Marcos thanks Timor-Leste for help in sending Teves back to PH

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday thanked the government of Timor-Leste for its help in extraditing former congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. In a video statement released by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Marcos disclosed that he first knew of Teves’ impending homecoming from Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão. Both leaders attended the … Read more

Philippines Reviews Ban on Sending Workers to Kuwait Following Tragedies

MANILA, Jan 16: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is weighing the possibility of banning the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait following the recent deaths of two OFWs, Dafnie Nacalaban and Jenny Alvarado. Nacalaban was reported missing by her second employer in October and was later found dead at the residence of … Read more