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POEA: 296 Filipinos in Italian Cruise Ship Safe, Accounted For
All 296 Filipinos on board the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia that ran aground off the coast of Grosetto, Tuscany, Italy last Friday have been accounted for and are safe,… Read more
2 Filipino Seamen Hurt in Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Accident
AT least two of the 300 Filipino crew members of the Costa Concordia were among those reported injured when the cruise ship ran aground last Friday off the coast of… Read more
EU Crisis Feared to Spawn More Undocumented Pinoys
As the European Union debt crisis deepens, a Filipino nonprofit group has expressed fears that Filipino workers in the euro zone will continue to stick it out there despite their… Read more
Italy’s Remittance Tax Hurts OFWs
Many Filipino workers in Italy have expressed disappointment with the recent imposition of a 2 per cent tax on money remittance sent by foreign migrant workers. “Hindi ako pumapayag doon…. Read more
LBP ties up with Italy’s Poste Italiane
The Land Bank of the Philippines has tied up with Poste Italiane, the Italian government post office, to bring remittance service closer to Filipino workers in Italy. Poste Italiane has… Read more
OFW Remittances Set Record $1.7B in June 2011
Remittances by overseas Filipino workers reached a new monthly record of $1.737 billion in June, unhampered by political tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, the “Saudization” program in… Read more
2 Pinoys Hurt in Italy Shooting Incident
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that 2 Filipinos were shot last Sunday evening near Ostia, 25 kilometers away from Rome, Italy. In a phone interview, Foreign Affairs Spokesman… Read more
iRemit Opens New Branches in Italy
I-Remit Inc., the country’s largest Filipino-owned non-bank remittance firm, will open two new branches in Italy as part of its aggressive expansion overseas. iRemit said its unit iRemit Global Remittance… Read more
Collegio Filippino in Rome to Mark its 50th Year in October
The Pontificio Collegio Filippino, home to Catholic Filipino clergy taking post-graduate studies in Rome, is preparing to mark its golden anniversary from October 4 to 9. Rector Fr. Gregory Ramon… Read more
Pinay Singer Justin Salazar on Her Way to Stardom in Italy
Nineteen-year-old Justin Salazar has been in Italy for barely a year. The Filipina who is based in Pisa is slowly gaining fame for her singing talent. Salazar is the only… Read more
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