The solid determination of many Filipinos paved the way to ensure that there will be a yearly Philippine Independence Day celebration in The Netherlands.

The number of poor Filipino households was expected to go up this year because of the global economic crisis, an official of the National Statistical Coordination Board said Thursday.

World oil prices have so far not been pushed up much by post-election violence in key crude producer Iran—but they could spike higher if the situation deteriorates, analysts warn.

Instead of blacklisting runaway overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), abusive employers in Saudi Arabia should be barred under the new employment policy there, a migrants’ advocacy group said.

The Philippines formally established diplomatic relations this week with the Caribbean island-state of Barbados, following ceremonies held in New York.

CHICAGO – US Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) reintroduced a bill Wednesday to reunite Filipino World War II veterans, who are either US citizens or residents, with their children in the Philippines who have languished for years on the visa waiting list.

The arrest in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) of 67 Filipinos and several others for dressing like women was a clear violation of a person’s right to privacy and freedom of expression, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.

Sixteen would-be overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) were stopped from leaving the country on Thursday for failing to present the required documents for legal deployment, Vice President Noli De Castro said.

Officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) want Filipino and other expatriate domestic helpers to be taught to speak conversational Arabic before they are sent to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a news report has said.

During the recent commemoration of Philippine Independence, Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. flew to New York City and delivered a speech at the Carnegie Council on his vision for the Philippines in the next few years.