A maritime disaster off the southern coast of the Philippines has left at least 18 people dead and 10 others still missing after the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 passenger ferry capsized in choppy waters. The …
A seemingly minor financial disagreement over Dh150 has resulted in a one-month jail sentence for an Asian woman in the UAE. After her repeated attempts to collect a small payment were ignored, she took matters …
PHILIPPINES: The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported 17 Taiwanese nationals who were discovered operating a massive online financial scam from within the country. This action underscores the government’s commitment to dismantling international criminal …
Overseas Filipino Workers in Dubai are being invited to join a new survey that will help Philippine authorities assess interest in a government program that converts work experience into a college degree. The Department of …
A seven-year-old Filipino boy whose family is based in Abu Dhabi has arrived in Taiwan for a specialized medical procedure, the Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Jan. 20, 2026. The child, identified …
Many Filipinos have years of solid work experience but no college diploma to match it. The Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program or ETEEAP was created for this exact situation. It lets experienced professionals …
The United Arab Emirates government is moving quickly to eliminate red tape and make public services simpler and faster for residents, workers, and businesses. The national Zero Government Bureaucracy Program is a major government reform …
OFWs renewing their Philippine driver’s licenses can now do so without paying for the medical check-up or courier delivery, following a policy update from the Land Transportation Office. According to the Philippine Information Agency, the …
ABU DHABI, UAE – An employee who dedicated over two decades to a company has been awarded more than Dh113,000 in compensation by the Abu Dhabi Labour Court. The ruling came after the worker was …
Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, PHILIPPINES – In a dramatic incident early Sunday morning, Mayor Akmad “Mitra” Ampatuan survived a violent ambush when unknown assailants attacked his convoy using a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG). This attack, …