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Kuwait bars foreigners from getting morning treatment at hospitals

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Kuwait is to bar foreigners from attending public hospitals in the mornings, local media reported on Thursday, in a decision activists labelled as "racist".  

May 10 declared 'Be Careful With My Heart' day in LA

MANILA – A proclamation was signed by no less than the mayor and the entire City Council of Los Angeles declaring May 10 as "ABS-CBN TFC Be Careful With My Heart Kapit Bisig Day".

Binay appeals to Taiwan to lift hiring freeze

Vice President Jejomar Binay is appealing to the Taiwanese government to lift the freeze on the hiring of Filipino workers. The Bureau, May 16,2013  

Embassy opens field office at Olaya District

MANILA – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh will open a field office at the Olaya District to extend consular services to Filipinos, particularly those working to correct their residency and labor status before the grace period of the Saudi Arabian government ends on July 3, 2013.

Some OFWs worry about safety in Taiwan

MANILA – Some Filipino workers in Taiwan are worried that tensions will continue to escalate following the death of a Taiwanese fisherman last week.

Filipino artist Pio Abad among rising stars in UK art scene

LONDON - UK-based Filipino artist Pio Abad was among a handful of emerging artists selected for a special series of exhibitions by the Zabludowicz Collection.

Some OFWs in Taiwan fear tension with PH will escalate

Filipino workers in Taiwan are worried tensions will continue to escalate. Mornings@ANC, May 16, 2013

Pinoys in 26 countries snub absentee voting

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino voters in 26 countries have snubbed this year’s mid-term elections by not voting during the month-long Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV), the Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), disclosed yesterday.