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Binay: Germany Needs Filipino Engineers, Scientists
A BUSINESS delegation from Germany on Monday signified their intention to hire Filipino engineers and scientists as a result of that country’s aging population. The group from Munich, Essen, Dresden,… Read more
Italy Imposes Point System in Residence Permit
As the Italian government implements the integration agreement, the merit/demerit system will be imposed to new comers obtaining residence permit. Starting March 10, 2012, all new entrants aged 16 to… Read more
Couple Nabbed for Smuggling PH Nurses in Oslo
A Norwegian couple has been arrested and charged by the police after three Filipina nurses revealed they had been recruited by the couple’s furniture firm to work as nurses at… Read more
Swiss Firm Jet Aviation May Hire More Filipinos
Philippine officials in Switzerland recently discussed with a leading global aircraft service company the possibility of hiring more Filipino employees as part of its expansion plans. Ambassador Leslie Baja met… Read more
New Pinoy Magazine in Holland Launched
A new Filipino-Dutch magazine was recently launched in Assendelft, The Netherlands, to cater to the need for information and entertainment of Filipinos abroad, especially in Europe. Tribe1946 magazine was an… Read more
Filipino Nurses Association Established in Belgium
The Philippine Embassy, led by Ambassador to Belgium Victoria S. Bataclan, facilitated the organization meeting and induction rites of the 1st Filipino Nurses Association in Belgium (FILNABEL) at the Embassy… Read more
Italy Abolishes 2% Remittance Tax
The 2% remittance tax has been officially abolished by a “Simplification Decree” which took effect last Friday (March 2). The remittance tax, which was imposed on undocumented immigrants, was approved… Read more
Closure of Selected PH Posts to Save Gov’t P500M
Labor group Migrante said the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) plan to shut down 10 of its diplomatic posts this year will affect over 100,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). DFA… Read more
Pinoy Convicted of Bigamy in UK
The British Embassy in Manila on Thursday said that a Filipino was convicted for bigamy in the UK. The embassy said Van Dexter Fuentespina, 23, was earlier sentenced to eight… Read more
Pinoys in Spain Struggling With Euro Crisis
Filipinos are among the most hard-hit by the Spanish government’s non-stop budget cuts and implementation of new economic policies and labor reforms to cope with the eurozone crisis. Many Filipinos… Read more
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