financial assistance of 10,000 Php (200$) would be given to Overseas Filipino Workers whose employments are affected by the deadly nov... April 12, 2020 6864 Category: Filipinos

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First Flight Carrying Filipino Expats Left Saudi Arabia For The Philippines On Tuesday Night The first flight carrying Filipino expatriates left Saudi Arabia for the Philippines on Tuesday night. This is within the initiative announced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development... April 23, 2020 1775 Category: Filipinos

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Departure Of Second Flight To Philippines As Part Of Enabling Expats To Return To Their Countries The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in Saudi Arabia announced the departure of second flight to the Philippines as part of "Return" initiative allowing some expats to retu... April 26, 2020 4651 Category: Filipinos

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Duterte Cancelled OFWs Mandatory 3% Salary Cut For PhilHealth Good News for OFWs, after a petition campaign Filipinos living aborad have won and the PhilHealth loses the game, The Good news is that Filipinos are no longer required to pay for their PhilHealth pre... May 04, 2020 8452 Category: Filipinos

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278 Filipinos From Saudi Arabia As They Landed Safely In Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Manila Yesterday The Passports Directorate of King Fahd International Airport in Dammam today completed one of Awdah initiative flight procedures departing to Manila with 275 passengers on board. Awdah initiati... May 21, 2020 9728 Category: Filipinos

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Philippine President Duterte Answers Call Of Workers Under COVID-19 Quarantine Eager To Go Home Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has given his Government a week to process more than 24,000 repatriated Filipino workers, stuck for weeks on cruise ships or in coronavirus quarantine, so they ca... May 25, 2020 2994 Category: Filipinos

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Philippine Capital Set To Ease COVID-19 Restrictions From Today To Allow More Business To Reopen The Philippines will relax coronavirus restrictions in the capital from Monday, as the government scrambles for ways to reboot the country’s crisis-hit economy. Metro Manila has been under qu... June 01, 2020 692 Category: Filipinos

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250,000 Jobless OFWs Expected To Fly Back Home In Coming Days Fresh batches of OFWs continue to arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia), part of the estimated 250,000 home-bound Filipino workers who lost their jobs en masse due to the pandem... June 02, 2020 10485 Category: Filipinos

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DFA Welcomes Home 353 OFWs From A Construction Company In Saudi Arabia The DFA welcomes home 353 OFWs from a construction company in Saudi Arabia who were repatriated by their employer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the pandemic’s continued impact on the... June 04, 2020 834 Category: Filipinos

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HRH Crown Prince Congratulates President Of Philippines On Independence Day His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense has sent a cable of congratulations to President Rodrigo Duterte of the... June 12, 2020 8974 Category: Filipinos

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Payment Deadlines Of PhilHealth Contributions For OFWs Payment deadlines of PhilHealth Contributions for OFWs PhilHealth Advisory No. 2020-037 ✅ On the rate increase: OFWs may pay at the previous rate of P2,400 as initial payment ✅On the sch... June 12, 2020 2130 Category: Filipinos

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