Saudi Arabia is unlikely to settle this year the unpaid wages of over 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who worked in the Middle Eastern country despite the assurances made by its government, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has admitted.
The Philippine consulate in Hawaii has dispatched a team to Lahaina, Maui to assist Filipinos who have been affected by the wildfire.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has said talks are ongoing on the request of the United States (US) to temporarily accept its former Afghan workers while it processes their special immigrant visas (SIV).
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) must reach out to other countries and forge more social security agreements for the benefit of Filipino workers, Senator Imee Marcos said.
A team composed of officials from the DFA, DMW, and OWWA was dispatched to Kuwait to discuss the entry ban imposed on Filipino workers.
The government has committed to assist overseas Filipinos affected by the Kuwaiti government’s suspension of work visas, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to attend the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia from May 10 to 11, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed his grief over the passing of former Foreign Affairs secretary Albert del Rosario.
Albert del Rosario, the Philippines’ former foreign minister who stood up to Beijing in the South China Sea, has died at the age of 83, Manila said Tuesday.
An official from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has disclosed that 27 overseas Filipinos were either murdered or whose deaths were believed to be a result of foul play in the last 10 years.
