Attenzione! Raffy Tulfo seeks probe on Italy recruitment scam
Senator Raffy Tulfo has called for a Senate investigation into an alleged illegal recruitment scheme targeting Filipino workers seeking jobs in Italy.
Tag: Italy
What’s really going on with migrant arrivals on Italy’s Lampedusa?
The tiny Italian island of Lampedusa has seen record migrant arrivals, but experts dismiss far-right claims of being submerged by migration as “political manipulation” and “racist”.
Pope ‘talks Ukraine peace’ with new Russian envoy
Pope Francis met on Monday with the new Russian ambassador to the Vatican, who said they discussed the pontiff’s efforts to bring peace to Ukraine.
Italian PM Meloni flexes muscles on ‘baby gang’ crime
Italy’s far-right government is clamping down on juvenile crime after a recent spate of gang rapes blamed on teenagers, but critics warned Friday that harsher penalties alone would not stamp out delinquency.
DFA hands over assistance for OFWs to DMW
Starting July 1, 2023, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will turn over its Assistance-To-Nationals functions (ATN) for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86
Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister who reshaped Italy’s political and cultural landscape while fending off multiple legal and sex scandals, died Monday aged 86.
Zelensky to meet Pope as Germany unveils more arms for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Rome Saturday to thank Italy for its support and meet Pope Francis, as Germany unveiled a new weapons package ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Despite Trump ire, prosecuting ex-leaders is common in democracies
Donald Trump has denounced his indictment as an abuse befitting a banana republic, but the move in fact puts the United States in line with fellow advanced democracies that have prosecuted former leaders.
Forward looking! Loren Legarda lauds strong ties between PH, Italy
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday emphasized the importance of the deepening relationship between Philippines and Italy as the two countries face the daunting challenges ahead with hope and anticipation.
One century on, cult of Mussolini persists in Italy
One hundred years after he took power, the cult of Benito Mussolini persists in the small Italian town of Predappio, where his tomb draws tens of thousands of visitors each year.
