DFA drops ‘RP,’ shifts to ‘PH,’ ‘PHL’

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and its Foreign Service Posts (FSPs) will no longer use “RP” (which stands for Republic of the Philippines) when referring to the country and will instead use the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) initials PH or PHL. Read more

Government lifts ban on deployment of au pairs

The ban on recruitment and deployment of au pairs to selected European countries is finally lifted after 13 years.

In a Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) news release, Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili said the POEA Governing Board has issued three separate resolutions this year, allowing the deployment of au pairs to Switzerland, Norway and Denmark. Read more

Filipino entertainers going to Cyprus beware

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) warns women applicants against accepting offers of work as entertainers in Cyprus.

According to a POEA news advisory, Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili said some nightclubs in Cyprus are hiring legitimate Filipino entertainers but force them to work as prostitutes. Read more

How 2 Come to the UK | By CHARLES KELLY

New biometric residence permits for highly skilled and temporary workers

LONDON, the United Kingdom–The UK Border Agency has announced that regulations have been laid before Parliament which will require more migrants to apply for biometric residence permits if they want to extend their stay in the United Kingdom (UK).... Read more

RP embassy in Ireland moves to new office

The Philippine Embassy in Ireland has moved into its permanent offices in central Dublin.

The diplomatic and consular offices are now located at the 4th floor of the Hainault House building in central Dublin, Read more

No Filipino affected in Indonesian tsunami, earthquake

The Philippine Embassy in Jakarta said that as of Wednesday morning, no Filipino was affected by the tsunami and 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Sumatra.

According to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) news, the embassy continues to coordinate with local authorities in the affected areas, as well as the Filipino community in Indonesia. Read more

20 seafarers freed by pirates arrive in RP

Twenty seafarers of a Panamanian-flagged vessel released by pirates off the coast of Somalia arrived home at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last October 25 via Etihad Airways.

According to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) news, the MV Voc Daisy was released from captivity on October 17. It was hijacked last April 21, some 190 nautical miles off the coast of Salalah, Oman. Read more

Stiff penalties for drug traffickers–DFA

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned that stiff penalties await drug traffickers like a Filipina what was sentenced to death in Indonesia this month.

The Filipina was given the death sentence by Yogyakarta’s lower court on October 11, despite the state prosecutor’s petition for life imprisonment, according to DFA news. Read more

How to find jobs in Canada

Question: Paano makahanap ng trabaho sa Canada?... Read more

Alternative US exam for PT graduates from RP

Physical Therapy (PT) graduates from the Philippines will be allowed to take up an alternative form of the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) in the United States (US) in May 25 and December 5, 2011.

The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) said in its website that it will offer NPTE-i (formerly NPTE-YRLY) for physical therapists who received their first professional degree in the restricted countries: Egypt, India, Pakistan and the Philippines. Read more

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