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MANILA, Philippines - Believe it or not, more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are coming back home to work here.

MANILA – A task force has been created to check on the situation of Filipino workers following the reported attack on at least two Pinoys in Taiwan as tensions between Manila and Taipe continues due to the death of a Taiwanese fisherman off Batanes.

While he thanked Taiwan President Ma Ying-Jeou for ensuring the safety of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Taiwan, Vice President Jejomar C. Binay on Monday also asked that Taiwanese government to go after its nationals behind the earlier assaults on Filipinos.

MANILA, Philippines – A new batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia arrived in the country Sunday morning.

MANILA - The Philippine government is ready to evacuate Filipinos in Taiwan in case tensions and attacks further escalate.

MANILA — Advocates for Philippine migrant workers say they are concerned about the effects of a hiring freeze Taiwan's government has put in place against the Philippines.  The move came less than a week after a Philippine Coast Guard crew admitted shooting at a Taiwanese vessel, killing a fisherman.

MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang has formed a team from the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) in Taipei to ensure protection for Filipino workers in Taiwan after reports of harassment and attacks by Taiwanese angry over the fatal shooting of one of their fishermen by Philippine coast guards last week.

Amid efforts to resolve an escalating row with Taiwan over the death of a fisherman, the Philippine government has promised to extend assistance to Filipino workers in Taiwan who may be harassed or attacked.