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MAJOR SAUDI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY CHARTERS PAL FLIGHT TO REPATRIATE 353 STRANDED FILIPINO WORKERS IN ITS PETRO RABIGH PROJECT GS Construction Arabia Ltd. (GSCA), the local registered subsidiary of GS Engineering & Construction Corp., a Korea-based company mainly engaged in the construction and civil engineering businesse... June 21, 2020 11670 Category: Filipinos

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Philippines Government Appeals To Saudi Authorities For More Time To Bring Home Remains Of 282 OFWs The Philippine government will appeal to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia authorities to give it more time to bring home the remains of 282 deceased overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) following the 72 hours ... June 22, 2020 8682 Category: Filipinos

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Philipine Government To Arrange Cargo Flight To Bring Back Remains Of OFWs Died The Philippine government is now making arrangements for a cargo flight that will bring home the remains of more than 200 Filipinos who died in Saudi Arabia, including the 50 COVID-19 (coronavirus dis... June 22, 2020 2903 Category: Filipinos

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251 OFWs TO DEPART FOR MANILA TONIGHT ABOARD A SAUDIA SPECIAL REPATRIATION FLIGHT A total of two hundred fifty-one (251) Overseas Filipino Workers from Jeddah will depart for Manila tonight on board a special repatriation flight of Saudia Airlines. The passengers include 5 deportee... June 26, 2020 9367 Category: Filipinos

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DFA Looks To Bring Home Over 37,000 OFWs The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is eyeing to bring home more than 37,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic in the next three to four weeks, an of... June 27, 2020 780 Category: Filipinos

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Repatriation Funds Run Low As Filipino Workers Remain Stranded Abroad Funds for the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic may run out by the end of August, officials said on Friday. Since March 22 the Philippine government has re... June 28, 2020 828 Category: Filipinos

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Philippines To Allow Some Foreigners To Enter Country From August The Philippines will allow the entry of foreign nationals with long-term visas into the country from August 1, the presidential spokesman said on Friday, as the country gradually relaxes some coronavi... July 18, 2020 2553 Category: Filipinos

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Family Of Young Saudi Aviation Student Abdullah Al Sharif Believes He Is Still Alive More than a year after he disappeared while flying a training plane in the Philippines, the family of young Saudi aviation student Abdullah Al Sharif believes he is still alive. On May 18, last yea... July 23, 2020 921 Category: Filipinos

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Philippines extends coronavirus lockdown President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday extended restrictions in the Philippines’ capital Manila until mid-August because of the continued high number of coronavirus cases, and said the government w... August 01, 2020 454 Category: Filipinos

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Deep M6.4 Earthquake Hits Mindanao, Philippines A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit Mindanao, Philippines at 17:09 UTC on August 1, 2020 (01:09 LT, August 2). The agency is reporting a depth of 479 km (297 miles).&nb... August 02, 2020 1730 Category: Filipinos

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How The Philippine Peso Became Asia's Best-performing Currency In 2020 Amidst Pandemic Despite the virus-induced recession, the Philippines remains awash with cash, having reached record-levels of gross international reserves, which topped $98 billion in August 2020. Until March 2020... September 14, 2020 3294 Category: Filipinos

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Saudi Embassy In The Philippines Will Receive Work Visas Starting From September 21 The Saudi Embassy in the Philippines announced that, based on the directives, the embassy will begin receiving applications for work visas, starting Monday, September 21, 2020, through labor export of... September 19, 2020 5321 Category: Filipinos

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Philippines Orders Evacuation As World's Strongest Typhoon Of 2020 Approaches Philippine officials on Saturday ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island, as the world's strongest storm this year approached the Southeast A... October 31, 2020 1128 Category: Filipinos

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Filipinos Celebrate End Of Decades-old Kafala System In Saudi Arabia An alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) celebrated the abolition of Saudi Arabia’s kafala sponsorship system on Sunday, rejoicing over the historic labor reforms that have given more &ldq... March 15, 2021 2780 Category: Filipinos

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Domestic Labor Talks Between Saudi Arabia And The Philippines According to a Saudi labour official, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines are in talks about hiring domestic workers in the kingdom. Saad Al Hamad, spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources,... August 06, 2022 280 Category: Filipinos

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