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No China ruling yet on 5 Pinoys on death row

By Pia Lee-Brago | November 25, 2010 - 12:00am

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday the People’s Supreme Court of China has not handed down a decision on the five death penalty cases for drug trafficking involving Filipinos.

Headlines

50 Pinoy drug mules languishing in Brazil jails

By Pia Lee-Brago | November 4, 2010 - 12:00am

The Philippine embassy in Brazil is monitoring 50 reported cases of Filipinos detained for drug trafficking under its jurisdiction, even as other drug cases involving Filipinos in other South American countries are...

Headlines

Asean ministers meet in Manila to tackle human trafficking

By Bebot Sison Jr. | October 28, 2010 - 12:00am

Ministers of the member states of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to discuss the problems of human trafficking, illegal drugs and terrorism in the region.

Headlines

Rising cases of Pinoy drug mules alarm DFA

By Pia Lee-Brago | August 22, 2010 - 12:00am

There are 302 Filipinos – mostly women – involved in drug cases in Asia, and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) finds the growing number of cases alarming.

Headlines

DFA submits to Palace draft order protecting OFWs

February 6, 2010 - 12:00am

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has submitted to Malacañang a draft administrative order creating a task force that would prevent Filipinos from being used as drug couriers and victimized by international...

Headlines

Bodies of 2 Pinoys recovered in Haiti

By Pia Lee-Brago | January 20, 2010 - 12:00am

Two Filipinos have been found dead in Haiti following last week’s massive earthquake, the country’s first fatalities...

News Commentary

14 freed Filipino seamen in Nigeria set to arrive home

By Dino Maragay | May 27, 2009 - 4:32pm

MANILA, Philippines – Fourteen of the 16 Filipino crew of a vessel that was hijacked by militants in Nigeria will arrive in Manila starting tonight, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said today.

DFA: 9 detained Pinoy seamen rescued in Nigeria

By Dino Maragay | May 19, 2009 - 2:43pm

MANILA, Philippines – Nine Filipino sailors of an oil tanker that was hijacked by militants off the coast of Nigeria were rescued by authorities, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported today.

Worker deployment ban on Lebanon, Jordan lifted

By Paolo Romero | April 2, 2009 - 12:00am

President Arroyo has approved a recommendation to lift the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Jordan and Lebanon but left it up to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to decide when to put it...

RP awaiting clearance from Jordan for Pinoy evacuees

January 4, 2009 - 12:00am

The Philippine Embassy in Israel is awaiting the go-signal of Jordan to evacuate some 120 Filipino mothers, children and workers from Gaza.