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Philippine labor officials on Saturday confirmed the firing of at least one Filipino domestic worker in Hong Kong due to last Monday’s deadly hostage crisis in Manila.But Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the firing appeared more of an isolated case, adding there are no other documented reports of workers being terminated due to the hostage tragedy that killed eight tourists from HK.“Bagama’t terminated siya, inayos ang benepisyo na kailangan ibigay sa kanya, nang ma-deport...
Hong Kong recruitment agencies have not canceled job orders and contracts for Filipino domestic workers, according to an association of Philippine recruiters. In a statement, Society of Hong Kong-Accredited Recruiters of the Philippines (SHARP), an association of government-accredited agencies sending Filipino domestic workers to Hong Kong, said the demand for Filipino workers in the Chinese special administrative region remains. The group issued the statement to assuage fears of a bac...
The Philippine government appealed to Hong Kong residents on Tuesday not to vent their anger over a deadly hostage crisis on the large Filipino community working in the Chinese territory.
Aides of President Benigno Aquino also said a "high-level delegation" would be sent to Hong Kong soon to explain how Monday's hijack crisis in Manila resulted in the deaths of eight Hong Kong tourists.
"We're concerned that... because of the public anger in Hong Kong over what happened, there will be threat...
The continued deployment of professionals and skilled Filipinos abroad pushed remittances in June to a new monthly record of $1.623 billion, the central bank said Monday.The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that the money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in June increased by 8.3 percent or $125 million from the same month in 2009. "In June alone, remittance flows peaked at $1.623 billion, reflecting a year-on-year expansion of 8.3 percent, boosted by remittances from both...
MANILA — Authorities apprehended on Wednesday a Filipino passenger who brought in $140,000 cash after arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Carolina Gozon, who arrived aboard Korean Air flight at around 10:30 p.m., was accosted by customs agents after intelligence operatives claimed to have received information that she was carrying cocaine or heroin when she arrived.
No drugs were found, but Customs agents found instead $140,000 in four bundles of 100-dollar bills.
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MANILA — Filipina model Alexandra Escat has been seen yachting with twice her age British royalty, Prince Andrew, the Daily Mail’s online news site said.
In her Facebook account, Escat listed Madrid as her current city and her high school as International School Manila.
Escat, 25, is reportedly a child of a Spanish father and a Filipina mother. Also said to be a friend of local celebrities KC Concepcion and Stephanie Zubiri, she has been in a couple of television ads, i...
MANILA — Ever Lalin, like others in the first batch of 98 nurses and caregivers who went to Japan May last year for a training stint preparatory to taking the Japanese nursing licensure exam, had no prior lessons in the Niponggo language.
“Halimaw ah (A monster’s feat),” cheered nurse bloggers when it was announced last March that Ever, 34, was the only Filipino to pass the difficult licensure exam and the only foreign applicant to get it on the first try. Two Indonesi...
MANILA — Filipino migrant teachers in Louisiana filed a class lawsuit against Universal Placement International (Upi) and its Philippine based partner, PARS International for various offenses ranging from racketeering, human trafficking, extortion, and mail and wire fraud, the Partido ng Manggagawa here said.Hundreds of Filipino migrant teachers who are working under H1-B visa and are deployed in several school districts in Louisiana are represented in the class action lawsuit. The plain...
BERLIN - Europe's economic powerhouse Germany needs to lure qualified immigrant workers to address skills shortages, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Wednesday, wading into a fierce debate in the country.
Speaking after chairing a cabinet meeting in Chancellor Angela Merkel's absence, Westerwelle also said he was in favor of a "points system" to plug what experts say is a 60,000-strong gap in Germany's skills set.
"It is of course right that we intelligently invite citizens to work in...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has said job opportunities for Filipino nurses in Switzerland, Denmark and other European countries remain to be "minimal."The POEA issued the clarification that only a few nursing jobs are available in the region, following announcement from some groups that jobs for health professionals abound in Europe.“Most countries in the European Union (EU) prioritize its citizens over foreigners looking for work in their respective countries,...
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