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By Maecy Alviar, Zamboanga City, Philippines: Kuwait on Wednesday declared the Philippine ambassador a persona non-grata and ordered him to leave the country in a week after embassy staff “rescued” Filipino domestic workers from their employers’ homes following reports of abuse. Renato Villa confirmed his expulsion to local media but declined to comment further. Citing the "undiplomatic acts” by Philippine embassy staff, Kuwait also recalled its ambassador to the Philippines, Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh, for consultations. Kuwait decried a "flagrant and grave breach of rules and regulations that govern diplomatic action” by embassy staff...