Overseas Workers
Mary Jane Veloso shares her journey to long-awaited absolute pardon (Full Interview) | ABS-CBN News
Sa unang pagkakataon mula sa mismong harapan ng publiko at ng balita, ipinaunlak ni Mary Jane Veloso ang isang eksklusibong panayam kung saan binahagi niya ang panibagong simula matapos ipagkaloob sa kaniya ang absolute pardon ng gobyerno. — September 27, 2026
Exploitation at sea: The plight of Filipino migrant fishers
Filipino migrant fishers are beset by isolation and poor living conditions at sea, prone to sickness and abuse. Once they return home after a year or so, many of them report not getting their salaries and benefits spelled out in their contracts. — April 02, 2025
13 Filipino women surrogates convicted in Cambodia return to PH
The thirteen Filipino women convicted of violating Cambodia’s surrogacy ban are finally back in the Philippines, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. — December 29, 2024
Mary Jane Veloso reunites with family after 14 years
Mary Jane Veloso, previously sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia, arrived back home in the early hours of Wednesday after years of negotiations between the two countries that also saw her receive a last-minute reprieve from execution in 2015. — December 18, 2024
New York City man sentenced to 15 years in prison for anti-Asian hate crime
The man convicted in a hate crime attack will spend more than a decade behind bars. Wednesday's sentence came after he confessed to attacking a stranger on a Manhattan street because she is Asian. — February 21, 2024
Dire straits: why Filipino sailors continue to brave troubled Middle East waters
- October 20, 2026
scmp.com
scmp.com
Mary Jane Veloso's journey home is a story of grit
- September 28, 2026
rappler.com
rappler.com
Free at last: Marcos pardons Veloso
- September 25, 2026
manilastandard.net
manilastandard.net
‘Only job I know’: Philippine sailors return to sea despite wartime risks
- August 11, 2026
aljazeera.com
aljazeera.com
The Asian workers keeping Greenland in business
- May 23, 2026
france24.com
france24.com
342 Filipinos from Saudi, Bahrain return home via chartered flight
- March 15, 2026
pna.gov.ph
pna.gov.ph
Under the tree: Tales of survival in Hong Kong's Tai Po Fire
- December 3, 2025
rappler.com
rappler.com