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OWWA OPCenter email account (owwa_opcenter@yahoo.com) hacked, phished or highjacked? OWWA must assign responsible email users and system administrators to protect their valuable and confidential information.
Source: akoaypilipino.eu
Roma, Hulyo 24, 2012 – Matapos ang ilang araw ng katahimikan ni Jacquiline de Vega, ang ina ni Marcus Johannes de Vega, ang sanggol na namatay isang buwan matapos makipag sapalarang mabuhay upang lumaking kasama ang kanyang ina sa kabila ng ipinanganak ng premature ng 26 weeks. Ngunit dahil sa isang pagkakamaling naganap noong June 27, (gatas sa halip na saline solution ang dumaloy sa ugat ng bata) ang pakikipag sapalarang ito ng mag-ina ay tuluyang naglaho. Dalawang araw ang nakalipas, ay pumanaw na nga
Kon moulipon ang kauhaw, mopauga sa tutunlan,
Mopasuwabi ang haw-ang nga hilabihan,
Imong kalimutaw, daw maglutaw sa kauhaw
Motuhop sa imong pagkatawo, makapanghupaw
Sa imong pag-inusara, ikaw mabalisa, makapangutana..
“Dili masayon kining uhawon ta. Hangtod kanus-a pa man? Ug kinsa man ang makatambal sa uhaw nakong makapabalisa?” ni Osting nga nag-tuaw sa kaugalingon.
Source: www.dfa.gov.ph
25 July 2012- The Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam gave recognition to an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) for his “selfless service, diligence, honesty and integrity as a Filipino worker,” and for “being an inspiring example of the character traits and good image of a Filipino in the Sultanate.”
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Initial Probe Reveals 70,000 Workers In Unregistered Firms
Source: arabtimesonline.com
PASS Reviews ‘Files’ Over Bogus Recruitment
KUWAIT CITY, July 25: Some 28,000 companies have yet to register under the automation system and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor is currently searching for the expatriate
Source: pinoywatchdog.com
By Rene Villaroman
Managing Editor
LOS ANGELES – In a last minute bid to save itself from a looming scandal, the ABS CBN Foundation, through its President, Robbie Fabian, has announced the foundation is pulling out from the ‘100 Outstanding Filipino American of the United States Awards, after Ms. Darna Umayam, President of the sponsoring Philippine Children’s Charities, Inc., made an anti Semitic slur against PinoyWatchDog.com’s Senior Columnist Joel Bander.
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno Aquino III has named businessman Alexander Asuncion as member of the governing board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration representing the land-based sector.
Asuncion, is the owner of Astralvision Digital Artworks. He has previously served as executive assistant of the Saudi Arabian Mining Co. and administrative assistant of the National Methanol Co.
Patnubay wishes all the best to Kabayani Alex. We believe that you can make a difference for the rights and welfare of OFWs.
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Patnubay Online congratulates Consul Roussel Reyes and Attaché Ebrahim Zailon who are our partners in resolving many distress cases in KSA.
DFA Honors its Outstanding Diplomats and Staff
Source: http://www.dfa.gov.ph
26 July 2012 – President Benigno S. Aquino III conferred the Gawad Mabini on outstanding diplomats and staff members of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in a special awarding ceremony held on the occasion of the DFA’s 114thth birth anniversary this morning. founding anniversary and its celebration of Apolinario Mabini’s 148. The awarding ceremony was held at the DFA Main Building’s
This ecopy of the Trial Observation Handbook by Frontline Defenders is designed as a resource to enable trial observers to accurately report on trial proceedings and to contribute to the protection of HRDs facing prosecution by highlighting injustice and the lack of due process.
For the full text of this handbook, please access the link below: trial observation handbook for human rights defenders
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by Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at 07/24/2012 5:41 PM in abs-cbnnews.com
KUWAIT – Filipinos in the Middle East felt disappointed after President Benigno Aquino III failed to mention anything concrete for overseas Filipino workers during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday.
POEA News Release
16 July 2012
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration yesterday exposed another e-mail scam targeting Filipino nurses and other medical practitioners for supposed employment in a hospital in Australia.Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the POEA received another recruitment e-mail, supposedly coming from Sydney Adventist Hospital, this time charging a fee of PhP3,750.00 for a two-day “British English” training.
This is similar to the one allegedly sent by Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Canada which offers “Visa Interview Coaching” for a fee of Php 3,888.00. Karen Franchiti, human resource specialist of the real Stevenson Memorial Hospital wrote the POEA denying having any
“Tikboy, si Rosa nagpangita man to nimo. Wala man to mahimutang. Kinahanglanon gyud kuno nga magkakita mo.” pulong ni Tolin ngadto ni Tikboy. “Pasagdi to siya. Magkakita ra me. Pero dili pa karon.” kalma nga tubag ni Tikboy.
Nahibulong si Tolin sa iyang nadungog. Dili pa lang dugay, iyang nasaksihan si Tikboy nga nagsige ug pangita ni Rosa apan kanunay lang kining maigo sa hait nga mga panaway ug panghimaraot sa babaye tungod sa barog niining may pagkaputot ug walay nahot. Layo ra kuno kaayo ang gintang
sana ako ay bata na lamang…
sana ako ay puro laro lamang….
sana mula umaga hanggan gabi…nandiyan mga kalaro sa kin tabi…
hawak hawak kahoy na baril barilan tumakbo sa loob ng eskwelahan…
sana ako ay bata na lamang…
sana indi ko na lang alam kung ano ang demokrasya…
nagbibigay daw ng malawak na oportunidad para sa bawat isa…
sana indi ko na lang alam kung ano ang pulitika…
na kasing langsa ng amoy ng isang buwaya…
sana indi ko na lang alam kung ano ang SONA…
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Rome, July 23 (IANS/AKI) Six staff members of a hospital in Rome were investigated Monday after a premature Filipino baby died when he was injected with artificial milk instead of saline solution. The staff members probed at the San Giovanni hospital included doctors, nurses and auxiliaries.
The baby boy who died on June 29 due to presumed error because milk was infused instead of the right solution.
