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30 Caregivers To Leave For Japan Through JPEPA
Oct 9, 2009 |
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About 30 more Filipino caregivers are set to leave for Japan under the Japan-philippines economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines reported.
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OWWA: Ondoy Victims Can Update Their OFW Relatives For Free
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who has families affected by the typhoon Ondoy can now talk with their family for free. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will lend free calls and texts to victims of Ondoy to update their loved ones abroad about their situation after the tragic nature call.
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Filipinos in UK Questions Migration Policies
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Through an official statement from UK, the chairman of Kanlungan, Benny Clutario informed that the permanent status applications of thousands of foreign senior care workers is being rejected by the UK Border Agency due to gaps in their visas.
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OWWA To Create Hospitals For OFWs
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced last September 02 that they are now taking steps for the creation of hospitals and hospital wings that aims to give medical assistance for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their dependents.
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New Anti-Piracy Law in Japan to Benefit Filipino Seamen
Sep 9, 2009 |
| The Philippine government through the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) praised the new policy that Japan recently imposed - an anti-piracy law that would guarantee the safe passage of ships in the international maritime trading zones. |
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Amnesty for Undocumented Caregivers and Domestic Helpers in Italy
Sep 1, 2009 |
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The new law that would grant undocumented all foreign workers in Italy a chance for amnesty is set to be implemented this month. It will benefit an estimate of 50,000 overstaying Filipino caregivers and domestic helpers and other professionals employed in Italy.
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Updates on Overseas Absentee Voting: New Enlistment Schedules
Aug 25, 2009 |
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To increase the number of registrants for the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV), the Commission on Elections and the Department of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform Filipinos working and living abroad that there will be special mobile and field registrations. |
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OFWs Call For The Abolition of GAMCA Decking System
Aug 24, 2009 |
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The GAMCA is an exclusive organization of medical clinics and some OFWs are calling for the elimination of this group because workers and the agencies is strip of the right to choose the medical clinic to go to for an examination. The said petition is spearheaded by Philippine Association of Service Exporters Inc. (PASEI) a large group of POEA-registered overseas recruitment agencies.
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DFA To Start Issuing E-Passports on August 26
Aug 20, 2009 |
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The DFA informed that they will start processing application for e-passports via the online appointment system on August 26. At the onset, numbers of e-passport to be issued is limited to 100 ePassports a day and they will use a first-come-first-serve basis.
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Scholarship Grants Awaits Filipinos in United Kingdom
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Filipinos who wants to study in the United Kingdom (UK) and experience its unique learning environment now has a chance to do it for free. The British Embassy in Manila announced that they are now accepting applications for the Chevening Scholarship Programme, an esteemed award given to deserving foreigners.
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New Law in Bahrain Makes Life Easy For OFWs
Aug 14, 2009 |
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According to Charge d'áffaires Jose Dela Rosa Burgos, the new sponsorship rule in Bahrain would allow foreign workers to transfer to a new company without the need to submit a no-objection certificates (NoC) that are given by their previous employer.
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OFWs in Middle East Can Take Board Exams in Host Country
Aug 12, 2009 |
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If you or someone you know is currently working in the Middle East region as a professional but without a license that can boost their career overseas, there is good news. The PRC announced that they will go to different cities in the Gulf States where there are many Filipino workers to conduct special licensure examinations.
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New Policy in Belgium Will Benefit Filipino Migrants
Aug 6, 2009 |
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Undocumented Filipinos who are working and living in Belgium for a minimum of two and five years now have a chance to legalize their stay because of a policy that the government of Belgium recently implemented.
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