Latest News
- 05/18 Strong Peso to Impact on OFW Mortgages
- 05/18 Jobs Scam Strands Filipino Workers in Kandahar, Afghanistan
- 05/17 Pinoys in UAE Star-struck With Jessica Sanchez
- 05/17 Dabawenya OFW Apple Dayot Gamale Arrives From Singapore in a Coffin
- 05/16 UAE Dress-code Debate: How Short is Decent for the Malls?
- 05/16 OFWs From Western Visayas Get P20-M Livelihood Loans
- 05/16 Jollibee Soon to Open in Singapore
- 05/16 Filipino Duo in Borneo Escape the Gallows For Drug Possession
- 05/16 Q1 OFW Remittances Climb 5.4% to $4.8B
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Strong Peso to Impact on OFW Mortgages
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Jobs Scam Strands Filipino Workers in Kandahar, Afghanistan
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Pinoys in UAE Star-struck With Jessica Sanchez
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Dabawenya OFW Apple Dayot Gamale Arrives From Singapore in a Coffin
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UAE Dress-code Debate: How Short is Decent for the Malls?
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OFWs From Western Visayas Get P20-M Livelihood Loans
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Jollibee Soon to Open in Singapore
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Filipino Duo in Borneo Escape the Gallows For Drug Possession
OFW JOBS
Pinoys Cope with Double-dip Recession in UK
United Kingdom, the seventh largest economy in the world, is now facing another double-dip recession just three years after it witnessed the closing of popular shops in the high street… Read more
Shipbuilder Hanjin Philippines to Hire at Least 10,000 Workers
Shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction-Philippines Inc. (HHIC) is set to hire at least 10,000 additional workers this year for its shipyard in Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales. “Once… Read more
7,000 Jobs Open to Applicants on May 1
About 7,000 jobs are up for grabs today, May 1, at SM City Bacolod in the province’ biggest job fair that is expected to draw more than 4,000 jobseekers. In… Read more
OFW PROFILES
Strong Peso to Impact on OFW Mortgages
A strong peso will increase the mortgage burden for overseas Filipino workers, now the biggest market for condominium developers. Economist Victor A. Abola said that OFWs account for 70 percent… Read more
Q1 OFW Remittances Climb 5.4% to $4.8B
Money transfers from Filipinos abroad reached $4.842 billion in the first quarter, up by 5.4 percent or $248 million from $4.594 billion a year earlier, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas… Read more
EUROPE
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Pinoys Cope with Double-dip Recession in UK
United Kingdom, the seventh largest economy in the world, is now facing another double-dip recession just three years after it witnessed the closing of popular shops in the high street… Read more
- Filipino Crewmen Stranded in Belfast Harbour
- Land Bank Signs Remittance Deal with Italian Bank
- Filipino Staff in N. Ireland Fear Blowing Whistle on Racist Slurs at Work, Says Report
MID EAST & AFRICA
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Jobs Scam Strands Filipino Workers in Kandahar, Afghanistan
More than 20 Filipinos have been stranded in Afghanistan for four months after being lured from Dubai with fake job offers. All were in the UAE with expired visas and… Read more
- Pinoys in UAE Star-struck With Jessica Sanchez
- UAE Dress-code Debate: How Short is Decent for the Malls?
- Dubai Policeman Asks Filipina for Sex to Waive Traffic Fine
AMERICAS
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Filipinos in San Francisco Rally Against China Shoal ‘Intrusion’
They came, about 150 of them, most in bright yellow T-shirts emblazoned with a map of the Philippines and the disputed specks of land known as the Scarborough Shoals. At… Read more
- Uncertain Future For Children of Filipino Teachers in Baltimore, USA
- Canada Minister: Next Canadian Prime Minister May Have Pinoy Roots
- 42,520 Filipinos Became US Citizens in 2011
ASIA PACIFIC
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Dabawenya OFW Apple Dayot Gamale Arrives From Singapore in a Coffin
The body of a 23-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who allegedly committed suicide at the building where her employer’s unit is located arrived at the Davao International Airport from Singapore… Read more
- Jollibee Soon to Open in Singapore
- Filipino Duo in Borneo Escape the Gallows For Drug Possession
- Pinoy Couple's Artworks Featured in Guam exhibit
PHL GOVERNMENT
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OFWs From Western Visayas Get P20-M Livelihood Loans
A total of P20,183,500 has already been released in loans to 28 overseas Filipino workers in Western Visayas, to finance their various livelihood projects under the P2-billion Overseas Filipino Workers… Read more
- OWWA Chief to OFW Dependent Scholars: "Bring Honors to Your Parents"
- Filipinos See Income From Using Internet
- PhilHealth Hikes Premium Starting July 1
SPECIAL REPORT
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‘It’s More Fun in Phl’ Logo Bags Award
The country’s new tourism campaign “It’s more fun in the Philippines” is attracting not only widespread attention but also international awards, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez said yesterday. Jimenez reported that… Read more
- PH Trails in Internet Speed, Broadband Adoption in SEA — Report
- Philippines Tops in the World in Business English, Says Report
- Philippines Leads The World In Belief in God