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Pinoys in CNMI to benefit from new immigration bill
2008-04-23 13:53:00 CAPITAL HILL, Saipan - Filipinos who have been in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) for at least five years may benefit from a new bill that will apply a more permanent immigration status to them. While the bill does not offer permanent residency, resident status, citizenship, or nationality to a resident ... More About: Immigration , Bill , Benefit
BI claims successes vs syndicate at NAIA
2008-04-23 13:52:00 MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Immigration on Wednesday said that it was able to stop 182 passengers, most of them undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), from leaving the country in the first quarter of 2008. The move, the agency said, was part of its bid to curb the escort service racket at the Ninoy Aquino ... More About: Claims , Syndicate
DFA confirms Filipino worker sentenced to death in China
2008-04-23 13:51:00 MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday confirmed that Filipino overseas worker Marissa Collado has been sentenced to death by a Chinese court on drug charges. Shulan Primavera, the Philippine consul general in Guangzhou, said the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Intermediate Court convicted Collado, 40, for the crime of smuggling 1,536 grams of heroin ... More About: China , Death , Sentenced , Worker
2,000 distressed OFWs awaiting repatriation in Mideast - group
2008-04-23 01:41:00 MANILA, Philippines - There are at least 2,000 overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East who are currently awaiting their chance to be repatriated back home, a migrant workers’ organization revealed Tuesday. According to Nhel Morona, secretary-general of Migrante-UAE, most of these distressed OFWs are victims of maltreatment and are enduring harsh condition in different shelter ... More About: Group , Mideast
6 repatriated OFWs from Jordan return to Mindanao
2008-04-23 01:40:00 MANILA, Philippines - Six of the nine underage Filipina workers who were repatriated from Jordan on Monday returned to Cotabato City to be reunited with their families. The girls arrived on Tuesday afternoon and were met by officials from the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA), according to a GMA Flash Report. One of the Filipinas was allowed ... More About: Return , Mindanao
DFA: Belgian Embassy to issue visas for Slovenia
2008-04-22 14:27:00 MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos who want to apply a visa for Slovenia may do so through the Belgian Embassy in Manila. The Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday that a special arrangement between the Governments of Belgium and Slovenia has allowed this set-up. “As Slovenia ?s representative, the Belgian Embassy has been ... More About: Visas
Recruitment group pushes for no placement fee policy in Guam
2008-04-22 14:26:00 MANILA, Philippines - An association of recruitment agencies in the Philippines will ask the government to implement a ‘No Placement Fee Policy ’ for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Guam starting next year. In a statement on Tuesday, Philippine Association of Service Exporters, Inc. (PASEI) president Victor Fernandez said they will recommend the said policy to ... More About: Group , Recruitment
Pinoy arrested in Jeddah for raping 10-year-old girl
2008-04-22 14:25:00 MANILA, Philippines - A 50-year-old Filipino was arrested by Saudi police last week after being accused of repeatedly forcing a 10-year-old girl to have sex with him at their compound at the Al-Ruwais district in Jeddah . The suspect, identified only as Armando from Nueva Ecija, worked as a restaurant chef and lived in the same compound ... More About: Arrested , Girl , Pinoy , Year
Fil-Canadian groups slam ?racist? treatment on stabbing victim?s kin
2008-04-22 14:25:00 MANILA, Philippines - Filipino-Canadian groups condemned the unwarranted handcuffing of the family of stabbing-victim Charle Dalde by British Columbian police who inspected their apartment last week. On the night of April 14, Dalde?s parents and younger brother were ordered by the Richmond Police to come out of their Lansdowne Road apartment, lie down on the ground, ... More About: Canada , Treatment , Racist , Groups
Peso seen declining to 43-to-a-dollar by yearend
2008-04-19 00:21:00 THE peso is likely to fall this year on expectations that the government would be unable to generate more revenues to meet its planned spending boost, according to Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). In a briefing, Eugene Ellis, SCB chief executive officer, said the local currency would slide to 43 for every dollar by year-end ?The ... More About: Business , Dollar , Peso
Canadian mayor invites more Filipinos to work there
2008-04-19 00:20:00 MANILA, Philippines-Praising their admirable work ethics, the mayor of Kingston town in Ontario, Canada hopes to lure in more Filipino migrants to work there. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement on Friday that Kingston Mayor Harvey Rosen aspires to make his town a major destination for migrant workers, particularly Filipinos . The Philippine ... More About: Work , Canadian
11 abused OFWs to be repatriated from Jordan
2008-04-18 14:10:00 MANILA, Philippines - Eleven distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ? four of them minors, including a two-year-old baby ? are expected to be repatriated on Sunday from Jordan . Senate President Manny Villar shouldered the airplane tickets of the OFWs, according to a statement issued on Friday by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Avic Amarillo, Villar?s media ... More About: Abused
Group slams RP officials for OFW?s death in Jeddah
2008-04-18 14:09:00 MANILA, Philippines-A Middle East-based migrant workers? organization urged Philippine embassy officials to reveal the conditions of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) instead of sugar-coating the situation. Migrante-Middle East issued the statement on Friday after the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah confirmed that an OFW died in a deportation cell earlier this month. John Leonard Monterona, Migrante-ME?s regional coordinator ... More About: Death , Group
Canadian province looking for Filipino workers
2008-04-18 14:08:00 MANILA, Philippines - Another Canadian province, Nova Scotia is suffering from a labor shortage and is looking at the Philippines to solve their employment problems. However, just like with Manitoba, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, appropriate legal arrangements?including a memorandum of understanding between both countries?must first be enacted before overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) can be recruited. ... More About: Workers , Canada
DFA: Probe on for death of Pinay OFW in HK
2008-04-18 14:08:00 MANILA, Philippines ? The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Friday the death of a Filipina domestic helper who was found floating in waters off Tung Chung island in Hong Kong last week and asked for further investigation in the case. DFA spokesperson Claro Cristobal said Philippine consul-general in Hong Kong Alejandrino Vicente identified the ... More About: Hongkong , Pinay , Death , Probe
Body of Pinay DH found in HK bay; friend doubts suicide
2008-04-18 08:51:00 QUEZON CITY, Philippines - The body of a Filipina domestic helper who was believed to have fled her employer?s apartment in Hong Kong was found last week floating in Discovery Bay with only her pajamas on. Vicenta Flores, 32, was fished out of the water last Friday (April 11) near the Tung Chung district of Hong ... More About: Body , Hongkong , Friend , Pinay , Suicide
DFA warns travelers vs taking items banned in Singapore
2008-04-18 08:50:00 MANILA, Philippines-Filipinos planning to travel to Singapore should leave their collection of porno magazines, gun-shaped lighters, and chewing tobacco behind because they are part of a long list of items prohibited in the Lion City. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued the warning in a travel advisory released on Thursday, noting that the Philippine Embassy ... More About: Items , Banned , Taking
Group hits govt inefficiency in aiding OFWs in trouble
2008-04-18 08:47:00 QUEZON CITY, Philippines- An officer of a migrant workers? group criticized the government for inefficiency in handling cases faced by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), noting the case of yet another Filipina in the death row in the Middle East. “We are put in the gallows one after another,” said Ramon Bultron, managing director Asia Pacific Mission ... More About: Hits , Group , Govt
Israel okays stiffer penalty for maltreatment of elderly
2008-04-18 08:46:00 QUEZON CITY, Philippines - Filipino caregivers in Israel should be very careful not to maltreat elderly wards, the the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) warned on Thursday. According to a POEA media advisory, the Israeli parliament approved a measure imposing a stiffer punishment ? five years imprisonment ? on those found guilty of assaulting those 65 ... More About: Elderly , Penalty
Chopped head of Pinay waitress in Japan found
2008-04-14 14:17:00 MANILA, Philippines- The chopped head of a mutilated Filipina in Japan ?s Odaiba district was finally discovered on Friday (April 11) in a canal near the victim?s apartment, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Philippine Embassy in Tokyo Charge d? Affaires Gina Jamoralin reported that with the recovery of Honiefaith Ratilla Kamiosawa?s head, Japanese police ... More About: Pinay , Head , Chopped , Waitress
Kuwait court convicts another Pinay of murder
2008-04-14 14:16:00 KUWAIT CITY - A criminal court in Kuwait has convicted a housemaid from the Philippines of murdering her employer’s daughter and sentenced her to death, the maid’s lawyer said Monday. Attorney Khalil al-Qattan said Jakatia Pawa was appealing the ruling a criminal court handed to her Sunday. He said it would take around two weeks to ... More About: Murder , Pinay , Court , Convicts
?Pay-rolling? system for OFWs proposed
2008-04-13 23:40:00 MANILA, Philippines - As the peso continues to appreciate against the dollar, recruitment companies are proposing the re-imposition of the ?pay-rolling” system of sending remittances to help overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Lito Soriano, president of LBS E-Recruitment Solutions, said that pay-rolling system, which requires OFWs to remit 70 per cent of their monthly pay back home, ... More About: System , Rolling
Filipinos cautioned over job scams
2008-04-13 23:39:00 FILIPINOS are cautioned about two internet recruitment scams from Europe, home to at least 500,000. The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi released the advisory, following alerts from their counterpart diplomatic missions in The Hague, The Netherlands and London, United Kingdom. The warning was the first for 2008 with the one coming from London, the third ... More About: Scams , Employment , Filipinos
Back from Hell: Story of a stranded OFW from Jeddah
2008-04-13 12:52:00 They paid fixers operating around the Philippine consulate to be able to go back home but were in stead made to live under a bridge. They asked the assistance of the Consulate but were taken to the Saudi police. They endured cramped cells with very little food and water in two deportation centers. And now, ... More About: Story , Back , Hell , Jeddah
US-based Pinoy teachers fight against illegal recruitment
2008-04-13 00:19:00 Of Filipino professionals, teachers, guidance counselors, school administrators and librarians are considered as among the prize catch. Because they come from the Philippines, known to be the third English-speaking country in the world, Filipino teaching professionals have been recruited to work in Vietnam, China, Thailand and other countries now wanting to beef up the English ... More About: Fight , Pinoy , Recruitment , Illegal , Teachers
NY appeals court delays trial of 10 Pinoy nurses
2008-04-13 00:19:00 GARDEN CITY, New York ? The trial of 10 Filipino nurses accused of endangering sick patients by quitting their jobs in a labor dispute was postponed Friday when an appeals court said it will consider a defense request to drop the charges. ?This means they are taking a serious look at what we are saying,? ... More About: Trial , Pinoy , Court , Delays , Nurses
Civil society, local governments can partner vs. illegal recruitment
2008-04-13 00:18:00 The picturesque northern province of La Union hosts one of the 30 innovative development projects given funding by the World Bank and other funders during the 2008 Panibagong Paraan (Development Marketplace) awarding held April 9. Awarded P920,000 (roughly $23,000) was the joint project of the La Union local government-supported group Bannuar ti La Union (Heroes ... More About: Society , Partner , Local , Recruitment , Illegal
PE-Vienna holds third planning session with honorary consular officials
2008-04-13 00:17:00 To achieve better coordination in promoting Philippine business, trade and tourism in Central Europe, the Philippine Embassy in Vienna held its Third Annual Planning session with honorary consular officials from Austria , the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Croatia on April 4 in Bratislava. The event was hosted by Dr. Pavol Konstiak, the Philippine Honorary Consul General ... More About: Holds
Trial of Filipino nurses in the US postponed
2008-04-12 14:58:00 GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - The trial of Filipino nurses accused of endangering patients by quitting their jobs in a labor dispute was postponed on Friday when an appeals court said it will consider a defense request to drop the charges. ?This means they are taking a serious look at what we are saying,” said James Druker, ... More About: Trial , Nurses
Philippine basketball tournament opens in Dubai
More articles from this author:2008-04-11 23:11:00 The annual summer basketball tournament of the Filipino community in Dubai and the Northern Emirates opened today (April 11) with ex-professional player Fortunato ?Atoy? Co as special guest. The opening ceremonies held at the Al Nasr Gymnasium in Oud Metha, Dubai saw the Intercontinental Hotel team win the best in uniform award, while Nina Cascades of ... More About: Basketball , Tournament 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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