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…
Source: facebook.com/Global OFW Voices WE CRY FOUL to PHILHEALTH’S plan of implementing an increase in premium payment for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from PhP 900 to PhP1,2000 then PhP 2,400 effective Jan 1, 2013! Who…
Source: ArabTimesonline.com KUWAIT CITY, July 19: Head of Inspection team at Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Eng. Hussain Al-Mutairi revealed that the ministry closed the files of two companies for making their personnel work…
Source: ACFIL’s Ang Tambuli July 2012 Newsletter What is this life if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare? (William Henry Davies) After a long period of cold weather everyone wishes…
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First posted: www.pinoywatchdog.com LOS ANGELES — It was easily the biggest gathering of Filipinos this side of the Diaspora. The nearly filled Hollywood Bowl on Highland Ave. was…
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First Posted : www.pinoywatchdog.com Fresh from spearheading the 4th Annual Event Honoring Men and Women in Uniform held at the LA Convention Center, the ever busy buddies consisting of Maria…
POEA News Release 16 July 2012 Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac recently revealed another come on used by fly-by-night immigration consultants to attract unsuspecting jobseekers by promising them overseas employment supposedly without payment of fees…
JULY 20, 2012 – Overseas Filipino Workers will use Facebook and Twitter to protest the impending plan of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to increase its premium. Dubbed as Global Webwide Protest to Stop Philhealth…
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…
We are demanding our government for transparency and accountability in the use of public money; but we should all realize that the first step to do this is to apply these within ourselves. In that…
Source: www.akoaypilipino.eu Roma – Hulyo 9, 2012 – Sa ngayon ay sigurado na, ang gobyerno ay inaprubahan ang isang bagong regularization, kahit pa higit itong gustong tawagin bilang “ravvedimento operoso” o “misura transitoria”. Ito ay magpapahintulot sa…
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…
Kuwait: The ministry of social affairs and labor has completed the construction of the permanent shelter for expatriate workers who are facing problem with their sponsors, local daily reported.
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…
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…