Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava It may be said that the U.S. engagement with the Philippines can be traced to the Treaty of Paris of 1898. At 8:50 pm on December 10 of…
Too much ado about child labor by: Atty JB Jimenez Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez Is child labor really that big deal of a national problem that our labor officials…
Source: akoaypilipino.eu Simulan natin sa pamamagitan ng pagsasabing ang terminolohiyang “spending review” ay karaniwang tumutukoy sa pagsasangguni sa lahat ng uri ng mga gastusin ng isang kumpanya o isang bansa hanggang sa pagsusuri sa iba’t-ibang…
Source: gulfnews.com By Janice Ponce de Leon, Staff Reporter Published: 00:00 July 10, 2012 Dubai: Expatriate physicians who work full-time at any Ministry of Health (MOH) government facility will no longer be allowed to work…
Drivers arrested for stealing eight truckloads of steel Source: Saudi Gazette by: Abdul Rahman Al-Ali July 4, 2012 JEDDAH – Five foreign workers suspected of stealing steel rods from trucks and trying to sell them have…
Source: gulfnews.com by bassam za’za’, legal and court correspondent Published: 00:00 July 9, 2012 Dubai: An employee was jailed for one year for kidnapping a woman but was acquitted of trying to rape her in a…
First posted : pinoywatchdog.com FilAm boxing sensation insists he’s a Filipino first Donaire: I’ll try to make a knockout! Words and photo by: Dionesio C. Grava Nonito Donaire, Jr., aka Filipino Flash and touted as…
Source: arabtimesonline.com KUWAIT CITY, Jun 29: The head of Public Relations and Citizens Service Department at Civil Service Commission (CSC) Jassem Al-Ruwais says 5,141 citizens have applied for jobs through the automated recruitment system since…
Source: www.akoaypilipino.eu Roma – Hulyo 4, 2012 – Narito na ang magsasalba sa marami. Ang mga imigrante na nawalan ng trabaho ay magkaroon sa lalong madaling panahon ng karagdagang panahon upang makahanap ng panibago bago tuluyang…
Source: arabtimesonline.com KUWAIT: There have been varied reactions following the Interior Ministry’s decision to implement a new fee structure whereby expatriates have to pay KD 500 for the first issuance of driver licenses and KD…
OFW Speaks – Mario Galvan
By Eman Al Baik www.emirates247.com Published Monday, July 02, 2012 A Filipina housemaid made a hole in a piece of soap, stuffed it with gold jewellery that she stole to take it out of her employer’s house,…
Source: akoaypilipino.eu Rome, Hulyo 2, 2012 – July 10 ang deadline sa pagbabayad ng mga kontribusyon sa Inps para sa mga buwan ng Abril, Mayo at Hunyo 2012 ng mga colf, babysitters at caregivers.
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…
Gender & Development Remittances and transnational families in Italy and The Philippines: breaking the global care chain Charito Basa*, Wendy Harcourt & Angela Zarro DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2011.554196 Version of record first published: 17 Mar 2011 This…
Source: kuwaittimes.net KUWAIT: The number of residency violators in Kuwait reached 103,000 as of Sunday, dropping from 116,000 recorded a few months earlier when the Ministry of Interior launched a series of wide scale crackdowns that…
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…
Source: akoaypilipino.eu Rome, Hunyo 20, 2012 – Patuloy na tumataas ang bilang ng mga naghihirap at nagugutom sa Pilipinas. Patunay na ang Conditional Cash Transfer – CCT program o ang pagbibigay ng tulong pinansyal sa mga mahihirap na Pilipino…
Source: emirates247.com Dubai customs authorities made much more drug seizures in the first quarter of 2012 although dealers resorted to new techniques, including post cards, neck ties and mobile phones, to avert being caught.
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.
Woman on trial ‘for forging passport’ by: Marie Nammour / 28 June 2012 khaleejtimes.com DUBAI – A Filipina woman allegedly got a false birth certificate made for a child she conceived out of wedlock, by…
Source: akoaypilipino.eu VENICE, Italy – A bilateral agreement that would allow the entry of Filipino health workers to Italy is expected to be signed by the two countries soon. This was the good news relayed…