John Leonard Monterona

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

In Syria, Filipino workers get maltreatment instead of help from embassy

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL In war-torn Syria, the Philippine embassy is sending distressed OFWs to jail when they escaped the maltreatment of employers and danger of war.

Friday, February 24th, 2012

89 OFWs in Saudi Arabia appealing for urgent assistance

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Eighty nine overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), along with other Asian workers staged a work stoppage to protest the unfair labor practices of their employer, Al Swayeh Company in Saudi...

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Requirement for OFWs breeds corruption- Migrante

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO “We are continuously receiving complaints from OFWs whose...

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Family of OFW suspected to have been starved to death demands justice

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Janice Joy Pampangan's arms bore marks of...

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Migrant Group Hits ‘Wait & See’ Stance by the Aquino Government. in Middle-East Conflicts (PR)

Press Release 21 February 2011 Citing the ‘not so reassuring’ pronouncement by the Aquino government spokespersons in regards to the safety of Filipino workers in Arab countries under volatile peace and order situation due to on-going massive...

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Saudi authorities intensify crackdown, 27 undocumented OFWs nabbed among other nationalities

Press Release 24 November 2010 As the Saudi government intensified its crackdown campaign against overstaying and undocumented migrant workers, an alliance of Filipino migrants right group in the Middle East today said there are already 27 undocumented...

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

40 OFWs Detained in Kuwait

The crackdown on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has begun in Kuwait. An organization of Filipino migrants reported that 40 OFWs were detained for not having the proper documents to work and stay in Kuwait. Of the 40,...

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

OFWs Hit RP Embassy Officials for Inaction, Arrogance, Neglect

Inaction, arrogance, and neglect were the responses of Philippine embassy officials to the pleas for assistance of OFWs in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. BY ANGIE DE LARA MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 28, August 17-23, 2008...