POEA suspends operations of Legazpi office

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) head Jennifer Jardin Manalili issued the following public notice, available on the POEA website:

“In view of unavoidable circumstances, the operations of the POEA Satellite Office-Legazpi, Albay are temporarily suspended effectively immediately until further notice. Read more

OFWs in Italy should get an exit pass

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) going home for the Holy Week should get an exit pass to avoid any hassles when they return to Italy, according to an ABS-CBN News report.

Labor Attache Chona Mantilla said that an exit pass serves as proof that the OFW is a legal worker in Italy and that he is entitled to the benefits given by government to OFWs. The bearer of an exit pass is also exempt from paying travel tax. Read more

NBI warns OFWs about illegal recruiters

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) warned about illegal recruiters after six Canada-bound individuals were allegedly duped into paying almost P1 million in fees, according to a Manila Bulletin report.

The suspect, Ma. Ruby Socorro de Guzman, has already been charged by the NBI with syndicated estafa and large-scale illegal recruitment, and qualified theft. Read more

Italy may get more foreign nurses

Filipino nurses may find more opportunities to work in Italy since the country has a shortage of nurses, said the former Philippine ambassador to Italy.

According to a Philippine Daily Inquirer report, Ambassador Philippe Lhuillier also said Italy has made it easier for foreign nurses to work there. Read more

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Hospital workers needed in Riyadh

Two cardiovascular technologists (noninvasive) are needed in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH & RC) in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).... Read more

EPS-KLT registration in April

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) announced details of the registration for the Korean Employment Permit System-Korean Language Test (EPS-KLT) in April.

Passing the KLT is an important step before applicants can qualify to be included in the List of Jobseekers from which Korean employers can electronically select workers to be offered jobs in the manufacturing and construction sectors under the foreign labor quota for 2010. Read more

Pinoys shine in Street Child World Cup

Ten street kids from the Philippines bagged a special trophy in the First Deloitte Street Child World Cup in Durban, South Africa last weekend.

The Filipinos won in the consolation pool, defeating South Africa, 2-1, to clinch the Shield Trophy, according to an article in The Philippine Star. Read more

Catholic church officials in RP, Paris to work closer for OFWs

A Roman Catholic bishop from Paris met with local church officials to strengthen the collaboration between “the sending and receiving churches” of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other Filipino migrants in France.

According to news posted on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website, Auxiliary Bishop Eric de Moulin-Beaufort visited the CBCP’s Episcopal Commission on Migrant and Itinerant People (ECMI) early this month. Read more

Japan may lift visa restrictions for foreign nurses, dentists

Japan may remove work visa restrictions on foreign dentists and nurses, according to a Philippine Daily Inquirer report.

The country needs more foreign workers to address the health care needs of its fast-aging population, which dropped by 75,000 last year. Read more

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