Another OFW in Kuwait is in deep grief and she wants to go home but her employer would not allow her unless she gave her P150,000 (approximately KWD 1,000).
Babyris Datulayta, a household service worker in Kuwait sent a video message to the TV program OFW Alert to ask for help. In the video, she said that her employer is trying to extort money from her.
Babyris is working with her employer for a year and her contract is not finished yet, but things gets worse and her employer began hurting her that's why she asked the employer if she can go home without finishing her contract but the employer said she can't go home without paying the said amount to her employer. The maltreatment was referred to her agency by her mother and they say they will follow-up her case.
Babyris Datulayta, a household service worker in Kuwait sent a video message to the TV program OFW Alert to ask for help. In the video, she said that her employer is trying to extort money from her.
Babyris is working with her employer for a year and her contract is not finished yet, but things gets worse and her employer began hurting her that's why she asked the employer if she can go home without finishing her contract but the employer said she can't go home without paying the said amount to her employer. The maltreatment was referred to her agency by her mother and they say they will follow-up her case.
According to Babyris, while waiting for the resolution from the agency, her employer already sold her to another employer just a night before her interview with the TV station without informing her agency. Her former employer said that if she wants to go home but she will stay with the new employer for only a year or two, she must pay the said amount.
She contacted her agency and again said that they will follow-up her case but the truth is, they are not even doing anything.
The TV station contacted POLO-OWWA Kuwait Nestor Bulayog and he said that they might be able to rescue Babyris if she can give them the name of her agency and her exact location.
The Filipina household service workers who worked in Kuwait has many stories of abuse and maltreatment. Just recently, an OFW was sent home by her employer, brought her to the airport without anything but her passport and plane ticket. If not from the help of the two good Samaritan fellow OFWs, she might not be able to go home considering her physical and mental condition.
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According to GMA News, the OFW was brought to a mental health facility and has been declared safe to travel home. OWWA Admin Hans Cacdac already checked on the OFWs situation and said that OWWA will help her with what they can. Investigation in on its way for possible filing of cases against her employer in Kuwait and the recruitment agency who deployed the OFW.
She contacted her agency and again said that they will follow-up her case but the truth is, they are not even doing anything.
The TV station contacted POLO-OWWA Kuwait Nestor Bulayog and he said that they might be able to rescue Babyris if she can give them the name of her agency and her exact location.
The Filipina household service workers who worked in Kuwait has many stories of abuse and maltreatment. Just recently, an OFW was sent home by her employer, brought her to the airport without anything but her passport and plane ticket. If not from the help of the two good Samaritan fellow OFWs, she might not be able to go home considering her physical and mental condition.
Read the full story here.
According to GMA News, the OFW was brought to a mental health facility and has been declared safe to travel home. OWWA Admin Hans Cacdac already checked on the OFWs situation and said that OWWA will help her with what they can. Investigation in on its way for possible filing of cases against her employer in Kuwait and the recruitment agency who deployed the OFW.
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From beginning to the end, the real life of OFWs are colorful indeed. To work outside the country, they invest too much, spend a lot. They start making loans for the processing of their needed documents to work abroad.
NATIONAL PORTAL AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO SPEED UP INTERNET SERVICES IN THE PHILIPPINES
In a Facebook post of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, he said that after a presentation made by Dept. of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo Salalima, Pres. Duterte emphasized the need for faster communications in the country.Pres. Duterte earlier said he would like the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) "to develop a national broadband plan to accelerate the deployment of fiber optics cables and wireless technologies to improve internet speed." As a response to the President's SONA statement, Salalima presented the DICT's national broadband plan that aims to push for free WiFi access to more areas in the countryside.
NATIONWIDE SMOKING BAN SIGNED BY PRESIDENT DUTERTE
In January, Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said that President Duterte had asked her to draft the executive order similar to what had been implemented in Davao City when he was a mayor, it is the "100% smoke-free environment in public places."Today, a text message from Sec. Manny Piñol to ABS-CBN News confirmed that President Duterte will sign an Executive Order to ban smoking in public places as drafted by the Department of Health (DOH).
How to File Employment Compensation for Private Workers
If you know someone who is sick, had an accident or relatives of an employee who died while on duty, you can help them and their families by sharing them how to claim their benefits from the government through Employment Compensation Commission.
Requirements and Fees for Reduced Travel Tax for OFW Dependents
What is a travel tax?
According to TIEZA ( Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority), it is a levy imposed by the Philippine government on individuals who are leaving the Philippines, as provided for by Presidential Decree (PD) 1183.
A full travel tax for first class passenger is PhP2,700.00 and PhP1,620.00 for economy class. For an average Filipino like me, it’s quite pricey. Overseas Filipino Workers, diplomats and airline crew members are exempted from paying travel tax before but now, travel tax for OFWs are included in their air ticket prize and can be refunded later at the refund counter at NAIA.
However, OFW dependents can apply for standard reduced travel tax. Children or Minors from 2 years and one (1) day to 12th birthday on date of travel.
Accredited Filipino journalist whose travel is in pursuit of journalistic assignment and
According to TIEZA ( Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority), it is a levy imposed by the Philippine government on individuals who are leaving the Philippines, as provided for by Presidential Decree (PD) 1183.
A full travel tax for first class passenger is PhP2,700.00 and PhP1,620.00 for economy class. For an average Filipino like me, it’s quite pricey. Overseas Filipino Workers, diplomats and airline crew members are exempted from paying travel tax before but now, travel tax for OFWs are included in their air ticket prize and can be refunded later at the refund counter at NAIA.
However, OFW dependents can apply for standard reduced travel tax. Children or Minors from 2 years and one (1) day to 12th birthday on date of travel.
Accredited Filipino journalist whose travel is in pursuit of journalistic assignment and
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