MANILA — An overseas Filipino worker reportedly died after she apparently “threw” herself from the fourth floor balcony of a building in Fanar, Lebanon. Migrante International’s chapter in the Middle East is calling on the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Embassy in Beirut to conduct an independent investigation on the reported death. As-Sarif,…
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Do Not Lift Deployment Ban to Lebanon, Gov’t Urged
A migrant group urged the government not to lift the deployment ban to Lebanon as the situation remains volatile. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH A migrant group urged the government not to lift the deployment ban to Lebanon as the situation remains volatile. John Leonard Monterona, Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator, said that war could spark again…
OFWs: Abandoned in War Zones, Ignored at Home
Overseas Filipino workers are dubbed as “modern-day heroes” by government. Rightly so, because their remittances prop up the economy by bringing in the much-needed dollars and stimulating domestic consumer spending. They are also “modern-day heroes” because they risk life and limb just to provide a decent income for their families. The sad part about being…
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Para makalikas, iba-iba ang paraan. May tumatalon ng gusali para makatakas sa kanilang among nagkulong sa kanila sa mga inabandonang bahay. May naglakad ng dalawang araw para makarating sa evacuation center sa Hamra, walang dalang pagkain o gamit sa pagmamadaling makatakas. May ilang nasiraan ng bait dahil sa panganib na pinagdaanan. Mayroon dalawang umuwi lulan…
The Liquid Bomb Hoax: The Larger Implications
The criminal frame-up of young Muslim-South Asian British citizens by the British security officials was specifically designed to cover up for the failed Anglo-American invasion of Iraq and the Anglo-American backing for Israel’s destructive but failed invasion of Lebanon. By James Petras Posted by Bulatlat.com The charges leveled by the British, U.S. and Pakistani regimes…