Tag: Syria
DMW defers action on Kuwait-bound OFWs
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Wednesday deferred action on the contracts of Kuwait-bound first-time OFW domestic workers until more safeguards are in...
Death toll from Turkey, Syria quakes nearing 8,000
The death toll from the earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria is nearing 8,000 with at least 7,700 confirmed dead.
Also, rescuers continued to race against...
Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquakes almost 5,000
The death toll from the deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and neighboring Syria has risen to 4,983 as rescuers...
UN meet to tackle climate change, Covid, US-China tensions
In person and on screen, world leaders returned to the United Nations’ foremost gathering for the first time in two years on Tuesday with...
DFA to replace abusive, negligent embassy staff in Syria
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is sending a team from Manila to replace some embassy staff in Syria involved in the alleged mistreatment...