THE Philippines is asking Kuwait for a three-month extension on its amnesty program for overstaying and undocumented Filipino workers, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a press briefing on Friday.

The amnesty program was scheduled to end on February 22, less than a month after Kuwait made the announcement following the deaths of seven Filipinos in the Gulf state.

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