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PDEA Hunting Recruiter of Filipino Condemned to Die in China
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is hunting down the recruiter of a 35-year-old Filipino drug courier sentenced to die in China next week. PDEA Director General Jose Gutierrez Jr. said… Read more
Filipino, Korean Workers Now Subject to FICA Taxes
Most Filipino and Korean workers will have another deduction on their paychecks, this time for U.S. Social Security and Medicare taxes as a result of the federalization of CNMI immigration…. Read more
Charges Over Pinoy Cherrypicker Death in NZ
The Department of Labour have laid charges following the death of a Filipino man, who was crushed by a toppled cherrypicker while doing lines work near Wellington. Another man was… Read more
Filipino Set for Execution in China on Dec. 8
China’s Supreme People’s Court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling on the execution of a death sentence imposed on a convicted Filipino drug trafficker, the Department of Foreign Affairs said… Read more
Filipino Woman in Borneo Jailed for Drug Abuse
A 52-year-old Filipino woman was jailed a total seven months by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for possession and drug abuse. Senior Court Registrar Ferhansha Farene Mohd Ferdaus meted out… Read more
Australia’s SXE Looks to Philippines for Workers
Resources contractor Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has turned to the Philippines to recruit and train electricians as a back-up plan for the looming drought of skilled workers. In what he… Read more
Envoy to Help Filipinos in Southland, New Zealand
The Philippines Ambassador to New Zealand and a team of helpers is visiting Southland with passport machines this week to help make life easier for some of the estimated 1000… Read more
Philippine-Japan Agreement to Undergo Formal Negotiations in Dec.
A work standard for Filipino nurses and caregivers in Japan and the raising of tariff quotas for chicken and other agricultural items will be among the issues that the Philippines… Read more
4th Filipino Detained in CNMI Amid Visa Status
Another male Filipino worker has been taken into the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Philippine Consulate General legal officer Dyan Miranda confirmed with the Saipan Tribune that… Read more
Hopes Fade for Filipino Cargo Worker Who Went Overboard Off W Australia
POLICE will resume searching early today for a 27-year-old Filipino man who fell overboard from a bulk carrier near Rottnest Island this morning. But hopes are fading of finding the… Read more
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