OFW
In the latest development amid the ongoing Strait of Hormuz blockade, 18 Filipino seafarers arrived in Manila on Thursday and Friday after refusing to pass through the high-risk waterway aboard the Liberian-flagged MSC Ishyka. They invoked rights under a DMW advisory, with over 1,300 now safely crossed following earlier diplomatic safe passages.
Imeripotiwa na AI
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is requesting an additional P12 billion from the Department of Budget and Management to aid repatriation and reintegration of overseas Filipino workers affected by the Middle East crisis. OWWA Administrator Patricia Yvonne Caunan stated that 55 percent of the agency's allocation this year has already been used. As of Friday, 6,706 Filipinos have been repatriated.
A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district killed a Filipina domestic worker, one of the deadliest blazes in the city's history. She died while caring for her employer's child, while another Filipina was injured after rescuing a baby. The incident has claimed 128 lives and left hundreds affected.