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"Mommy, do you also carry around a gun there?" This innocent question asked by the four-year-old daughter of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Cynthia Bustillos-Cabantoc, 33, prompted her to assure her family she is safe. Cynthia works in the Kuwaiti province of Jahra, close to the Iraqi border.
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Agad na nagtungo ang Middle East Preparedness Team (MEPT) sa pamumuno ni special envoy Ret. Gen. Roy Cimatu sa Kuwait upang tulungan ang may 150 Pilipino na empleado ng isang commercial center na kinabagsakan ng isang missile mula sa Basra, Iraq.
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The President made these specific appeals to OFW families and relatives availing themselves of the free three-minute long distance calls at call centers set up by government for them following the outbreak of war in Iraq.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 200052 [Title] => Bakuna kontra biological attack ikinasa sa Israel [Summary] => Hiniling ng embahada ng Pilipinas sa Israel sa libu-libong manggagawang Pilipino doon na magpasailalim sa "atropine vaccine" upang magsilbing proteksiyon sa kinatatakutang biological attack ng Israel bilang ganti sa pag-atake ng US-led coalition forces sa Baghdad.

Base sa report, isa-isa nang nagpapabakuna ang mga manggagawang Pilipino doon matapos ang instruction ni Ambassador Belen Anota bilang safety precautions sa nagaganap na pag-atake at umaatikabong labanan sa Baghdad at southern Iraq.
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Immigration supervisor Ferdinand Sampol said Filipinos will once again be allowed to go to work in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Israel, following an order lifting a ban imposed on Thursday as part of precautions after US-led forces moved against Iraq.

However, a ban on workers going to Iraq will remain in force.
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Acting Labor Secretary Manuel Imson said that the government will immediately stop sending workers to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Israel until further notice from the Philippine embassies in the affected areas.
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"Mommy, do you also carry around a gun there?" This innocent question asked by the four-year-old daughter of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Cynthia Bustillos-Cabantoc, 33, prompted her to assure her family she is safe. Cynthia works in the Kuwaiti province of Jahra, close to the Iraqi border.
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Agad na nagtungo ang Middle East Preparedness Team (MEPT) sa pamumuno ni special envoy Ret. Gen. Roy Cimatu sa Kuwait upang tulungan ang may 150 Pilipino na empleado ng isang commercial center na kinabagsakan ng isang missile mula sa Basra, Iraq.
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The President made these specific appeals to OFW families and relatives availing themselves of the free three-minute long distance calls at call centers set up by government for them following the outbreak of war in Iraq.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 200052 [Title] => Bakuna kontra biological attack ikinasa sa Israel [Summary] => Hiniling ng embahada ng Pilipinas sa Israel sa libu-libong manggagawang Pilipino doon na magpasailalim sa "atropine vaccine" upang magsilbing proteksiyon sa kinatatakutang biological attack ng Israel bilang ganti sa pag-atake ng US-led coalition forces sa Baghdad.

Base sa report, isa-isa nang nagpapabakuna ang mga manggagawang Pilipino doon matapos ang instruction ni Ambassador Belen Anota bilang safety precautions sa nagaganap na pag-atake at umaatikabong labanan sa Baghdad at southern Iraq.
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Immigration supervisor Ferdinand Sampol said Filipinos will once again be allowed to go to work in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Israel, following an order lifting a ban imposed on Thursday as part of precautions after US-led forces moved against Iraq.

However, a ban on workers going to Iraq will remain in force.
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Acting Labor Secretary Manuel Imson said that the government will immediately stop sending workers to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Israel until further notice from the Philippine embassies in the affected areas.
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