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Phl gov't imposes mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Gaza

July 19, 2014 - 9:00pm

The Philippine government placed today the crisis alert level 4, or mandatory repatriation for Filipinos in Gaza Strip in view of the threats posed by the Israel- Hamas conflict.

Headlines

DFA raises alert level 4 for Pinoys in Gaza

July 19, 2014 - 5:51pm

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday called on Filipinos in Gaza to go home amid the ongoing conflict between...

Pinoy Worldwide

Annual entertainment for OFWs pushed

June 5, 2014 - 2:10pm

A party-list representative filed a bill seeking to fund annual entertainment for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in the Middle...

Pinoy Worldwide

Filipino repatriates from Syria reach 5,275

March 31, 2014 - 4:45pm

A total of 5,275 overseas Filipino workers have been repatriated from war-torn Syria as of Monday, after 26 Filipinos left...

Pinoy Worldwide

25 Pinoy seafarers elude pirates attack

September 28, 2011 - 3:18pm

 A container vessel with 25 Filipino seafarers on board successfully repelled piracy attack last Sept. 20 while traversing the waters off Kenya, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported today.

Somali pirates release vessel with Pinoy sailor

June 14, 2011 - 4:37pm

The Department of Foreign Affairs Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) today announced that MT Zirku, with a Filipino seafarer onboard, was released from captivity by Somali pirates...

A global protective network for overseas Filipinos

By Cherry Piquero Ballescas | March 3, 2011 - 12:00am

The recent earthquake in New Zealand and the anti-government protests in Libya and in other countries have called attention to the sad and dangerous plight of our overseas Filipinos globally.

Freeman Opinion

Phl issues travel alert for Middle East

February 21, 2011 - 9:01pm

The Philippine government has advised its citizens to defer non-essential travel to Libya, Bahrain and Yemen due to ongoing civil unrest in these countries.

18 freed Filipino seafarers heading to Oman

January 18, 2011 - 10:35am

Eighteen Filipino seafarers recently released from captivity in Somalia are now currently sailing to Salalah, Oman, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said today.

Comelec starts sending ballots to New York

March 5, 2010 - 10:56am

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has started mailing ballots for use by Overseas Absentee Voters (OAV) in New York for the May 2010 elections.