POEA News Release Source: www.poea.gov.ph 13 August 2012 Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said 12 seafarers have recently sought the assistance of POEA’s anti-illegal recruitment branch in filing separate complaints against a manning agency and…
Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez For the past few days, Metro Manila and most of Luzon have become a virtual sea. The endless downpour brought unprecedented volume of water, reportedly…
Domestic Workers Convention: Labor Rights Treaty to Take Effect Philippines Becomes Second Country to Ratify By: Human Rights Watch (Manila) – The Philippines’ ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention will bring the groundbreaking international treaty into…
Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez If this administration is serious in promoting social justice and in protecting labor, which are Constitutional mandates, then it should look into these ten things…
Source: DIRECT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST By Atty Josephus Jimenez The search for the best and the finest, the “el primus inter pares,’’ is far from an easy task. We have a “wounded Supreme Court,”…
A Remarkable Presidency, A Lasting Legacy Speech of Senate President Franklin Drilon November 25, 2004 First of all, it is my privilege and honor to be with you on this momentous occasion. To this day,…
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…
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…
By Casiano Mayor Jr. Philippine Daily Inquirer Sunday, July 15th, 2012 JEDDAH—In October 2009, a Filipino migrant worker suffered a stroke and was confined at the Shumesy Hospital in Riyadh. He later developed complications, including…
By Samir Salama Associate Editor Gulf News, May 2, 2012 Domestic workers get more protection from exploitation Bill seeks to regulate employer-employee contract as per international rules Abu Dhabi: In a bid to ensure decent working…
Notice to OFWs in US Military Bases Around the World The Blas F. Ople Policy Center is the NGO partner of a US-based law firm known as Barnett & Lerner. We would like to extend…
What labor really expects from the SONA by: Atty JB Jimenez Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez Based on his past two SONAs, labor is not really expecting too much from…
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…
JEDDAH: SARAH ABDULLAH Saturday 30 June 2012 Arabnews Construction workers and other employees laboring outdoors are to finally get some relief from the sweltering summer temperatures as Saudi Arabia’s midday work ban begins today.
By: Renato Mabunga, Manila Defending Human Rights Defenders Philippines June 27, 2012 On Tuesday, the United Nations marked the “International Day in Support of Torture Victims.” It was a significant day filled with simple and…
First Posted in : susanople.com Blas F. Ople Policy Center June 28, 2012 NGO’s appeal: “Save euro-zone, but save Consulate in Spain as well”
by: Maria Aleta Nieva Nishimori, abs-cbnnews.com MANILA, Philippines – Once again, overseas Filipino workers around the globe are using the power of social media to get their message across–this time, to air their opposition to…
Source: kuwaitinfoalerts.com Kuwait: Expatriates in Kuwait sent a total of $ 50.7 billion to their relatives back home from 2006 to 2010, local daily reported quoting sources. Sources revealed results of financial study conducted recently…
Source : http://www.susanople.com Dear Congresswoman Bonoan-David, Greetings from the Blas F. Ople Center! The Ople Center is a non-profit organization that has been assisting distressed Filipino workers since its inception in 2004. One of our roles…
STATEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS’ DAY 16 June 2012 Ratify and Implement ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers Now! Today, as we commemorate the first anniversary of the adoption of ILO Convention 189…
By Bassam Za’za’, Legal and Court Correspondent gulfnews.com Dubai: A visitor found himself unintentionally involved in a suspected murder case and had to admit that he’s homosexual and had consensual sex with another man, who…
On March 6, 1965, Presidential Proclamation No. 374 was issued declaring May 28 as National Flag Day to commemorate the date the national emblem was first unfurled after the Philippine Revolutionary Army defeated the Spanish fores…