Philhealth to offer services in HK
July 23, 2009 by liza · Leave a Comment
A Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) official will provide services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong (HK) for two weeks every quarter starting this August.
The PhilHealth’s regular representative mission will spearhead information assistance, benefits availment and membership registration services for the first time from August 3 to16. Read more
More Filipinas used in drug trade – DFA
July 23, 2009 by liza · Leave a Comment
The Philippine Embassy in Hanoi said there are increasing incidents of Filipinas being used as “mules” in drug trafficking.
In 2008 alone, 111 Filipinos–almost all women–were arrested for drug-related offenses in China, Hong Kong and Macau. Read more
150 factory workers needed in Taiwan
July 23, 2009 by liza · Leave a Comment
IMEI Foods Corporation in Taiwan is in urgent need of 120 male and 30 female qualified factory workers. ... Read more
RP won’t fall into recession – Global Source
July 22, 2009 by liza · Leave a Comment
New York-based think tank Global Source said the Philippines will likely avoid a recession this year but will have a snail’s pace growth through next year. Read more
Singaporean tanker with two OFWs freed in Nigeria
July 22, 2009 by liza · Leave a Comment
A Singaporean tanker and its four-man crew, including two Filipino seafarers, were released by Nigerian militants on July 22.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Singapore flag chemical tanker MT Sichem Peace was released at 2 am (Manila time), two weeks after it was seized by Nigerian armed militants. Read more
First batch of Filipino nurses arrive in Basque Country
July 22, 2009 by liza · Leave a Comment
A group of 27 Filipino nurses, the first to be deployed in Northern Spain, arrived in Bilbao last week.
Fifteen of the nurses came from the province of Nueva Vizcaya, while 12 are from other provinces, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Read more
10 OFWs in Afghanistan helicopter crash identified
July 22, 2009 by liza · Leave a Comment
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed the identities of the 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) killed in the helicopter crash in Kandahar in Southern Afghanistan on July 19.
The Filipinos worked in Afghanistan in spite of the government’s deployment ban for OFWs in the war-torn country, which took effect in 2007. Read more
Gusto mong mag-drive?
July 22, 2009 by liza · Leave a Comment
By VERONICA CUSI-SILVA
For five years, Menardo, a seaman, and his wife Maria toiled to build their dream house in the Philippines. Now that they have settled in, the next thing on their mind is a family car to bring their kids, Aira and Raphael John, around town on weekends.
Aside from a house, a car is the most likely investment that a Filipino family will make. Read more
Passport issuance available in Baguio City
July 21, 2009 by liza · Leave a Comment
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Regional Consular Office (RCO) in Baguio City started offering consular services including passport processing and issuance, authentication services, and visa processing on July 20.
The RCO, which will be fully staffed and equipped, is located at the Monsylito Building on 16 Legarda Road in Baguio City. Read more
Balik-Scientist program lures 6 balikbayans
July 21, 2009 by liza · Leave a Comment
Six Filipino scientists who have made a name for themselves abroad are back in the Philippines to help strengthen the science and technology sector.
As recipients of the 2009 Balik Scientist program (BSP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), these Filipino expatriates will share their knowledge with local scientists and technologists for at least one month to a maximum of three years. Read more
