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Osaka: The Philippine government is working with host countries to protect the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially the assurance of ‘safe and humane’ working conditions, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Saturday. Speaking before the Filipino community in Osaka, Japan, Marcos emphasized his administration’s commitment to ensuring ‘smooth’ employment and deployment processes for OFWs. According to Philippines News Agency, Marcos highlighted the government’s efforts to engage with various countries employing Filipino workers to establish bilateral labor agreements. These agreements aim to secure safe and humane working environments and provide opportunities for Filipinos to thrive abroad. Marcos also

Bicol: The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to distribute more than 6,600 land titles and Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCROM) to over 5,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Bicol Region. This initiative forms part of the ongoing implementation of Republic Act (RA) 11953, the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, signed into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on July 7, 2023. According to Philippines News Agency, DAR 5 (Bicol) Director Reuben Theodore Sindac announced in a media release that the ceremonial distribution, scheduled at the Fuerte CamSur Sports Complex in Pili, Camarines Sur, on

Zambales: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday rebuked the China Coast Guard (CCG) for accusing Manila of violating its so-called sovereignty in the South China Sea to justify its water cannoning of two local vessels off Zambales. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) deployed four ships to supply fuel and goods to Filipinos fishing near the Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal on Friday. Two of the BFAR vessels, BRP Datu Tamblot and BRP Datu Taradapit, were water cannoned by CCG vessels 4203 and 3105, some 15.6 nautical miles (NM) and 18.1 NM off the feature. According

Manila: Several parts of the country will experience rains due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the easterlies, the weather bureau said on Saturday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the ITCZ will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Zamboanga Peninsula, the Bangsamoro region, Soccsksargen, Western Visayas, the Negros Island Region, and Palawan. According to Philippines News Agency, the same weather conditions will prevail over the Bicol Region, Quezon, and the rest of the Visayas and Mimaropa due to the easterlies. Moderate to at times heavy rains

Zamboanga del Sur: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) Intelligence Division recently arrested a Pakistani national in Barangay Tiguma, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur for violation of Philippine immigration laws. According to Philippines News Agency, Sajjad Khan, 31, was arrested on June 16 on the strength of a mission order issued by Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado following intelligence information about his illegal stay. BI records reveal that Khan has been banned from the country since 2016. He admitted to illegally entering the Philippines by boat, a method commonly referred to as a ‘backdoor’ process. Khan was found liable for violation of