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Number of Pinoy caregivers allowed to enter Canada cut by half
2009-03-04 08:15:00 The number of Filipino caregivers being allowed to enter Canada to work has been slashed almost in half, a report said on Tuesday. The Toronto Sun report cited data from Immigration Canada showing that the rejection rate at the Canadian visa office in Manila for Filipino caregivers rose from 35 percent in 2006 to 66 percent ... More About: Pinoy , Enter , Half , Number
Laid off OFWs reaches 5,774 - POEA
2009-03-04 05:14:00 Laid off OFWs reaches 5,774 - POEA report KIMBERLY JANE T. TAN, GMANews.TV The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who lost their jobs due to the global economic crisis has reached 5,774, data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) showed. As of February 24, a total of 5,774 Filipino workers have been laid off from their ...
Groups raise funds for injured Filipino biker in Qatar
2009-03-04 05:13:00 Various Filipino and American groups raised funds totaling to QR 6,818 or more than P90,000 for an injured Filipino big bike rider in Qatar , an online report said. The Peninsula reported that injured biker Melvin Yadao was teary-eyed when he received the ceremonial check showing the amount of money raised and signatures of support from ... More About: Biker , Funds , Groups
Labor chief asked to look into use of POLO office in Doha as male quarters
2009-03-04 05:09:00 Migrante International?s Middle East chapter on Tuesday asked Labor Secretary Marianito Roque to look into complaints that part of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Doha , Qatar are being used as male quarters for its staff on the same compound where female distressed OFWs are temporarily seeking refuge. John Leonard Monterona, Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator, ... More About: Chief
?Octomom? gets support from Fil-Ams in California
2009-03-03 02:27:00 LOS ANGELES ? Giving birth to octuplets is news enough. But since a team of 46 physicians and other staff members at the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Bellflower helped an unemployed single mother deliver her eight kids last January 26, the human interest news has evolved into a public debate on reproductive ethics, moral aptitude, ... More About: California , Support
Free computer courses for Filipinos in UAE
2009-03-03 02:26:00 As part of the Philippine government?s effort to ease the impact of the global financial crisis, at least seven hundred Filipinos working and residing in Dubai and Northern Emirates, would benefit from free computer courses. The free computer lessons would take place in Rewaq Cultural Centre in Al Twar 2 and at Abu Bakr Assiddiq Islamic ... More About: Computer , Free
455 OFWs in Saipan avail of free health screening
2009-03-03 02:25:00 455 OFWs in Saipan avail of free health screening HAIDEE V. EUGENIO, GMANews.TV SUSUPE, Saipan ? At least 455 overseas Filipino workers in the US island of Saipan received free health screening organized by the Philippine Consulate General and participated in by Filipino volunteer doctors and nurses on Sunday. Of the 455 OFWs, 374 underwent blood pressure and ... More About: Health , Free , Screening
Pinoy kid becomes first-ever US citizen outside America
2009-03-03 02:24:00 CHICAGO, Illinois - Seven -year-old Martin Miles Ulsano has never set foot in United States soil. But he gained the distinction last Friday (Feb. 27) of being the first child ever to become a US citizen in a country outside America . Martin was born in Japan to Eugeline and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Caesar Ulsano, ... More About: Pinoy , Citizen
OFW abandoned by employer in Saudi Arabia needs help getting out of ICU
2009-03-03 02:23:00 Relatives of an ailing Filipino worker currently confined at an intensive care unit (ICU) of a Riyadh hospital appealed to embassy officials to provide the necessary assistance to facilitate his discharge from the hospital. The hospital bill of Eduardo Reyes, 62, at the in Shemaisy Hospital has reached SAR 16,000 or P208,000 (SAR1=PhP13), according to his ... More About: Saudi , Saudi Arabia , Employer , Arabia , Abandoned
Call center agents beat unemployment woes
2009-03-03 02:16:00 Their desire to be with their families while earning good income at the same time, top their choices, when they could have otherwise earned better salaries abroad or somewhere else. For their choice to remain in the country, they could have joined the unemployed segment. But not with call center agents, like Sharon Acusta, 30, ... More About: Agents , Employment , Unemployment , Call , Center
Filipinos top tipplers in Southeast Asia?DOH
2009-02-28 02:13:00 Filipinos have been adjudged as the heaviest consumers of alcoholic beverages in Southeast Asia , a study commissioned by the Department of Health (DOH) revealed. According to the DOH, Filipinos are the top ?spirit? drinkers in Southeast Asia , with 11 percent of the population aged 15 to 74 found to be regular drinkers. The report also ... More About: Filipinos
Industry Jobs Contract for A Fifth Quarter
2009-02-28 02:11:00 EMPLOYMENT generated by Philippine industries in the third quarter of last year fell for a fifth consecutive three-month period, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported Friday. The agency said total employment in industries declined by 2.7 percent in the July to September period last year. The contraction was worse than the 0.3-percent fall in ... More About: Economy , Industry , Jobs , Contract , Quarter
JPEPA secures Japan jobs Nurses, caregivers to get first crack
2009-02-28 02:07:00 President Gloria Arroyo announced on Friday that Filipino health workers could now work in Japan starting April through the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). ?For the first time, Japan will accept foreign health workers, our very much in demand Filipino nurses and care workers,? the President said in her speech during the 28th joint meeting ... More About: Jobs , Crack , Nurses
Self-defense seminar held for OFWs in Israel
2009-02-27 05:23:00 Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) attended a seminar on self-defense in Israel recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. An article on the DFA Web site (www.dfa.gov.ph) said Philippine Ambassador Petronila Garcia also attended the seminar facilitated by arnis instructors in Israel. Jon Escudero, arnis master instructor (guro); Neta Shermister and arnis practitioners in Israel taught ... More About: Defense , Seminar , Self-Defense , Held
OFW layoffs in Taiwan ceased in February
2009-02-27 05:23:00 The massive firing of Filipino workers in Taiwan has stopped, at least for the month of hearts. The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), the country?s de-facto embassy in Taiwan, reported that employers have been convinced to halt the lay offs and instead enter into flexible work programs. ?Meco also negotiated with the Taiwan Council on ... More About: February
New Zealand luring skilled Filipinos
2009-02-27 05:22:00 New Zealand is positioning itself as a destination for highly skilled overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Philip Burdon, chairman of the Asia- New Zealand Foundation, said in an interview last Wednesday night that “there is a rapidly expanding Asian population in New Zealand and the country is definitely opening up to more Asians.” He added that 11% of ... More About: New Zealand , Filipinos
RP consul found dead in Canada apartment
2009-02-27 05:21:00 A Filipino foreign service official was found dead inside his apartment room in Ottawa, Canada , sources from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Consul Eloy Luis Bello, 38, was found lifeless after police forced their way to his flat. No additional details were provided. DFA insiders said that autopsy is being conducted by Canadian authorities to ... More About: Dead
Palace tells DFA to look into consul?s death in Canada
2009-02-27 05:20:00 Malacaņang has ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of a consul in Canada . In a radio interview Friday, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said the Palace still has no information on the circumstances surrounding the death of Consul Eloy Luis Bello, 38. “Para maka-follow up agad [We have to ... More About: Death , Tells
M. Lhullier, Moneygram alliance allows remittances to be received in dollar
2009-02-27 05:20:00 M. Lhullier Financial Services Inc. and US-based Moneygram International Inc. entered into a partnership that will allow Filipinos working abroad and their beneficiaries to send and receive remittances in dollars on a 24-hour basis. The agreement, signed on Thursday in Manila, will allow individuals to ?hold the greenback for speculation, in hopes that it would ... More About: Dollar , Alliance
Displaced OFWs from Mindanao to get P2.7 million for livelihood projects
2009-02-27 05:10:00 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will distribute here Thursday 31 checks worth P2.7 million as livelihood assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Mindanao who lost their jobs in the aftermath of the global economic crisis. Of the 31 checks to be distributed by the President at the SM City here, one check worth Pl.2 million will ... More About: Projects , Million , Livelihood
RP ?sexy? dancers accuse employer of labor abuse
2009-02-25 02:06:00 GARAPAN, Saipan ? Ten Filipina dancers in the US island of Saipan filed a lawsuit against their former employers for unfair labor practices including false imprisonment, forced work during days off, non-payment of overtime compensation, and unauthorized salary deductions. The complainants were previous employees of the now defunct Club Jama, which used to be one of ... More About: Abuse , Sexy , Labor , Employer , Dancers
Pinoys in Northern Ireland feel recession pinch, remain positive
2009-02-25 02:05:00 Pinoys in Northern Ireland feel recession pinch, remain positive By ROSE ECLARINAL, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - Many Filipinos in Northern Ireland are more concerned than ever. With the recession in the United Kingdom taking its toll, they say they have all the reasons to be alarmed. A Belfast-based company that manufactures state-of-the art ... More About: Positive , Recession
Team sent to Korea to aid Pinoy OFWs
2009-02-25 02:03:00 A three-man team is now in South Korea to help Filipino migrant workers find alternative jobs even before the global economic crisis affects their present work. In a press statement, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the team would include personnel from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), ... More About: Team , Pinoy
Remains of 3 Pinoys killed in KSA road mishap back in RP
2009-02-11 02:20:00 The remains of three Filipinos killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia last month were brought back to the country, a radio report said early Wednesday. Radio dwIZ reported that the remains of Freddie Doctolero, Jerry Pielago and Teresito Eloja were brought back aboard a Saudi Airways flight. Eloja was a rigging superintendent, Doctolero was a ... More About: Back , Road , Killed
6 of 37 Pinoys get overdue pay from UAE employer
2009-02-10 22:04:00 Six of 37 Filipino electricians, plumbers and mechanics have received their dues after an amicable settlement with their employer in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Online news site Khaleej Times reported that the 37 had complained against their company in Jebel Ali before the UAE the Ministry of Labor. The six, who were among 400 employees of ... More About: Employer
Group sees surge in number of OFWs on visit visas
2009-02-10 22:03:00 A surge of Filipino jobseekers to the United Arab Emirates using visit visas looms as laid-off overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) avoid huge expenses in formally seeking employment. Migrante Middle East regional coordinator John Leonard Monterola said the jobless OFWs will likely use visit visas to enter Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and other Middle East areas. “This is ... More About: Surge , Visit , Group , Visas , Sees
25 OFWs laid-off in Dubai arrives home
2009-02-10 10:06:00 Twenty-five Filipino migrant workers returned home jobless after the global financial crisis reportedly affected their company in Dubai . Reports said that the OFWs worked as fabricators for the Al Abbar Aluminum Group of Companies. They arrived on board Cathay Pacific airlines Flight CX 907 from Dubai via Hong kong. Reports added that the workers were forced to sign ... More About: Home
65 OFWs from Mideast return home without jobs, bring tales of despair
2009-02-10 10:03:00 A total of sixty-five Filipinos from the Middle East have returned home without jobs but with tons of sad stories of their struggles with low salaries and abusive employers. Of the 65 returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), 25 were retrenched from the Al Abbar Aluminum Group of Companies in Dubai.They arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International ... More About: Jobs , Home , Tales , Return
2 Filipinos killed in Australian wildfire - DFA
2009-02-10 10:02:00 Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Bayani Mangibin said Tuesday afternoon that at least two Filipinos died in the wildfire in Australia . Interviewed over radio dzBB, Mangibin said the Filipino-Australian casualties were reported to the Philippine Embassy in Canberra. The Filipino casualties were siblings according to Mangibin, “one is 24 years old and the other is 22-years ... More About: Killed , Wildfire
Pinoys may call hotline for updates on kin affected by Australian wildfires
More articles from this author:2009-02-10 10:00:00 Filipinos with relatives in Australia may avail of a hotline set up by the Australian Red Cross for kin of those who may be affected by the Victorian bushfires there. But a bulletin on the Australian embassy said the Australian Red Cross said callers to the hotline at +61-3-9328-3716 may experience delays due to the high ... More About: Updates , Call , Wildfires 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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