Image of St Lorenzo Ruiz in NAIA OFW lounge

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) waiting to board their flights will be glad to see the image of St Lorenzo Ruiz at the OFW Lounge in NAIA Terminal 1.

The image of the first Filipino saint was enthroned at the lounge last June 8 by the chaplain of NAIA, Msgr Modesto Teston, according to Josephine Darang’s Purely Personal column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Read more

RP embassy in Brunei accepts ePassport applications

The Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam began accepting applications for ePassports on June 15, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) news. Read more

Passport office in POEA to re-open in June

The Passport Extension Office (PEO) at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will re-open this month to serve overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), according to a Department of Foreign Affairs press release.

The extension office will resume its services once installation and testing of all equipment for the ePassport system are completed, said the Office of Consular Affairs (OCA). Read more

DFA warns against passport fixers

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned the public against unscrupulous individuals who charge fees in exchange for a passport appointment.

In a news release, the Office of Consular Affairs (OCA) clarified that getting an appointment for passport processing is free and may be done in two ways: Read more

92,000 to take nursing exam in July

Around 92,000 nurses are scheduled to take the Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) on July 3 and 4, and more are expected to sign up, according to a Philippine Star report.

Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Nursing member Marco Sto Tomas said this includes those who graduated last March and those who failed the NLE in the past. Read more

US may need more nurses with health reform bill

The United States (US) may hire more nurses since the Health Care Reform bill has made medical care more affordable, said Arellano University chairman Francisco PV Cayco.

According to a Philippine Star report, more nurses are going to the United Kingdom (UK) instead of the US because of the long waiting period required to get US working and immigrant visas. Read more

Remittances in April total US$1.5 B

Remittances for the month of April reached US$1.5 billion, resulting in a total of $5.9 billion for the first four months of 2010.

Remittances from January-April 2010 increased by 6.6% compared to the level recorded in the same period last year, according to a media release from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Read more

Canada ensures welfare of temp foreign workers

Canada is ensuring that temporary foreign workers in the province of Saskatchewan are protected from exploitation and abuse, according to a report from the Canada News Centre.

The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan signed a letter of understanding or information-sharing agreement last month. Read more

Canada to crack down on crooked immigration consultants

Canada’s Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney introduced in Parliament last week a legislation to crack down on crooked immigration consultants who exploit prospective immigrants.

According to a news release from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), the Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act would protect immigrants from unscrupulous consultants. Read more

Book on Philippine folk tales launched in China

Chinese children will soon delight in the tales that Filipinos of all ages have enjoyed reading and sharing.

A book featuring folk tales from the Philippines was launched at the Shanghai World Expo. Read more

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