04 April 2012 – While most Filipinos are taking a break in observance of Holy Week, the Philippine Embassy in Damascus, led by Chargé d’ Affaires, a.i. Olivia V. Palala, continues its repatriation efforts in…
By: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO Published in ARABNEWS Apr 2, 2012 01:15 The Shoura Council rejected a move to tax the incomes of individual expatriate workers in the public and private sectors at its 18th regular…
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava You thought you’ve seen enough of them before, those folk art forms that manifest the colorful cultures and history of our ancestors. But time and distance from home…
By Dionesio C. Grava Photos: Maria Teresa Martinez “And my other problem was that I was already forewarned by the PSU/NSA that if I bring my complaint of no support to the media, my son…
Source: akoaypilipino.eu Roma – Marso 22, 2012 – Ang direct hire na pinirmahan ilang araw na ang nakaraan ng pamahalaan ay magpapahintulot sa pagpasok ng 35,000 seasonal workers at 4,000 workers na sumailalim sa mga programa ng…
The Blas F. Ople Center, a non-profit organization that specializes in labor and migration issues, made a formal recommendation to the Department of Foreign Affairs for an immediate and impartial probe into anomalous practices involving…
Source: akoaypilipino.eu Roma, Marso 20, 2012 – Narito ang mga pangunahing katanungan na maaaring makatulong sa pamilya o kamag-anak ng naulila, mula sa kasalukuyang Welfare Officer at OIC POLO-OWWA na si Ruth Roselynn C. Vibar.
ALL FILIPINO CITIZENS ABROAD, not otherwise disqualified by law, at least (18) years of age on the day of elections, may now participate in Philippine national elections under the Overseas Absentee Voting Act 2003 (Republic…
Source: akoaypilipino.eu Roma, 23 Marso 2012 – Hindi naitago ang ginawang pagnanakaw at agad ay inamin ito sa kanyang employer, ang pagnanakaw ng limang Rolex na nagkakahalaga ng halos 50,000 euro. Ang Filipina, isang colf at…
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda-Dimapilis, who is also the chairman of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Governing Board, yesterday announced that the Board had issued three separate resolutions lifting the ban on the deployment of…
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday announced that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who wanted to take their board licensure examinations and enhance their edge and competitiveness, even if they are based overseas, can now…
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava Some said she was going 25-plus mph easy. I thought it could have been faster, the image a blur as the demon jammer whizzed by. Didn’t get her…
After the deadline set for private companies that did not comply with the Nitaqat Ranges, the Ministry of Labor launches an SMS Service that allows foreign workers to inquire about the Nitaq (Range) of their company…
Source: akoaypilipino.eu Roma – Marso 20, 2012 – Kapag nagpasyang ipauwi sa sariling bansa ang bangkay, ay mahaharap sa isang prosesong hindi madali at simple. Sangguniang mga Batas at alituntunin Sa kasalukuyan, ay walang batas sa…
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava It was time to holler words of encouragement as the beat and the well-choreographed routine ratcheted up. A time to ogle at each broad smile, the studied gait…
Source: akoaypilipino.eu Roma, Marso 23, 2012 – Ika- 29 ng Pebrero ng huling makita si Nanay Teodora Dinglasan, kilala sa tawag na ‘Doring’, 74 anyos at may taas na 158 cm., residente sa Via Francesco Soave…
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava It’s a yearly event but that doesn’t mean we don’t honor them everyday. March 8 every year has been designated International Women’s Day and for that PWD takes…
First posted in Balitangq.org In a meeting held in Millennium Hotel on Friday, 16 March 2012, the group of medical doctors practicing in Qatar voted by majority for their association’s name: Filipino Medical Association – Qatar….
Roma, Marso 16, 2012 – Sa walong taon ang bilang ng mga dayuhang naninirahan sa Italya ay na-triple, higit sa 4.5 milyon. Dapat pang idagdag dito ang 600,000 na mga dayuhang walang permit to stay…
By Dionesio C. Grava One of the stumbling blocks regarding President Noynoy Aquino’s “matuwid na landas” commitment is the perception that his administration is quite selective regarding the choice of guilty officials to prosecute. While…
16 March 2012 – The DFA recently received a report from the Philippine Embassy in Singapore that a Filipino based in that country received an email from consulate@dfa.gov.ph informing him that the Department of Justice…
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First posted in Pinoywatchdog.com In a talk I had the other day with PWD’s managing editor, Rene Villaroman, he expressed surprise that despite unflattering talks and spats among…