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Fake marriages among Filipinos down: Embassy
Doha :: Qatar | 6 days ago
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With authorities making it mandatory that marriage certificates be authenticated by government agencies back in Philippines, the practice of some Filipino men and women living-in together by organising fake marriage certificates is on the decline, says...
Tags: Philippines, marriage certificates, overseas filipinos, fake marriage, Jabbar Adiong, Qatar, Doha, Overseas Filipino, Politics, Social Issues, Filipino people, Filipinos in Qatar, Filipinos in Saudi Arabia, Economy of the Philippines
1,205 OFWs in Mideast take special licensure exam
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | 6 days ago
Credibility A total of 1,205 Filipino workers in the Middle East have taken part in the first special licensure examinations given by the Philippine government on a bigger scale for engineers, architects, accountants and master electricians. Two teams of examiners...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, PRC, overseas filipinos, filipinos workers, Philippines, Philippine Professional Organization, Philippine Professional Regulation Commission, Western Region, licensure exam, Philippine Congress, Riyadh, Overseas Filipino, Culture of the Philippines, Professional Regulation Commission, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Economy of the Philippines
Champions of RP workers rights, welfare to be honored
Beirut :: Lebanon | 9 days ago
Credibility Filipino migrants’ rights abroad, the Commission Filipinos Overseas (CFO) announced. December 18 is observed worldwide as International Migrants Day, and the recognition, to be given for the first time, are in connection with the CFO’s December-long...
Tags: CFO, Lebanon, overseas filipinos, filipinos worker, Beirut, Overseas Filipino, Romeo Munoz Cachola, Politics, Social Issues, Filipino people, International Migrants Day, Economy of the Philippines
GDP, GNP show modest growth
Manila :: Philippines | 14 days ago
Credibility The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP) grew modestly by 0.8 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively, in the third quarter, fueled by the services sector (which expanded by 4 percent) and the agriculture sector (up 1.6...
Tags: overseas filipinos, Philippines, Manila, Business Finance, Late 2000s recession in Europe, Business cycle, Macroeconomics, Recessions, Economy of the Philippines, Overseas Filipino, Economy, Economic history of Mexico, Economy of Europe, Economic growth, Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates, Gross Domestic Product, Economy of the European Union, Late 2000s recession in Asia, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, National Economic and Development Authority, Remittances, Human migration, National accounts
BSP urges OFWs to invest 13th month pay
Kalibo :: Philippines | 16 days ago
Credibility February 2006 is part of the ongoing advocacy campaign geared at informing OFWs about alternative uses of their hard-earned money, including savings, investments in financial products and business ventures. "To date, we have conducted 34 Financial Learning...
Tags: BSP, overseas filipinos, Leonora Templonuevo, FLC, Philippines, Kalibo, Remittance, Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates, Business Finance, Economy of the Philippines, Overseas Filipino, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Solons mull OFW ban in the Middle East
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | about 1 month ago
Credibility Hearing labor woes straight from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) themselves, a team of lawmakers is considering recommending a ban on the deployment of Filipino workers in the Middle East. Giving an initial glimpse of their findings in a news conference...
Rehired land-based OFWs boost worker deployment in last 5 years
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO OFW Journalism Consortium MANILA—CONTRACTS for overseas work over a five-year period benefited more rehired land-based overseas Filipino workers, government data reveal. ...
Tags: OFWs, newhires, rehires, migrant workers, deployment, OFW deployment, overseas employment, overseas Filipinos
Rural bankers trying to carve niche in OFW market
by Jeremaiah M. Opiniano OFW Journalism Consortium [Reporting from Ibaan municipality, Batangas and Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Some of the names were changed to protect against probable harm from persons scouring the news for potential victims]...
Tags: OFWs, OFW families, remittances, rural banks, rural bankers, financial literacy, financial education, financial counseling, overseas Filipinos
Eight thousand more Filipinos in Italy in 2008
by Jeremaiah M. Opiniano OFW Journalism Consortium MANILA—NEWLY-RELEASED data on Italy’s migrant population by that country’s census registry showed that the number of documented Filipinos grew by 8,011 more in 2008. ISTAT (Istituto...
Tags: OFWs, overseas Filipinos, Italy, migration statistics, OFW statistics
Human dev't report reminds of rights of people on the move
by Jeremaiah M. Opiniano OFW Journalism Consortium PASAY CITY–Former Dubai-based bus driver Lisandro feels less awkward despite having been on the road on a passenger seat for over-10 hours. He and 136 male bus drivers have grown accustomed...
Tags: OFWs, migration, human mobility, Philippines, overseas Filipinos, human development
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