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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bilang OFWs at bilang mga Pilipino tayo ay nagpapasalamat kay Atty JB Jimenez sa tapat at mahusay nyang pagserbisyo sa atin bilang isang kawani ng gobyerno. Nakakalungkot na nabawasan ng matino at masipag na tao…
By Dionesio C. Grava First posted in: pinoywatchdog.com The cream of Filipino American entertainment will descend on world-renowned Hollywood Bowl with an all night celebration of Filipino music, art and culture on July 8.
Source: www.akoaypilipino.eu Rome, Hunyo 6, 2012 – Ang Ministero dell’Interno kasama ang Unione Europea, sa pamamagitan ng ilang International Migrant’s Association tulad ng IOM (International Organization for Migration) ay may mga programa na makakatulong sa…
By: Renato Mabunga, Manila Defending Human Rights Defenders Philippines June 27, 2012 On Tuesday, the United Nations marked the “International Day in Support of Torture Victims.” It was a significant day filled with simple and…
Evangeline Banao Vallejos wins right to appeal against ruling upholding denial of residency to foreign domestic workers Associated Press in Hong Kong guardian.co.uk A Filipino domestic worker has won permission to take her fight for permanent…