Gov’t Targets to Roll Out VAT at Start of Fiscal ’21-’22
For the longest time, the Middle East has been a top prospect among foreign jobseekers from all parts of the world, mainly due to the …
[VIDEO] Filipina Found Dead & Naked Inside Kuwait Apartment
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More than a year has passed since the body of a Filipina domestic helper was found inside a refrigerator in an abandoned apartment in Kuwait, …
PH Embassy in Kuwait Welcomes Hundreds of Voters on First Day of Overseas Voting
There are only certain occasions when Filipinos truly unite as a nation: an important sports event (e.g. boxing match), an international pageant or competition (e.g. …
Gov’t Increases Hospital Fees to Push Expats to Visit Private Clinics
As the government pushes for a more homogeneous society – addressing the population imbalance between foreign nationals versus citizens, which is currently at 70-30 respectively, …
Gov’t Tightens Visa Approvals on 6 Nationalities, Plans to Impose Job Tests for Expats
As the government looks to address the population imbalance in the country, as well as to provide more jobs particularly from the private sector to …
Gov’t Passes Bill to Tax Expats 5% on Remittances
For many years, expats including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have eyed the Middle East for the attractive salaries and benefits the countries offer, not to …
Panel to Recommend ‘Harshest’ Measure Against Expats to Date
Following the government’s discomfort over the fact of the ever-growing expat communities in the country to date, lawmakers are hard at work in coming up …
Gov’t to Grant Citizenship to up to 4,000 Expats
With the issue on the ever-widening gap between the local and expat communities in the country, it’s almost quite impossible to expect any decision from …