FEATURE: Advantages for Muslim expatriate working in Muslim countries by Gamson Jr Mawallil Quijano

FOR A Muslim Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) like me working in a Muslim country like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and State of Qatar is both gratifying and a great blessing from Allāh. Simply because these are Muslim countries and I’m a Muslim. In these countries, I find it so convenient to practice my way of life as a believer of the Islamic faith.

Zambo mayor orders crackdown on illegal recruiters

FEISTY MAYOR Beng Climaco has ordered authorities to crack down on illegal recruiters using the southern port city of Zamboanga for their nefarious activities following the rescue of dozens of women on their way to work illegally abroad.

56 women bound for Sabah stopped in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Dozens of Filipinos who were on their way to work illegally abroad were intercepted in this southern port city before they could take a ferry for Sandakan City in the Malaysian state of Sabah, immigration officials said Wednesday.