
UK mother jailed for keeping woman as ‘house slave’ for 25 years
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A UK judge on Thursday jailed for 13 years a mother-of-10 who forced a vulnerable woman to work as a “house slave” for more than…
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A UK judge on Thursday jailed for 13 years a mother-of-10 who forced a vulnerable woman to work as a “house slave” for more than…
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Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) renewed their call for the cessation of hostilities in the Middle East, warning that…
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Twenty-four distressed overseas Filipino workers from Jeddah are set to return to the Philippines late Friday through a Singapore-chartered repatriation…
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Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Friday:
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The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is stepping up preparations to shield the Philippine housing sector from economic fallout…
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure authorizing President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. to temporarily suspend…
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Philippine equities extended their gains on Wednesday, with the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closing at 6,158.33, up 31.67 points or 0.52 percent.
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The first batch of nine overseas Filipino workers (OFW) from the conflict-stricken Iran successfully returned from the Philippines amid the relentless shower…
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has confirmed that a Filipino seafarer is among those reported missing after a tugboat assisting a distressed vessel…
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Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac apologized to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Bahrain after a video circulated online showing a Migrant Workers…
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AGIMAT Party-list Rep. Bryan Revilla has called for a whole-of-government response to safeguard Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as tensions escalate in the…
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NEW YORK — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is considering raising interest rates as tensions in the Middle East continue to weigh on global markets and…
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NEW YORK — Malacañang on Monday warned fuel hoarders and businesses that take advantage of the ongoing fuel crisis that they will face legal action if they…
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Rising global oil prices could significantly affect the cost of government infrastructure projects, particularly those dependent on fuel and construction…
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Markets across Asia, where key economies Japan and South Korea are heavily dependent on energy imports, plunged on Monday.
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One may also recall that during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Philippine government had far fewer financial resources for large-scale evacuations than it…
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Governments may start and end wars, but it is often ordinary citizens who suffer the most.
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Cagayan de Oro City government has implemented a four-day workweek and extended City Hall operating hours until 7 p.m. starting…
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