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Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III congratulated his wife, Kathryna Yu-Pimentel, for being appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the Special Envoy to the United Arab Emirates for Trade and Investment. Yu-Pimentel took her oath of office before Marcos recently accompanied by the veteran legislator and family members. “We are incredibly proud of you […]
Empathizing with the plight of hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates, most of whom are already unemployed and stranded there for months, Senator Dick Gordon is pushing for more passenger flights to bring them home. Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross wrote to the Inter-Agency Task Force […]
With potential turmoil brewing in the Middle East following the U.S. drone attack on top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, a young lawmaker highlighted the need to pass a bill creating a department for Overseas Filipino Workers soon to ensure the safety and security of Filipinos in the region. “Recent events in the Middle East and […]