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Foreign journos barred from Philippine press conference

THE Philippine government barred foreign correspondents from covering a press conference held in Singapore on Friday, which was mostly about the diplomatic crisis between the...

PH-Kuwait row deepens after envoy’s expulsion

MANILA demanded an explanation Thursday after its ambassador to Kuwait was expelled, shocking Philippine authorities and deepening a diplomatic row over the treatment of...

A cry that sounds familiar

After their travails in Kuwait, our overseas Filipino workers are still crying out for help. This time it’s a female domestic in Saudi Arabia....

Foreign affairs

There’s been some excitement this week over our relationships with the rest of the world. In Kuwait, the government there gave our ambassador one week...

No room for self-serving actions

VIDEOS circulating on the internet showing Philippine Embassy personnel rescuing distressed Filipino domestics in Kuwait have sparked protests from the Kuwaiti authorities, who, from...

Kuwait files protest, summons PH envoy

A LAWMAKER on Sunday warned Kuwait against expelling Manila’s ambassador over a video that showed Philippine Embassy personnel whisking away an abused Filipino domestic...

100 workers come home from Kuwait

KUWAIT—The Philippine government on Saturday repatriated at least 100 undocumented Filipino workers from Kuwait under the amnesty program granted by the Kuwaiti government. A total...

Despite mistreated OFWs, Du30 to visit Kuwait to seal labor deal

HONG KONG—President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he would visit Kuwait to seal a labor deal, in a sign of easing tensions after a diplomatic...

PH-Kuwait flights put on hold–PAL

LEGACY carrier Philippine Airlines said it is suspending its flights to and from Kuwait, saying the ongoing slowdown in overseas Filipino worker travel to...

Deployment ban stays pending PH-Kuwait deal

THE ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait will remain despite the death sentence handed down by a Kuwaiti court to the...

Duterte insists on deployment ban if …

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte says he will not lift the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait if the Kuwaiti government disagrees with...

Truffle-addicted Kuwaitis flock to specialty souk

White or beige, but never black, the “desert truffle” is a rare delicacy with a dedicated marketplace in Kuwait, where remnants of the Iraqi...

PH, Kuwait slate labor deal talks

THE Philippines is hoping to forge a final labor agreement with Kuwait to provide strong guarantees on the safety and welfare of Filipino domestics...

Deployment ban stays; DFA chief seeks safety moves

THE Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday announced progress in its negotiations for a bilateral labor agreement with Kuwait. The agency said it hoped more...
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