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                    [Summary] => Two Filipinos were killed when an oil tanker exploded off the coast of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.


Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Julia Heidemann confirmed that the two Filipinos were among the crew of the m/t Ferry Mary who died in the explosion. She declined to identify them since their relatives have yet to be informed.


But Acting Labor Secretary Manuel Imson identified the dead as Conrado Misland and John Paciente. He has directed the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to provide the necessary assistance to the families of the two seamen.


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                    [Title] => Only 74 OFWs want to return from Iraq
                    [Summary] => From an initial headcount of 100, only 74 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are now waiting to be repatriated from strife-torn Iraq, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.


Special envoy to the Middle East Roy Cimatu said 100 OFWs were supposed to return home, but only 94 later went to Baghdad and boarded a chartered plane bound for Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The trip had been financed by their contractor, Prime Projects International, which is based in Dubai.


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                    [Title] => 2 Pinoy todas sa Iraq bombing
                    [Summary] => Dalawang manggagawang Pilipino ang iniulat na nasawi, isa dito ang kinumpirma ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at tatlo pa ang malubhang nasugatan matapos ang sunud-sunod na pag-atake ng Iraqi bombers sa US military camp sa Baghdad kamakalawa ng gabi.


Ayon kay Foreign Affairs spokesperson Julia Heidemann, base sa report ng embahada ng Pilipinas sa Baghdad, nasa kritikal na kondisyon ang tatlong OFWs matapos na bombahin ang Camp Anaconda.
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                    [Title] => RP poll officials in Iraq collect 4 absentee votes
                    [Summary] => Reinforcing the message that every vote counts, a four-man Philippine electoral team ventured out of Baghdad at the weekend to collect absentee votes from the country’s 49 troopers based in southern Iraq.


They collected four votes.


The team based in the Philippine embassy in the Iraqi capital visited Camp Charlie in Hilla over the weekend to get the votes of the Philippine contingent ahead of May 10 elections, a foreign affairs official said.
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                    [Title] => RP to inquire about Viet tours to Spratlys
                    [Summary] => The government, surprised by a Vietnamese announcement, will ask Hanoi about its reported plan to send tourists to the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea.


Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Seguis said the Philippine Embassy in Hanoi will verify the information from Vietnamese authorities.


"We have to verify from our embassy," Seguis said. "We will get the facts first and then evaluate. We will reserve comment until all the facts are determined."


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                    [Title] => RP bid for UN Security Council seat gets boost from Powell
                    [Summary] => The Philippine bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council was given a boost by United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople said yesterday.


In a statement, Ople said Powell congratulated him during a meeting in New York, where he is attending the 58th session of the UN General Assembly.


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Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Seguis said the Philippine Embassy in Hanoi will verify the information from Vietnamese authorities.


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2 Pinoys killed in oil tanker explosion

By Marvin Sy | June 15, 2004 - 12:00am

Two Filipinos were killed when an oil tanker exploded off the coast of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Julia Heidemann confirmed that the two Filipinos were among the crew of the...

Headlines

Only 74 OFWs want to return from Iraq

By Marvin Sy | May 18, 2004 - 12:00am

From an initial headcount of 100, only 74 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are now waiting to be repatriated from strife-torn Iraq, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. Special envoy to the Middle...

Headlines

2 Pinoy todas sa Iraq bombing

May 13, 2004 - 12:00am

Dalawang manggagawang Pilipino ang iniulat na nasawi, isa dito ang kinumpirma ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at tatlo pa ang malubhang nasugatan matapos ang sunud-sunod na pag-atake ng Iraqi bombers sa US...

Bansa

RP poll officials in Iraq collect 4 absentee votes

April 22, 2004 - 12:00am

Reinforcing the message that every vote counts, a four-man Philippine electoral team ventured out of Baghdad at the weekend to collect absentee votes from the country’s 49 troopers based in southern Iraq. They...

News Commentary

RP to inquire about Viet tours to Spratlys

By Marvin Sy | March 25, 2004 - 12:00am

The government, surprised by a Vietnamese announcement, will ask Hanoi about its reported plan to send tourists to the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea. Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Seguis...

Headlines

RP bid for UN Security Council seat gets boost from Powell

By Marvin Sy | September 24, 2003 - 12:00am

The Philippine bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council was given a boost by United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople said yesterday. In a statement, Ople said...

Headlines