Archive for the Filipino Workers Category
Say No to Religious Visas for Jobs in Korea
An apparent loophole in the Korean visa system can allow Filipinos to work in the country using religious visa. However, POEA through administrator Jennifer Manalili has warned against such practice. The warning stemmed after the agency started investigating a complaint letter filed by victim Lorie Humaynon against two people identified as Cho Chang Kuy and [...]
Job Vacancies in Spain for Filipinos: Beware of Previsto Ferrocariel Guiscoanagin
If you happen to receive an email coming from Previsto Ferrocariel Guiscoanagin using the email address espanolconsulate@europe.com inviting you to apply for jobs available in Spain, be cautioned. This is the statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs, after citing reports from the Philippine Embassy in Spain.
The said dubious company has been trying to [...]
Markel-Power International: Beware of non-existent jobs abroad
Got a job offer that’s too good to be true? Think again, that could be far from the truth.
A scam directed to job seekers looking for vacancies in a purported German company was unveiled by the Philippine embassy in Berlin.
In a report to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the embassy said the two Filipinas [...]
6 New Year’s Resolutions for Overseas Filipino Workers
1. Make saving a habit
Be able to save something first before spending on anything. It’s not necessarily how big or small the amount we save, it’s the habit of setting aside for the future. Let us learn when to spend and when not to. Sure we are homesick and sometimes need to spend to get [...]
Pinoy OFW Jailed for Stealing Donation Money
A 33-year old Filipino hospital porter was sentenced to a year in prison after stealing a donation box with about 3,700 dirhams (47,089 Philippine pesos) in October, GMA News reported.
Khaleej Times reported that the Court of First Instance also ordered the deportation of the Filipino, employed in the Radiography Section of American Hospital, after completion [...]
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Fujairah Banks for OFWs
Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates always have the convenience of sending remittance via Filipino banks set up in the emirate or dealing with online money remittance services. However, if the need arises, here are the other banks in the UAE for everyone’s convenience.
Bank Melli Iran
Central Bank of UAE
Citibank UAE
Dubai Bank
Emirates Bank Group
Emirates Bank [...]
4 Tips on Sending Christmas Balikbayan Boxes, Gifts and Packages
No doubt, it feels great to receive balikayan boxes from family members abroad. The same feeling is shared by those who take the effort of preparing the gifts, packing them, and shipping them. However, as the peak season for sending them approaches during the busy last months of the year it becomes more important to [...]
Automated Elections for OFW Voters from Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE
Casting ballots for the next elections becomes more time consuming than other elections held in the country. That’s because voters need to fill up national posts from the President, Vice President, members of the Senate to local posts which include Mayor, Vice Mayor, local councilors and members of the Congress. That’s the same experience Filipinos [...]
Filipino Maid in Hong Kong Accused of Killing Her Newborn Baby
An unnamed Filipino maid is being held for suspicion of infanticide after being accused of throwing a newborn baby to his death from a high-rise apartment block in Ma On Shan district in the New Territories.
The body of the infant with his umbilical cord still attached was found suspended Sunday evening on a clothes [...]
Overseas Filipinos Remit US$1.4 Billion in Sep 2009
The global financial crisis appeared to be the catalyst for overseas Filipinos, who continued to send money back to the Philippines.
In September 2009, Filipino remittances reached US$1.446 billion, putting the total remittance for the first nine months of the year to US$12.8 billion, 4.2% higher than the US$12.3 billion sent home during the same period [...]