First posted in www.notesnikiko.com OFW ka man o nanatili sa bansa pagmamahal mo at pagkalinga hindi mababayaran ng kahit sinong bata ang aking mga natutunan hinding hindi ko malilimutan ikaw na guro ng paaralan huwaran…
This famous battle for Cebu happened on Palm Sunday, where Cebuanos dressed properly to go to mass and have their palms blessed. But a dawn incident on April 3rd happened where some Katipunero friends of…
Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez This coming Holy Week would perhaps be an opportune time for families belonging to the working class, to reflect on the very difficult problem of…
Aside from educating the younger generation about Honesty, Accountability, Good Governance, Integrity and Transparency (HAGIT), it is also our objective to give tribute to those who stood up and fought for the HAGIT principles. Dear readers, we…
“Tan-awa si Tarzan basa kaayo. Nakalarga na ang lantsa nga gisakyan ni Tatay Indong nimo. Niubog na pud ni sa dagat aron pagsunod ug langoy sa lantsa.” pulong pa ni Nanay Indang nga nagtingsi sa…
Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez The political turbulence and military hostilities in the Middle East are destabilizing the flow of oil from that region to our country and pushing the…
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…
Charito Basa is a researcher and trainer on women’s migrant empowerment and founder of the Filipino Women’s Council in Rome, Italy. A native of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Basa holds key positions in the boards of…
In celebration of women’s month, Reproductive Health Advocacy Network (RHAN) invites you to “Rage for RH! — Rally against Gender Discrimination, for Women’s Empowerment!” on 30 March 2012, from 3:30 to 7:00 pm, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani…
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…
Paghanduraw ning maong kagabhion gihandum ko ikaw saksi ang bulan sa’kong gibatyag nga tumang kamingaw saksi ang mga kabitoonan sa matag lusok sa luha uban sa panghupaw misamot ang akong paghanduraw nga sa kalit milapdos…
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…