OFW – Overseas Filipino News

Forty-six Filipinos, including 19 children, arrived Wednesday afternoon at the airport from Saudi Arabia.

SHANGHAI – Five Filipino transvestites have gone on trial in Shanghai, accused of drugging men with adulterated foods before robbing them in a city with a reputation for an adventurous nightlife.

Christopher Gozum, a videographer for a government hospital in Saudi Arabia, has bagged a total four awards from the prestigious Cinemanila International Film Festival, with his latest one for best director.

Just one week after his compatriot was haled to court for theft of a credit card, a second Filipino waiter in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) faced trial this week for a similar offense.

Some 300 Filipinos based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will vie for an award in a cleanup campaign at the Al Mamzar Park and beach there this coming Friday (Oct. 30).

A Filipina member of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) is reported to be among 12 people killed in a suicide mission in a guest house in Kabul on Wednesday that has been claimed by the Taliban, who say it was an assault on people who are working on the Nov. 7 runoff election.

A memorandum of agreement has been signed in a move to reinforce the fight against illegal recruitment.

CHICAGO – A Filipino registered nurse who set up two elderly care homes in Los Angeles has been sentenced to 57 months in prison after being convicted for forced labor violation and for unlawful conduct with documents.

A number of Filipino nurses no longer see the United States as the land of milk and honey.
According to the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the number of nurses who indicated their desire to look for US jobs plunged by 21.38 percent in the past nine months this year.

A Filipino waiter in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was sent to court this week over charges that he spent some P41,000 using a credit card he allegedly stole from his workplace.