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Good and Bad Things Being a Taiwan Factory Worker 27 Aug 2013 | 06:47 am
Being an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Taiwan has its shares of advantages and disadvantages, just like anywhere else. Taiwan hires Filipino domestic helpers and factory workers because of diligen...
Speech of President Aquino on National Heroes Day 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 02:13 pm
Our history is filled with Filipinos ready to fight for their fellowmen and for their country, regardless of the trials that faced them. It is they who we remember and celebrate every year—these indiv...
Pinoys in Australia Stage Anti-pork Barrel Protests 26 Aug 2013 | 01:41 pm
It’s not a holiday down under but Filipino students in Australia found time in between their classes to stage their own anti-pork barrel protests on Monday, August 26. Wielding their picnic blankets, ...
Abused OFW to Get P2M in Damages From Kuwaiti Employer 26 Aug 2013 | 01:23 pm
A female overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait who hauled her abusive employer to court will receive cash equivalent to P2 million in damages, a television report said Thursday. According to a repo...
POEA Padlocks Office Used for Illegal Recruitment 25 Aug 2013 | 11:53 pm
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration closed down last week an office allegedly used by foreign nationals in recruiting Filipino workers for overseas jobs without the proper authority from the...
GCC Visa Expected in Mid-2014 25 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
A unified visa for the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) could become a reality in mid-2014, security sources have said. “The plan to have a GCC tourism visa, similar to the S...
OFWs in Hong Kong Start Chain of Protest vs ‘Pork Barrel’ 25 Aug 2013 | 01:01 pm
Migrant workers in Hong Kong started Thursday the chain of mass protests for the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund or “pork barrel”, Radyo Inquirer 990 AM reported. Hundreds of Hon...
Malaysia to Crackdown on Illegal Foreign Workers Starting Sept. 1 24 Aug 2013 | 09:46 pm
On September 1, Malaysian authorities will begin a crackdown on foreign workers without valid permits, its home minister said on Friday. Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this aims t...
OWWA Vows More Flexible Loan Programs for OFWS 24 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration has vowed to make the government’s loan assistance program for overseas Filipino workers more flexible by easing requirements and application procedures. “W...
Filipina Denies Part in Usury Ring in Hong Kong 24 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
A Chinese property agent and a Filipina domestic helper both pleaded not guilty to conspiring to lend money at more than the legal rate of 60 percent per annum when they appeared at Eastern Court on A...
