Two Filipinos were among at least eight crew members of a Taiwanese fishing vessel detained in Indonesia for fishing in Indonesian territorial waters.

JAKARTA — An Indonesian court on Wednesday sentenced the wife of the alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings to 27 months in jail for falsifying her identity.

The activist group Sanlakas is calling on the Indonesian government to release seven protesters—including four Filipino women— who were arrested for participating in a demonstration that coincided with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit last week.

The Philippine Embassy in Indonesia recently hosted a reception for two Indonesian Ramon Magsaysay awardees for 2011 — Tri Mumpuni and Hasanain Juaini, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

Philippine officials in Indonesia are considering filing a protest over the alleged unfair treatment of two Filipina tourists who were subjected to a bag and body search allegedly without justification after being suspected of being drug mules in Indonesia.

Much has to be done to pressure the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to protect the 13.5 million migrant workers of the region, civil society groups said.

Indonesian customs officials arrested a pregnant Filipino woman at the Ngurah Rai Airport on Monday for attempting to smuggle 324.87 grams of methamphetamine or shabu worth $65,000.

After another Filipina was nabbed for drug trafficking in Indonesia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reiterated its warning to overseas Filipino workers not to accept offers of money from fellow travelers in exchange for carrying luggage.

Senator Manny Villar through his Sagip OFW program had successfully sent home the twenty-one (21) distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and five children after years of struggle in Malaysia.

A Filipina charged with illegal possession of drugs has been sentenced to death in Indonesia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday.