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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
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
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
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
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
11,000 OFWs in Hong Kong sign petition vs. direct hiring ban
2009-02-10 09:58:00 About 1,000 members of the United Filipinos in Hong Kong (Unifil-Migrante-HK) and SKRAP the Ban coalition trooped to the Philippine Consulate General on Monday to submit a petition against a ban on direct hiring of overseas Filipino workers. The petition, signed by more than 11,000 OFWs, said that contrary to its avowed purpose, the ban does ... More About: Hongkong , Direct , Petition , Hiring
Displaced OFWs avail of OWWA?s help desk
2009-02-10 09:52:00 As of February 4, some 27 displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) of this region have availed of the services of the Help Desk set up by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in step with the government efforts to help OFWs adversely affected by the global crisis. OWWA 6 Family Welfare Officer Rizza Mapa said ... More About: Help Desk
Help sought for OFWs sleeping under Jeddah bridge
2009-02-09 04:23:00 Help sought for OFWs sleeping under Jeddah bridge by MARIA ALETA O. NIEVA, abs-cbnNEWS.com Around 100 overseas Filipino workers have camped out under a bridge in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . According to Garry Martinez, chairperson of Migrante International, the stranded OFWs are sleeping under the Khandara Bridge in Jeddah. ?Panibagong batch ng mga kababayan na natangal sa work, tumakas ... More About: Sleeping
Filipino family in Israel faces deportation
2009-02-04 10:50:00 A Filipino family residing in Israel is facing possible deportation after the mother was discovered to have entered the country illegally in 1996, an online news report said Wednesday. The Haaretz.com report said Christopher and Lorna Cruz is petitioning Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them and their 11-year-old son, Rabbi Eliezer, to stay in the country ... More About: Family , Faces , Deportation
Pinoys in Saudi want changes in OAV registration sked
2009-02-04 02:57:00 Pinoys in Saudi want changes in OAV registration sked By JULIE By: JAVELLANA-SANTOS, abs-cbnNEWS.com Filipino overseas workers in Saudi Arabia are complaining about the schedule in the registration of overseas absentee voters. Francis Oca, long-time advocate of overseas absentee voting (OAV) said in a letter to Philippine ambassador to Saudi Arabia Antonio Villamor that ?the announced schedule/timing of ... More About: Registration
400,000 jobs still available for Filipinos abroad ? POEA
2009-02-04 02:50:00 Despite a recession-hit job market, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has said that there are still 400,000 jobs available for Filipinos abroad. “Roughly we still have a balance of 400,000 or so job orders worldwide, these are job orders or requests from employers abroad for workers from the Philippines,” POEA Administrator Jennifer Manalili said . She ... More About: Jobs
OFWs in Saudi Arabia find OAV registration schedule ?impractical?
2009-02-04 02:48:00 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - The registration for overseas absentee voting (OAV) for the 2010 Philippine elections has started in Saudi Arabia , but very few have reportedly signed up so far. In Jeddah, only three registered on the first day despite the long period for an information campaign. Nonetheless, Consul Leo Tito Ausan, OAV chairman at the Philippine ... More About: Schedule , Find
Pinays marry foreigners for money not love
2009-02-04 02:47:00 Pinays marry foreigners for money not love By: CHERYL ARCIBAL, GMANews.TV The inability of the Philippine economy to produce high-paying jobs especially for women has pushed Filipinos to marry foreigners as a way to provide for their families, the study Country Gender Assessment by regional lender Asian Development Bank said. The number of Filipinos marrying foreigners have also ... More About: Society , Love , Money , Marry , Foreigners
Arroyo cuts red tape for livelihood programs of displaced OFWs
2009-02-04 02:46:00 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Monday night ordered Labor Secretary Marianito Roque to simplify the implementation of the livelihood and job matching programs of displaced Filipino workers abroad. Mrs. Arroyo issued the marching order during a meeting with the Filipino community at the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh. She arrived in Riyadh Monday night from Milan ... More About: Programs , Livelihood , Cuts , Red Tape
Central bank uncovers remittance scam using credit cards
2009-02-04 02:40:00 Central bank uncovers remittance scam using credit cards By Maricel E. Burgonio, Manila Times The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has uncovered a modus operandi used in defrauding remittance agents in the Philippines of money transfers from abroad, prompting it to call on banks and remittance agents in the country to strengthen their policy on remittance tie-ups ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Bank , Central , Cards
TESDA offers free training for laid-off workers
2009-02-03 02:26:00 With the series of lay-offs by crisis-stricken companies seen to last for some time, the government is urging people to upgrade their skills for the workplace through training. According to Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director-General Augusto Syjuco, the export, electronics and manufacturing industries will continue to suffer from the steep decline in product ... More About: Workers , Training , Free , Offers
TESDA offers free training for laid-off workers
2009-02-03 02:26:00 With the series of lay-offs by crisis-stricken companies seen to last for some time, the government is urging people to upgrade their skills for the workplace through training. According to Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director-General Augusto Syjuco, the export, electronics and manufacturing industries will continue to suffer from the steep decline in product ... More About: Workers , Training , Free , Offers
Arroyo attends mass with Pinoy community in Milan
2009-02-03 02:25:00 Thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) welcomed and shook hands with President Arroyo during her first working visit to Milan in Italy . Despite the cold weather, Mrs. Arroyo attended Sunday mass with the Filipino community at the historic 14th century gothic Duomo Cathedral in Milan. The President was accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, Trade and Industry ... More About: Community , Pinoy , Mass
Arroyo attends mass with Pinoy community in Milan
2009-02-03 02:25:00 Thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) welcomed and shook hands with President Arroyo during her first working visit to Milan in Italy . Despite the cold weather, Mrs. Arroyo attended Sunday mass with the Filipino community at the historic 14th century gothic Duomo Cathedral in Milan. The President was accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, Trade and Industry ... More About: Community , Pinoy , Mass
Unemployment benefit bill for displaced OFWs filed
More articles from this author:2009-02-03 02:24:00 A bill seeking to create an unemployment benefit package worth P50,000 for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the global financial crisis has been filed before the House of Representatives. Gabriela Women?s Party Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan filed the bill on Monday with Migrante International and some OFWs retrenched in Taiwan. “This package is the government’s way to ... More About: Unemployment , Bill , Benefit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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