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The Department of Tourism (DOT) commits to sustain the Filipino brand of hospitality and service to stranded tourists amid the community quarantine brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This, after stranded foreign tourists and their respective embassies commended the DOT for the assistance it had provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We welcome […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is urging the public to keep reporting suspicious activity after a tip led authorities to rescue various exotic animals worth P300,000 and arrest three suspected wildlife traders in Oriental Mindoro recently. A total of 56 heads of wildlife species—including the endangered green iguana and red-footed tortoise—were rescued […]
Stressing his commitment to safeguarding migrant workers from human trafficking, Senator Bong Go met with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait who were victimized by a Filipino illegal recruiter and told them that their case has been served justice. In 2018, Filipino masseurs in Kuwait were rescued after reaching out to radio host Raffy Tulfo […]
A bill seeking to impose stiff penalties for those who will refuse or fail to help persons in distress at sea has been filed at the Senate. Senator Francis Tolentino said he filed Senate Bill No. 209, otherwise known as the Good Samaritan At Sea Law, with the aim of implementing international laws concerning safety […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles stressed that government is exerting efforts to obtain justice for the 22-man crew of F/B Gem-Vir I, the fishing boat that sank following an encounter with a private Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea, and that several government agencies would be reaching out to extend assistance to the Filipino fishermen. […]