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Christian youth group joins calls for release of Filipino woman on...

Veloso is currently detained in Indonesia and is facing the death penalty after she was arrested in 2010 for drug trafficking

Philippine government urged to look into cases of migrant workers on...

As of 2021, there were at least 62 Filipino migrant workers who were on death row in foreign lands, according to data provided by Migrante

Parents of Filipino woman on Indonesia’s death row appeal for help...

Veloso was convicted of drug trafficking in Jakarta in 2010 but she claimed that she was a victim of human trafficking

Philippine bishop welcomes Taiwan’s decision to increase wages of migrant workers

Effective August 10, the monthly pay for migrant workers in Taiwan is at NT$20,000 (US$665.70) from the previous NT$17,000 (US$565.90)

Not so personal ‘personal’

A personal parish is created to “better serve Catholics of a particular rite, language, nationality, ethnicity"

Hong Kong judge rules in favor of abused Filipino domestic worker

The judge said it is "manifestly irrational and unsound" for the police to dismiss the possibility of forced labor

Bishop urges Filipino migrant workers to make their votes count

“Always remember ... your vote is your (right). Your vote is your (responsibility). And your vote is your (future).”

Seafarers and the party-list system

The number of registered voters among sea-based Overseas Filipino Workers has been decreasing for the past three elections

Protection for women Filipino seafarers

The proposed Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers remains pending in both chambers of Congress

Virus wave deepens grim conditions for Filipino domestic workers in Hong...

Women from the Philippines and Indonesia who work as domestic helpers have suffered more under Hong Kong's pandemic restrictions

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