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Gov’t reiterates ban on OFW deployment to Afghanistan, Nigeria, Iraq and Lebanon

Labor Secretary Marianito D Roque said Tuesday that for obvious reasons, the ban against the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Afghanistan remains in place, and will continue to be strongly reiterated and enforced by the Philippine government.

“We thus warn OFWs against defying the ban to their own disadvantage and peril, at the same time that we urge them to seek and avail of the legitimate opportunities available to our overseas workers, Read more

OWWA launches 2009 model OFW award

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) formally launched the 2009 Model OFW of the Year Award (MOFYA) at Casa Marinero, Intramuros, Manila last week.

According to OWWA Administrator Carmelita S Dimzon, the annual award gives recognition to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families who have managed the impact of overseas employment and maintained strong family ties. Read more

Madrigal Singers named UNESCO artist for peace

The Philippine Madrigal Singers were designated as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Artist for Peace by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura in Paris yesterday. Read more

Filipino wins bronze at math olympiad in Germany

Carmela Antoinette Lao, a high school student at St Jude Catholic School in Manila, won the bronze medal at the 50th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), which was held on July 10-22 in Bremen, Germany.

There were 565 participants from 104 countries in this year’s IMO competition. Read more

How 2 Come to the UK | By CHARLES KELLY

UK job market improving says REC

LONDON, United Kingdom–HR Review reports that the pace United Kingdom (UK) jobs market slowdown appears to be leveling off as candidate availability continued to rise strongly, indicating good news in terms of recruitment.... Read more

Ericsson hires 20 more OFWs in Stockholm

Ericsson hired a new batch of 20 Filipinos, increasing the number of Filipino personnel in its global headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the 20 Filipinos occupy various positions, including consultant, contract execution manager, and Information Technology (IT) Auditor. Read more

32,617 pass nurse exam

Results of the Nurse Licensure Examination held in June show that 32,617 nurses out of 77,901 passed.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the results on July 23. Read more

Belgium approves regularization for illegal migrants

Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (Flemish Christian Democrat) announced this month the details of the Federal Government agreement on regularization of undocumented migrants.

Under the new regularization policy, illegal migrants who lived in Belgium for at least five years and had filed their initial applications for regularization on or before March 18, 2009 can re-submit their applications with the Office for Foreigners of the Ministry of Interior starting on September 15-December 15, 2009. Read more

2,253 pass marine deck officers exams

Results of the Marine Deck Officers Licensure Exams held in Manila this month show that 2,253 out of 4,318 examinees passed.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the results on July 15. Read more

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