By Bulatlat.com MANILA – Two overseas Filipino workers were not accepted in Bahay Kalinga, a shelter for runaway OFWs managed by the Philippine embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. They were told that they need to get an endorsement from embassy case officers first. Vicente Muana and Zosima Montrey, both working as beauticians, ran away from…
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Saudi-bound OFWs, Tourists Required to Show Money, other Valuables
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued an advisory August 10 requiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other travelers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to declare upon arrival and departure to and from the Kingdom their cash, precious metals or jewelry worth over SR 60,000 (Saudi Riyals) or US$16,000. BY ANGIE DE LARA…