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Fan bares Cory's message to OFWs

MANILA - Former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino was an inspiration to many Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) because of her support to the country's "new heroes."
 

abs-cbnNEWS.com 08/03/2009 3:37 PM


Recruiters seek safety nets for returning OFWs

The overseas placement sector called on the government to make serious its efforts to create safety nets for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who may be displaced due to the world economic turmoil.

abs-cbnNEWS.com 01/02/2009 6:53 PM


'Nurse, wife and mother in the UK'

I am a nurse, a wife to a doting husband, and a mother to four adorable children. But in spite of these varied roles, my family knows very well where my priorities lie.

By JHOREEN DALUMPINES 12/27/2008 9:29 AM


'Stricter migrant rules to affect undocumented OFWs'

Undocumented overseas Filipino workers run the risk of losing their jobs as the global financial crisis forces various countries to impose stricter rules on migrant workers, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration on Monday.

abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/24/2008 10:02 AM


Global financial crisis hot topic in 2nd GFMD

The possible effects of the current global financial crisis on migrant workers all over the world will be included in the topics for discussion in the intergovernmental meeting of the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) on October 29 to 30.

by MARIA ALETA O. NIEVA, abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/28/2008 9:46 PM


EU: No mass displacement of Pinoys in Europe

The European Union has assured that there will be no mass displacement of more than 950,000 Filipino workers in Europe despite the financial turmoil gripping even the rich economies in the region.

BUSINESS MIRROR 10/22/2008 12:36 PM


DFA confirms release of 5 kidnapped Pinoys in Nigeria

Five Filipino seamen kidnapped in Nigeria's Niger Delta last October 4 have been released by their captors after four days in captivity, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed Monday.

abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/13/2008 3:33 PM


RP mulls deployment ban to Somalia

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has recommended to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) a deployment ban to Somalia in light of the numerous kidnappings of Filipino seafarers in troubled country but the labor department has yet to act on it.

abs-cbnNEWS.com 09/17/2008 4:53 PM


OFW remittances to build buffer vs RP food insecurity – US report


WASHINGTON D.C. - A US congressional think-tank believes money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) would insulate the Philippines from the threat of rising global food prices. “Food security in the Philippines is projected to remain stable,” the US Congressional Research Service predicted in its latest report on Food Security in Developing Countries (2007-2017).

By Rodney J. Jaleco, ABS-CBN North America News Bureauo 08/14/2008 10:36 AM


'Japino' secures Japanese citizenship, wants to be a cop

TOKYO - A child born in Japan to her Filipina mother out of wedlock said she was one step closer to her dream of becoming a police officer after completing Japanese citizenship registration on Monday.

Agence France-Presse 08/11/2008 8:10 PM