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Aug 27, 20080

7 out of 10 OFWs charged for crimes abroad forced to declare insanity

Ding Cervantes
Philippine Star

ANGELES CITY – Seven out of 10 Filipino workers (OFWs) charged with crimes abroad are forced to declare themselves insane to get clemency, according to a study by Migrante International (MI).

“This is because officials from … Read the rest

Aug 23, 20080

Psychiatric test for domestic helpers impractical, says expert

Sheila Crisostomo
Philippine Star

An expert said yesterday there is no psychiatric procedure that can guarantee that a person will not break down if placed in a hostile environment away from loved ones.

Dr. Reynaldo Lesaka, a psychiatrist at the … Read the rest

Aug 23, 20080

Undocumented Pinoys in Sabah given until October to regularize stay

Pia Lee-Brago
Philippine Star

Malaysia has assured the processing of papers of undocumented Filipino workers who will comply with the requirements of regularization until end of October, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers … Read the rest

Aug 22, 20080

OFWs admit ‘crimes’ to be able to come home

Dennis Jay Santos
Inquirer.net

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Majority of the recently repatriated 37 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) from Jordan said they were forced to admit crimes because Philippine Embassy officials told them it was the only way they could go home.… Read the rest

Aug 19, 20080

Villar welcomes 5 OFWs back from Jordan

Philippine Star

Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. welcomed yesterday five overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who arrived in Manila from Jordan via Kuwait Airways.

“We are glad that our workers are finally home,” said Villar, who has formed an OFW helpline … Read the rest

Aug 4, 20080

Changing APEC view of labor migration

Roberto R. Romulo
Philippine Star

The last time I wrote about this subject I said that “it’s about time the private sector weighed in on the important topic of labor mobility.” Well, they have; and in the APEC Business Advisory … Read the rest

Aug 1, 20080

Foreign workers can now stay up to 5 years in South Korea

Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—Foreign workers in South Korea, including Filipinos, can now work for up to five straight years, up from three years, without taking the compulsory one-month vacation outside the country, a Philippine diplomat said.

Philippine Ambassador to … Read the rest

Jul 31, 20080

Pinoy home accessories designer wows ’em in Europe

Marge C. Enriquez
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Monaco-based designer Josef Crisanto was a sickly child who grew up in a dysfunctional family environment in Davao. Since he was too weak to play outdoors, his mother supplied him with paper, pens … Read the rest

Jul 28, 20080

OFWs, retirees top buyers of residential property in RP

James Konstantin Galvez
Manila Times

An official of an international real estate services company has revealed that retirees and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remained to be the most active buyers of residential property in the country.

In a speech during … Read the rest

Jul 27, 20080

Noli appeals for deferred OFWs deportation from Malaysia

Llanesca T. Panti
Manila Times

Vice President Noli de Castro has appealed to the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak to defer the mass deportation of undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Sabah until after Ramadan.… Read the rest

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