“Her appearance has improved. She is no longer pale and her lips are reddish. But she remains comatose.”
Underage Filipina domestic remains in coma in Riyadh
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Flor@20| DFA logo defaced
Relatives of overseas Filipino workers and members of the progressive group Migrante International defaced the logo of the Department of Foreign Affairs in a protest action on Mar. 16 as they commemorate the 20th year since the execution of Flor Contemplacion. Contemplacion was a domestic worker in who was falsely accused, detained and sentenced to…
OFWs protest against planned closure of Philippine embassies, consulates
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Closing Philippine embassies and consulates abroad is like abandoning Filipinos abroad,.” – Garry Martinez, Migrante International
OFWs slam planned 150% hike in Philhealth premiums
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Overseas Filipino workers and their families are up against what they say is yet another ploy to milk them for money: a whopping 150 percent increase in health insurance premiums. Migrante International and its chapters in Hong Kong and the Middle East have issued declarations against the…
Family of OFW suspected to have been starved to death demands justice
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Janice Joy Pampangan’s arms bore marks of being either tied with a thick rope or handcuffed; her left eye was missing; and her internal organs were shrunken. Her fingernails were long and her body appeared disheveled, indicating that she was tied, abused, and left to die.
OFW’s mutilated, burned body sent home after 1 year
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Romilyn Ergy Ibañez adds to the growing list of OFWs who were killed or became victims of rape and violence but whose cases remain unsolved and the perpetrators got off scot-free.
NATO-led rebels abducting, killing civilians in Libya, including migrants, immigrants
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Rebel forces allied with the United States and the Northern Alliance Treaty Organization (NATO) might be targeting migrants and citizens of other nationalities in Libya. This is the fear of Migrante International after reports have surfaced that in the worsening conflict in Libya, rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan…
Aquino allocates one percent of 2012 budget for migrant workers
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The budget for OFW services is only 0.43 percent of the debt-servicing budget; three precent of the military budget, 14 percent of PPP funds, and 1.9 percent of the presidential un-programmed funds or the President’s pork barrel.” – Migrante International
OFW dies while at shelter
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Labor officials have confirmed the death of a 44 year old overseas Filipino worker whose body was found in one of the restrooms of Bahay Kalinga, a shelter in Saudi Arabia for women OFWs in distress, which is being managed by the Philippine embassy. “We can’t divulge…
OWWA Denies Financial Assistance to OFWs from Madagascar
By SHARMAINE VILLANUEVA Bulatlat.com MANILA — “Of course we would fight for the financial assistance due to us no matter what happens. I have sacrificed so much for this. Financial assistance is financial assistance. For me, and for everyone here, we will continue with our fight,” Carlo Tañada, 41, leader of the repatriated overseas Filipino…
Returned OFWs demand benefits from OWWA
PRESS RELEASE MANILA — At least 300 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Madagascar who underwent emergency repatriation due to a malaria epidemic in the country today trooped to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) office to demand financial assistance from the agency. At least 1,000 OFWs were subjected to mandatory evacuation from Madagascar because of…