The Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a non-profit organization that assists distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), called for a congressional inquiry into the state of rescue operations in Syria in light of the first Filipino…
Source: poea.gov.ph – Overseas Filipino workers without the proper employment documents are more prone to abuses and exploitation by their employers, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said as it warned OFWs anew against the use…
Riyadh- Isang kababayang barista ang kasalukuyang nakakulong ngayon sa Malaz Prison. Ang dahilan? Nagbenta siya ng whipped cream charger. Nangyari ang insidente nang may hinuling ibang lahi sa katabing coffeeshop na nagbi-benta rin ng nasabing…
Source: poea.gov.ph “You are selected!” The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration advises jobseekers to think twice before replying to e-mails with the said subject especially those coming from “international companies” they have never heard of before….
Roma – Marso 9, 2012 – Ngayong taon ay papasok muli ng Italya ang 35,000 mga seasonal workers para magtrabaho sa agrikultura, turismo at mga hotels. Ang dekreto na magpapahintulot sa mga new entries ay…
Joint Press Statement Department of Labor and Employment-Maritime Training Center and the Commission on Higher Education on the Closure of Non-Compliant Maritime Education Programs of the Philippine Maritime Institute 07 March 2012 The Philippines, a…
8 March 2012 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that there will be minimal effects on its services to areas affected by the planned closure of 10 Embassies and Consulates General. The DFA…
(New York) – The decision by Singapore’s Manpower Ministry to grant foreign domestic workers a weekly rest day is an important reform but falls short of international standards, Human Rights Watch said today. The changes,…
By Dionesio C. Grava The grapevine had been abuzz with talks about the Pambansang Kamao being motivated lately by ethical things and the Bible. He reportedly had renounced his sins and bad habits on the…
By Dionesio C. Grava Photos courtesy of Barangay Los Angeles In time for Valentine’s Day, Gov. Chris Gregoire of Washington signed into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage. Washington, D.C. has now joined New…
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By Dionesio C. Grava Chief of Reporters (http://www.pinoywatchdog.com) A court in Los Angeles has mandated that five directors dismissed from the Filipino American Community of Los Angeles (FACLA) be reinstated. FACLA to court: Not just…
27 February 2012 – The Philippine Embassy in Damascus repatriated a total of 1,008 Filipino nationals, who availed of the Philippine Government’s offer to repatriate them to the Philippines, since the beginning of unrests in…
Roma – Pebrero 20, 2012 – Peb. 29 na ang deadline ng submission ng mga questionnaire ng Census. Huling panawagan bago sumapit ang deadline nito para miawasan ang kaukulang multa at ang posibleng epekto nito….
24 February 2012 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reminds Filipinos, who are seeking employment in Egypt, and the general public to obtain a working visa/permit prior to departure. The public is advised not…
By CHARLES TABBU Published in Arab News on Feb 17, 2012 JEDDAH: A Filipino nurse in Taif who financed his schooling doing odd jobs is now a benefactor for underprivileged children in his home country….
By Bassam Za’za’, Senior Reporter, GulfNews Published: February 13, 2012 Dubai: Two absconding housemaids and their illegitimate babies appeared in court yesterday after the women were duped into out-of-wedlock sex with two men, who dumped…
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava January 21, 2012 – It was a big day to be generous to those in need. The two-pronged event that started with an art auction and capped with…
(Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava) There was this Facebook gab supposedly about an instruction for employees of one hospital to indicate their respective countries of origin by sticking a pin each on a…
The China Post news staff–The Legislative Yuan ratified, in an extra session held yesterday, draft revisions to the Employment Services Act, boosting the maximum duration of stay in Taiwan by foreign blue-collar workers to 12…
08 February 2012 – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh lauded the group Filipino Dentists in KSA for its enthusiastic participation in the Embassy’s Overseas Absentee Voters (OAV) Registration campaign. On two separate occasions, the Filipinos…
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