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Australia to Cut Number of Immigrants
Australia’s main opposition party vowed Sunday to cut the number of immigrants allowed into the country if it wins in next month’s elections. Australia’s rapid population growth and increase in asylum seekers, mainly from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka,...
Disturbance: 24 PAGASA Specialists Lose Hope, Leave Philippines
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has lost 24 key personnel, most of them experienced weather forecasters, in the past 10 years to lucrative offers from abroad, the Inquirer has learned. Brain drain...
Pinoy in Australia to be Deported After Brutal Bashing
A FILIPINO man was jailed and will be deported for brutally bashing a man with a rock and leaving him bloody and brain-damaged in Surfers Paradise. Tracy Val Rositi Aquino, 31, yesterday pleaded guilty in Southport District Court to grievous bodily harm...
Filipino Captain of Oil Spill Ship in Australian Court
The captain of the Pacific Adventurer cargo ship that spilled more than 270,000 litres of oil off the south Queensland coast is due to face court in Brisbane on Monday. Filipino national Bernardino Gonzales Santos, 47, faces one charge of disposal of...
Filipina Worker in Perth Sues McDonald’s Over ‘Forced’ Abortion
A Perth franchise of global fast food giant McDonald’s has been accused of forcing an immigrant worker to have an abortion before eventually sacking her because she refused to abort a second pregnancy. Rechilda Moll-Sequitin, a Filipina who was...
Tips for Pinoy Migrants to Australia
Australia is a wonderful place to live, and it’s no wonder many Filipinos would like to settle there. To those who have secured visa and received the go-signal that it’s legitimate for them to settle in Down Under, the wish to stay there is...
Pinoy Engineers, Nurses in Demand in New Zealand, Australia
Diplomatic officials from Australia and New Zealand recently announced the increasing demand for Filipino nurses and engineers in their respective countries, which opens up more opportunities for Filipinos to work abroad. Following the implementation...
Jobs in Australia for Skilled Filipinos
Australia is set to hire thousands of skilled Filipino workers in 2010, according to Labor Secretary Marianito Roque. The official will be flying to Australia early to sign an agreement that paves way for the hiring of thousands of Filipino professionals. Beautiful...
DBP Creates Savings Facility for OFWs
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has created a savings facility for the nearly nine million Filipinos abroad, giving these cash-rich migrant workers an opportunity to double their money in nine years. The country’s fifth-largest bank...