13 Filipinos in Panamanian ship rescued

Thirteen Filipino seafarers were rescued after the Panamanian cargo ship Dany F II sank off the coast of Tripoli, Lebanon last week due to a storm.

According to news from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), two Filipino casualties were reported, 3rd Engineer Alex Crisostomo and Manuel Calaor, whose remains were found in Lattakia, a town 375 kilometers off Damascus. Meanwhile, six Filipinos are still missing. Read more

Ship with 14 Filipinos released by Somali pirates

Somali pirates freed Greek-owned MV Delvina and its crew including 14 Filipino seafarers last week.

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippine Embassy in Nairobi said the Filipinos are safe and in good health. The vessel and its crew are now heading to Mombasa. Read more

183 Pinoys jailed in China for drug trafficking

More and more Filipinos carry illegal drugs in exchange for money, said Philippine Ambassador to China Sonia Cataumber Brady.

According to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) news, there are 183 Filipinos, mostly women, languishing in various jails in China due to drug trafficking. Read more

POEA extends balik-manggagawa services

The Balik-Manggagawa Processing Center in the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) main office in Ortigas will be open on December 26, 2009 (Saturday) and December 30, 2009 (Rizal Day) from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in anticipation of the influx of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) after Christmas Day. Read more

Online registration for EPS and JPEPA applicants

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has advised that all applicants for the Employment Permit System-Korean Language Test (EPS-KLT) and the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) are required to register online at http://www.eregister.poea.gov.ph/ereg/ereg.asp.

Those who want to apply for a job in Korea under the Employment Permit System should first pass the language test. EPS-KLT applicants can only be allowed to pay for the language test after online registration. Read more

Danish Pinoys welcome first visit by RP president

About 250 migrant Filipinos welcomed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the first Philippine president to visit Denmark.

Coming from all over Denmark, some even from nearby Sweden, the Filipinos met Arroyo at the Hilton Hotel in Copenhagen last week, according to the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). Read more

250 healthcare workers needed in KSA

The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is hiring 250 healthcare workers, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Recruitment Specification Form (RSF) Number 090040.... Read more

Job prospects in Taiwan

The Taiwan job market could improve as the electronics sector recovers and with the help of government’s new stimulus package, said Reydeluz D Conferido, Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) director of labor affairs, according to Malaya.... Read more

DOLE to set stronger safety nets vs piracy

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) met with its partners and stakeholders in the seafaring industry to address the impact of piracy in Somalia on Filipino seafarers, their families and the industry.

According to news from DOLE, among the measures discussed are the provision of psycho-social counseling and support services for the abducted and their families, emergency financial assistance, Read more

UK, banks sign pact vs visa fraud in RP

The United Kingdom (UK) and the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last week as part of the British government’s fight against visa fraud.

According to news from the British Embassy, those who signed the MOU included British Ambassador Stephen Lillie; Ricardo Balbido Jr, Philippine Veterans Bank President and CEO, and Chairman of the BAP Operations Committee; Read more

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