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Formal diplomatic relations would be established between the two countries on January 17, 1979. The Philippines established an embassy in Kuwait in 1979. [1] The Philippines was part of the United States-led coalition to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control during the Gulf War in 1991. [2] Kuwait then opened an embassy in Manila on May 24, 1996. [1]
In early 2018, Kuwait and the Philippines were embroiled in a diplomatic crisis over the situation of Filipino migrant workers in the gulf country. The diplomatic row was a result of the discovery of the corpse of Joanna Demafelis, a Filipino domestic worker working in Kuwait which has been inside an abandoned warehouse since November 2016.
Countries hosting diplomatic missions of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines has a network of diplomatic missions in major cities around the world, under the purview of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), to forward the country's interests in the areas that they serve, as well as to serve the ever-growing numbers of Overseas Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers.
Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport) Kuwait, [394] Lebanon, [395] Libya, [396] and Yemen [397] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to ...
The Philippine Passport Act of 1996 governs the issuance of Philippine passports and travel documents. Philippine passports are only issued to Filipino citizens, while travel documents (under Section 13) may be issued to citizens who have lost their passports overseas, as well as permanent residents who cannot obtain passports or travel ...
In 2016, Kuwait was the sixth-largest destination of Overseas Filipino workers, with 90,000 hired or rehired in the nation in 2011, and accordingly Kuwait has been an important source of remittances back to the Philippines, with over $105 million USD being remitted in 2009.
Diplomatic passport (red cover): a diplomatic passport issued to diplomats serving in Kuwaiti embassies abroad and to high-ranking officials from the executive branch. Article 17 passport (gray cover) : a passport issued to stateless individuals in Kuwait.
Kuwait maintains more than 100 diplomatic missions in countries around the world. Africa. Host country Host city ... Philippines: Manila: Embassy [1] [45]