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Envoy Pushes for Social Security for 20,000 Pinoys in Cyprus
The Philippines’ envoy to Cyprus expressed hopes that a social security agreement for some 20,000 Filipino workers would be signed soon. According to a news release of Cyprus’ foreign affairs… Read more
14 Seized Filipino Seamen Freed
After being held for 10 days by Nigerian pirates, Cyprus-flagged and Norwegian-managed tanker MT Mattheos I, with 23 seamen of mixed nationalities onboard, including 14 Filipinos, was released last Saturday… Read more
DOLE: Cyprus Hikes Pay of Domestic Helpers
More than 1,200 Filipino household workers in Cyprus stand to benefit from an increase in their minimum wages, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday. The DOLE cited… Read more
Pinoy Sailors Remit $888M in Q1 2010
FILIPINO sailors on foreign oceangoing vessels remitted $888.949 million in the first quarter, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) reported. The amount was 11.04 percent higher —or $88.414… Read more