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OFW Speaks – Mario Galvan
July 2012
Dubai: Maid’s idea to steal jewellery – hide it in soap
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,…
Ople Center: Notice to OFWs in US Military Bases Around the World
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…
Italia: July 10, 2012, deadline ng kontribusyon sa Inps
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 – Atty JBJ
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…
Featured Research Book: Gender & Development
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…
103,000 residency violators in Kuwait
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…
Jasmine Lee: A voice for Korea’s immigrants
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…
Featured Poetry: Ikaw Ang Buhay Ko
by: Francis Morilao – Qatar www.notesnikiko.com Ikaw Ang Buhay Ko ang sabi nila Mula nang makilala ka aking sinta, Buhay ko’y nag-iba, naging masigla; Binigyan mo ng kulay ang pisngi kong matamlay, Muling nagkaroon ng…
Cebuano Short Story: BASTA DRIVER, SWEET LOVER
Ang matag lakang nga pagabuhaton angayang ubanan ug panlantaw. Mao ra kini ang paagi aron ang padulngan, mahapsay ug matin-aw. “Maayo na lang kaayo ning akong kinitaan karong adlawa, sakto na ning ikapalit ug kinilong…
Conditional Cash Transfer o CCT program, hindi solusyon sa kahirapan sa Pilipinas
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…
UAE: Drugs found in… mobiles, post cards and sensitive parts of body
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.
KSA: Midday work ban comes into force
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.
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UAE: Pinay on trial ‘for forging passport’
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…
Italia: Expect Pinoy health workers in Italy soon
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…