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Another batch of 21 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from war-torn Syria will arrive today via Emirates Airways flight EK 332 at 4:20 p.m., the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said.
The repatriated workers had availed themselvers of the mandatory repatriation program offered by the government through the Philippine Embassy in Damascus as it raised alert level 4 in Dec. last year.
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KUWAIT CITY -- A court has sentenced a Kuwaiti couple to death for beating and then murdering their Filipina domestic helper, newspapers in the Gulf state reported on Monday.
The criminal court found the disabled husband and his wife guilty of "premeditated murder" after throwing the maid from their car and driving over her, Al-Rai and Al-Anbaa dailies reported, citing the verdict.
Read more: Kuwait Couple Gets Death For Murder Of Filipina: Report
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Hinatulan ng parusang kamatayan ng Kuwait Criminal Court ang isang mag-asawang Kuwaiti matapos mapatunayang nagkasala sa halos araw-araw na pag-torture hanggang sa brutal na pagpatay sa isang Filipina domestic helper.
Inilabas ng Kuwaiti court ang hatol nitong Linggo (Pebrero 19) laban sa hindi pinangalanang mag-asawa na kapwa hinatulan sa first degree murder.