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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
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
Filipino nurse molested in Bangalore
2008-04-11 14:46:00 MANILA, Philippines ? A Filipino working as a nurse in London charged a hotel employee in India with sexual molestation while she was taking a vacation in Bangalore last week. The Times of India reported on Friday that Klondy Ramirez, 38, was attacked by a man named Srikanth, an employee of the Stay Inn service apartments ... More About: Nurse
2 ?suicide? victims in HK to be home April 15- DFA
2008-04-11 14:44:00 MANILA, Philippines-The remains of two Filipina domestic helpers who separately jumped out of their employers’ high-rise apartments in Hong Kong last Monday will be repatriated to the country on Tuesday. Melba Alava Pardua, 50, and Carolina Agabin Dacqui, 31, both from Isabela province, died after leaping out of their respective employers’ homes for still unknown reasons. Philippine ... More About: April , Hongkong , Home , Suicide , Victims
Missing Pinoy in 3-ship collision in Japan recovered
2008-04-11 00:09:00 MANILA, Philippines ? The remains of one of the two missing seamen in the three-ship collision in Japan on March 5 had been found, and will be brought back to Manila on Friday. Claro Cristobal, spokesman of the Department of Foreign Affairs, said Philippine Consul General in Osaka Maria Lourdes Ramiro-Lopez reported that the Japan Coast ... More About: Pinoy , Missing , Ship , Collision
Pinay dead, 7 others injured in Thailand road accident
2008-04-08 23:51:00 UDON THANI, Thailand - A Filipino woman was killed and seven other persons from the Philippines were injured in a road accident while on their way to the border between Thailand and Laos on Monday, according to the operator of the van which was transporting the Filipinos to the border. The lone fatality was said to ... More About: Accident , Pinay , Dead , Road
2 RP embassy staff in Jordan accused of ?harassing? OFWs
2008-04-08 23:49:00 MANILA, Philippines-Two Filipino sisters allegedly mistreated in Jordan while working as domestic helpers have accused two Philippine embassy employees there of pressuring them to shell out US$1,500 plus airfare costs to be reimbursed to their recruiter before acting on their requests to be repatriated back home. In an e-mail to GMANews.TV Tuesday, Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator ... More About: Embassy , Staff
French ship with 6 Filipinos hijacked
2008-04-08 23:48:00 Six Filipino seafarers were held hostage by unknown parties following the hijacking of the Le Ponant, a French cruise vessel where the Filipinos are working, last April 4 in international waters in the Gulf of Aden, the Department of Foreign affairs said Tuesday. The six hostages are five males and one female. Undersecretary for Foreign ... More About: Somalia , Ship
Hiring of OFWs up 13.6%
2008-04-08 23:47:00 The ongoing construction boom in various countries has given more opportunities to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to work abroad. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) yesterday reported a dramatic 13.6 percent growth in the deployment of Filipino workers to various countries in the first quarter of the year. POEA chief Rosalinda Baldoz said the number ... More About: Hiring
Migrants? group condemns murder of Pinay in Tokyo
2008-04-08 10:01:00 MANILA, Philippines - The Migrante chapter in Japan condemned on Tuesday the gruesome murder of 22-year-old Filipina Honiefaith Ratilla Kamiosawa whose mutilated body was found in an apartment in Tokyo last Friday. ?We demand that justice be served for the victim and her family,” Migrante-Japan spokesperson Donna Beltran said in a press statement. Japanese police arrested ... More About: Murder , Pinay , Group
Filipinos to resume work in Jordan after abuse row
2008-04-08 00:20:00 AMMAN: Jordan and the Philippines agreed on Sunday to lift a two-month freeze on the employment of Filipino household workers in the kingdom, following allegations of abuse, which Amman has denied. ?The two sides have agreed on the freeze, but reached an agreement to end it around two or three days ago,? Jordanian Labor Minister ... More About: Abuse , Work , Resume , Filipinos
Ban on deployment of OFWs to Jordan remains ? DOLE
2008-04-08 00:19:00 The ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Jordan remains, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday. Acting Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said that contrary to reports, the Philippine government has not lifted the deployment ban. ?I have not lifted the deployment ban and I have not issued any order that would ... More About: Deployment , Dole
Applying for passport now more convenient for OFWs
2008-04-07 09:07:00 MANILA, Philippines - Beginning April 15, Filipinos applying for jobs abroad can already apply for passports at the Department of Foreign Affairs satellite office located at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration in Mandaluyong City. Processing fee is at P500 for 14-working day processing. If you want to claim your passport within seven working days, there is ... More About: Passport
Ban in sending DH to Jordan lifted
2008-04-07 09:06:00 MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government has reportedly decided to lift the ban in the deployment of domestic helpers to Jordan on condition that work contracts would have to be approved by the embassy and the Filipinos would receive a minimum monthly salary of $400. Amjad Weshah, director of recruitment of the Jordan labor ministry, made ... More About: Sending , Lifted
Hong Kong OFWS to get raise in pay
2008-04-07 00:04:00 The government of Hong Kong will announce a moderate increase in the wage rates of foreign domestic workers not later than June 2008, which is expected to benefit Filipino workers there, the labor department said. Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said that Hong Kong authorities are waiting for the statistical data on consumer price index, gross ... More About: Hongkong
Pinoys in CNMI petition US Congress, UN for permanent immigration status
2008-04-06 09:56:00 GARAPAN, Saipan - Filipinos on Saipan joined foreign workers from other Asian countries in petitioning the US Congress , the US Department of the Interior, and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to grant long-time guest workers in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) a permanent immigration status. In a two-hour prayer vigil ... More About: Immigration , Petition , Status , Permanent
More workers needed for the Middle East
More articles from this author:2008-04-05 23:40:00 THE Philippines is running out of skilled workers as more jobs in the Middle East were opened as the construction sector is having another boom in this part of the world. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia alone is asking the Philippine government to fill up some 300,000 different positions this year. Other countries like United ... More About: Workers , The Middle East 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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