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OFW remittances hit $9B in first six months of ‘10

OFW remittances hit $9B in first six months of ‘10

By newsmaster on August 19, 2010

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remitted a total of $9.082 billion in the first six months of 2010, which represented a 5.9 percent jump over the $8.4 billion recorded for the same period last year, the head of the Central Bank of the Philippines reported.

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Senate approves bill amending law for OFWs

Senate approves bill amending law for OFWs

By MBJ on January 21, 2010

MANILA – The Senate has ratified a bill amending a law designed to further improve the standard of protection as well as the promotion of the welfare and assistance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

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3 Filipina ‘drug mules’ draw stiff prison terms in Hong Kong

3 Filipina ‘drug mules’ draw stiff prison terms in Hong Kong

By MBJ on January 14, 2010

MANILA – Three Filipino women who acted as “drug mules” have been convicted by the Hong Kong High Court and meted out stiff prison sentences, a report from the Philippine consulate disclosed.

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OFW remittances hit new high of $1.5B in October

OFW remittances hit new high of $1.5B in October

By MBJ on December 20, 2009

MANILA – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sent home to their families a total of $1.5 billion, the highest monthly remittance level recorded so far since the country started deploying OFWs in 1970s.

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OFW remittances soar to $12.8-B in 9 months

OFW remittances soar to $12.8-B in 9 months

By SiteRocker on November 22, 2009

MANILA – Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) soared to $12.8 billion in the first nine months of the year, or from January to September.

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3,000 OFWs in prison worldwide – foreign office

3,000 OFWs in prison worldwide – foreign office

By MBJ on November 19, 2009

MANILA – About 3,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been in prison throughout the world for various offenses, 70 percent of whom are facing immigration-related charges.

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Inventory cases involving OFWs, foreign office urged

Inventory cases involving OFWs, foreign office urged

By MBJ on November 12, 2009

MANILA – A non-government organization has urged the Department of Foreign Affairs to conduct an inventory of all cases involving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and set more frequent visits to monitor their situation and ensure their protection.

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Manila illegal recruiters: 7 firms shut down, 5 suspended

By MBJ on November 10, 2009

MANILA – A government agency has ordered the closure of seven firms and the suspension of five others for illegal recruitment in connection with their offer to employ 137 Filipino bus drivers for non-existent jobs in Dubai.

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Give professional tests to OFWs, Arroyo orders

By MBJ on November 9, 2009

MANILA – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered a government agency to give special professional licensure exams to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) deployed in the Middle East, a senior Malacanang official announced.

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Ban on OFW deployment to Lebanon stays, envoy reveals

By MBJ on October 29, 2009

MANILA – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are still banned from seeking employment in Lebanon due to the failure of the Lebanese government to pass a law to protect foreign workers, the Philippine ambassador to that Middle East country revealed.

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177 Philippine nursing schools facing closure

By MBJ on October 28, 2009

MANILA – A total of 177 nursing schools throughout the Philippines are facing closure due to the perennial failure of their graduates to pass the nursing licensure examinations, the head of a government agency in charge of higher education disclosed.

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Lark Michael B. Colegado celebrates with his wife Maryjane and five-year-old daughter Abia Celine at a restaurant in Jeddah

Honest Pinoy OFW in Jeddah returns US$ 329,000 to owner

By Happinay on October 15, 2009

Share tweetmeme_style = ‘compact’; ARTICLEURL Last week, a Filipino working in Saudi Arabia found a small box containing 1.2 million riyals while doing a preventive maintenance on an offline Automated Teller Machine (ATM). He was sent by his office to the northern city of Tabuk on behalf of his colleague who was on vacation that [...]

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Manila urged: Adopt Indian system on repatriation of distressed workers

Manila urged: Adopt Indian system on repatriation of distressed workers

By MBJ on October 13, 2009

MANILA – A non-government organization looking after the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) urged the Arroyo administration to adopt the system being implemented by India on the repatriation of its migrant workers in distress.

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Arroyo to bring home 120 OFWs from Saudi Arabia

By MBJ on September 22, 2009

MANILA – A total of 120 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be with the party of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when she returns on Wednesday from a state visit to Saudi Arabia a senior Malacanang official announced on Monday.

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OFWs remit $10B to Manila in 7 months

OFWs remit $10B to Manila in 7 months

By MBJ on September 19, 2009

MANILA – Despite the ongoing global financial and economic crisis, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remitted a total of $10 billion from January to July this year.

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