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Returning OFWs allowed in Libya

MANILA — Returning workers are allowed to go back to Libya even as the total deployment ban on newly-hired workers was imposed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). “Now, therefore,…

Kin of Libya kidnap victim confident gov’t will bring ‘Papa’ back home

BAGUIO CITY – The wife of one of the three Filipinos kidnapped on July 6 in Tripoli, Libya is confident her husband will return home safe through the government’s help. Jane…

ICC calls for arrest of Gaddafi’s son

TRIPOLI — The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, on Wednesday called for immediate arrest of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. “To this end, I call on the authorities of Libya,…

Study maps out strategy for developing wind, solar power in Africa

SAN FRANCISCO — A team from University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has used resource mapping tools and assessed the potential for large solar and wind farms…

DFA: No Filipino casualty in the latest terror attack in Istanbul

MANILA — No Filipino was injured or killed in the shooting at an Istanbul night club that left more than 30 people dead. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on…