Manpower agencies urged to ensure welfare of OFWs in Taiwan

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) asked officials of the Pilipino Manpower Agencies Accredited to Taiwan (PILMAT) to support its efforts to provide expanded welfare services and protection to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) deployed to Taiwan. Read more

POEA should fight illegal recruitment at barangay level — DOLE chief

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda D Baldoz directed the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to intensify its anti-illegal recruitment campaign, emphasizing the urgent need of bringing the nation’s fight against illegal recruiters down to the grassroots or barangay level.

“There is a need for the POEA to cover more ground and expand its reach in the fight against illegal recruitment to heighten the protection and welfare of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs),” said Baldoz. Read more

Maritime schools to offer courses on drug abuse prevention, social responsibility

The Department of Labor and Employment’s Maritime Training Council (DOLE MTC) told maritime training schools and centers to include prevention of alcohol and drug abuse in the maritime sector (PADAMS) and personal safety and social responsibility (PSSR) in the courses offered to seafarers. Read more

Ambassador De Leon visits Filipinos in Botswana

Philippine Ambassador Mario L De Leon Jr met the Filipino community in Botswana on his first official visit to the country from September 12-14, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) news. Read more

RP to work with KSA to improve conditions at deportation centers

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah will work closer with Saudi Arabian authorities toward improving conditions at Saudi Deportation Centers where overstaying or out-of-status Filipinos are awaiting exit clearances. Read more

OFWs warned of fixers claiming to “fast-track” repatriation from KSA

The Consul General in Jeddah Ezzedin Tago asked Filipinos in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to report anyone who claims to have connections with the Philippine Consulate for the purpose of facilitating repatriation to the Philippines.

“We received reports on Filipinos who are allegedly telling deportees that they can fast-track their repatriation because of ‘connections’ with the Consulate. We have released an advisory warning the public against these people, and will deal with them resolutely,” Tago said, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) news. Read more

Remittances for January–July reach US$10.7 Billion

Remittances in July reached US$1.6 billion, bringing the total for the first seven months to $10.7 billion, higher by 7.1% from the level recorded for the same period in 2009.

According to a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) press release, remittance from sea-based and land-based workers expanded by 9.4% and 6.5%, respectively. Read more

How 2 Come to the UK | By CHARLES KELLY

UK Border Agency announces new fee increase for immigration and nationality applications

LONDON, the United Kingdom–The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced plans to increase immigration and nationality application fees for all those applying to visit, study, work or stay in the United Kingdom (UK) from autumn 2010.... Read more

Filipinos boost number of Catholics in UK — British Ambassador

“Filipinos have done much to boost the numbers of British Catholics,” said British Ambassador Stephen Lillie.

Lillie, who is Catholic, recently told the Philippine Star about the significance of Pope Benedict XVI’s September visit to England and Scotland. Read more

29 Filipinos get Japan Gov’t scholarship for research, teacher training

A total of 29 Filipinos were awarded the Japanese Government Scholarship under the Research and Teacher Training categories, and will leave for Japan in September or October.

According to a press release from the Japan Embassy, last week the scholars attended a pre-departure orientation conducted by the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) Read more

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