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Category Archives: Servant Leaders

Featured Servant Leader: Susan “Toots” Ople

The Patnubay Advocacy Group would like to thank  Miss Susan “Toots” Ople  for providing invaluable help and assistance to OFWs and their families in the Philippines.

Who is Susan Susan “Toots” Ople ?
Source : en.wikipilipinas.org

Susan “Toots” Ople (born 9 February 1962) is a former Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) undersecretary and an advocate of Overseas Filipino Workers’ (OFW) rights.

Toots is the youngest of the seven children of former Labor Secretary and Senate President Blas Ople and Susana Vasquez.

She finished elementary education at the St. Theresa’s College Quezon City in 1974 and finished secondary education at the Sandersky High School in Michigan, USA in 1980. She graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with

Ang Inyong Lingkod – The Thursday Group – KSA

The Thursday Group - Jeddah Chapter

The Thursday Group – KSA
by Roland Blanco
First posted in www,arabnews.com

Organized in 2000 by a group of Filipino married pairs, the Thursday Group, has been providing packed lunch to Pinoy distressed workers of Bahay-Kalinga. The group is composed of Filipino husband and wife teams grouped into “households” composed of at least 5 couples.

500 OFW families to “pass the hat” at Christmas party for OFW on Saudi death row and typhoon victims – Blas Ople Center

As Posted in blasoplecenter.com

Over five hundred relatives and families of overseas Filipino workers will celebrate Christmas with their own party organized by the Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a non-profit organization that assists migrant workers, on Wednesday, December 12 at the Ramon Magsaysay Hall of the Social Security System Building at East Avenue, Quezon City from 1 to 5.30 PM.

Paalam, Kuya Jesse

Miss Susan Ople sa tanggapan ni Sec Jesse Robredo

Paalam Kuya Jesse
by:  Susan Ople
First posted in susanople.com

Nauna ka na naman. Hanggan ba naman sa kamatayan ay nagmamadali ka?

Di pa uso ang katagang “daang matuwid”, itinuwid mo na ang daan ng Naga.

Wala pang maiinit na debate tungkol dyan sa Freedom of Information Act, matagal ng naka-post na sa website ng

Jasmine Lee: A voice for Korea’s immigrants

Jasmine Lee talks about her experience as the first naturalized Korean lawmaker. By Park Jong-keun

Source: koreajoongangdaily

I prefer the society I saw 17 years ago when I first arrived. But today, it’s a different story. People have negative views of us.’

April 11, 2012 will be remembered as a historic day in Korea ? a symbolic moment representing the changing demographics on the peninsula.

In the nationwide legislative election, Jasmine Lee, a Philippine-born naturalized Korean citizen, was elected as a proportional representative for the ruling Saenuri Party. She became the first Filipino, as well as the first naturalized Korean citizen, to become a lawmaker in the National Assembly.

Aming pagdadalamhati at pakikiramay sa pagpanaw ni HRH Crown Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz al Saud

Kami po ay nakikidalamhati at nakikiramay sa pagpanaw ni HRH Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz al Saud. Marami po tayong kasong idinulog direkta sa  Diwan (Grievance Department) ng Ministry of Interior at naresolve po lahat ng maayos..  Lubos po tayong nagpapasalamat kay Prince Naif sa lahat ng tulong para maipaglaban ang mga karapatan ng mga Filipino workers dito sa Kaharian. – Patnubay Online

Featured Group: ACFIL through the years at 360°

What is A C F I L ?

Name & Nature:

ACFIL- the “Associazione Culturale Filippina del Piemonte” has been established since May 16, 1996, with the legal seat in Piazzale Costantino il Grande, 168-10134 Torino c/o Ing. Luigi Sandrucci. The point of aggregation is at Via Morgari 14,Torino. ACFIL is non Political, non-partisan and non-profit organization, with indefinite duration,

Featured Servant Leader: Atty JOSEPHUS B. JIMENEZ

Josephus B. Jimenez (Atty. JBJ) is a lawyer, a diplomat, and a servant leader. He has more than 30 years of solid experience as a labor relations practioner.

He first worked for major corporations in the Philippines, such as San Miguel Corporation and Pepsi Cola before he started serving  for the Philippine government in 2002.

He first  served as  an Undersecretary of

Featured Servant Leader: Charito Basa

Charito Basa is a researcher and trainer on women’s migrant empowerment and founder of the Filipino Women’s Council in Rome, Italy.

A native of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Basa holds key positions in the boards of migrant organizations, Italian women’s associations and European networks and has also collaborated with UN agencies, the Council of Europe, the European Commission, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the International Organisation for Migration on issues concerning migrants, human

Featured Servant Leader : Loreto “Ka Lito” B. Soriano

Mr. Loreto B. Soriano, Chief Executive Officer, LBS Recruitment Solutions

Loreto B. Soriano is proud of his humble beginnings before launching a successful career in the field of overseas employment. Honed by his five(5) years work in Saudi Arabia and his 20 years experience in the recruitment business, Mr. Soriano’s ideas has contributed a great deal in setting policy directions for the overseas employment development strategies and government programs.

Lito, as called by his industry associates, occupied varied positions in several recruitment agencies in the Philippines – from Marketing Director to Chairman of the Board. He also became President of two(2) of the biggest associations of licensed recruitment agencies in the

Feature Story: BIYAHENG -OFW (Italya) Series 1

by: Dittz Centeno De Jesus on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 1:59am ·

“A person needs at intervals to separate from family and companions and go to new places. One must go without familiars in order to be open to influences, to change.”

- Katharine Butler Hathaway

Tunay ngang minsan kailangang lumayo ang isang tao, ang maglakbay, ang magbiyahe, ang mahiwalay sumandali sa kanyang pamilya at mga kaibigan upang maging bukas ang kanyang isipan at kalooban sa mga pagbabago sa lipunan.

Ang Inyong Lingkod: Francisco S. Aguilar Jr.

Francisco S. Aguilar Jr. (born August 29, 1959), a former OFW who is now the President and General manager of FMW Human Resources International, a recruitment agency which is not charging fees to applicants seeking their help. Through their recruitment arm, the FMW Human Resources Int’l., they have managed to deploy Filipino workers all over the world, mainly the Middle East.

As a Family Man

Jun married Jasmin, and they were blessed with 4 children, John Francis, Jethro, Joan and Juergen. Jun is a homebody and while he

Ang Inyong Lingkod: Nur Lagasan Salik

OFW Nur Salik teaches Arabic language for free

Nur Lagasan Salik was born on August 20, 1959 in 18 Mabini St. Cotabato City. Nur married Noria Alfonso and they were blessed with 3 children, Fahad, Fatmah and Abdullah.

Community Service

Since year 2000, Nur’s main advocacy is to teach arabic language to non-arabic speakers specially Filipinos. Such advocacy is the first and the only service

Anginyonglingkod: Engineer Abdullah Sabig

Engineer Abdullah Sabig is a Saudi national, an independent human rights advocate who had helped a number of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia.

Engineer Sabig’s advocacies involve the following:

  • To uphold human rights and respect cultures, customs and values.
  • To educate the migrant workers, their embassies and even the Saudi nationals about the Laws and Procedure of Saudi Arabia.
  • To guide the distressed migrant worker in the processes of his/her case.

Engineer Sabig provided assistance to OFWs Julian Camat, Hermilo Ramos and Napoleon Fabrigas after the Philippine government agreed for him to translate for the men in court.

Ang Inyong Lingkod: Daphne Ceniza-Kuok

Daphne Neri Ceniza-Kuok, is one of the Board of Directors of The Center for Migrant Advocacy – Philippines (CMA-Phils.) She is an e-Lagda and ICOFVR member in Hongkong, was a member of the advocacy delegation of overseas Filipinos in 2001 that lobbied for the immediate passage of the absentee voting bill. She lived and worked in China for 8 years until 2001. She works as a Sunday school teacher in the Evangelical Community Church.

Ang Inyong Lingkod: Bagahansol – Cetro Family

The Cetro - Baghansol Family

Anginyonglingkod.com acknowledges the contribution of the Bagahansol – Cetro family to the filipino community. The family members have maintained a low-profile social status but the things they do to the needy are well known to people who are into real public service.

Community Services

The Bagahansol-Cetro family has empowered a lot of OFWs but this is less compared to the number of endorsements they made so that an OFW can