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		<title>Connecting OFWs with Families and Friends Through Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PINOY OFW ADMIN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the advent of the worldwide web in 1989, the world has never been the same again. And with social networking coming into the picture in the early 2000s, netizens found an even bigger excuse to connect with each other. The first networking site to attract millions of users was Friendster, which dominated the web [...]


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		<title>BPI Search For 10 Outstanding OFW Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recognition of children of Overseas Filipino Workers who have exhibited exceptional abilities in academics, business, and sports and leadership qualities in their communities, the Bank of the Philippine Islands is now accepting entries for this year&#8217;s Search for Ten Outstanding Expat Pinoy Children. “We aim to actively participate in nation-building by honoring exceptional children [...]


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		<title>Households With Migrant Workers Buy More Cars</title>
		<link>http://www.pinoy-ofw.com/news/1570-households-with-migrant-workers-buy-more-cars.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PINOY OFW ADMIN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OFW Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labor statistics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MORE Filipino families that are dependent on remittances from relatives working overseas bought cars or houses in the second quarter, a central bank survey shows. Rosabel Guerrero, director of the Bangko Sentral’s Department of Economic Statistics, said the percentage of households that used remittances to buy motor vehicles rose to 7.7 percent in the second [...]


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		<title>OFW Parenting Tips: Keeping In Touch Across the Miles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PINOY OFW ADMIN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OFW Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A week away from the people you love can be difficult to bear. It’s so much worse if the time period is in months or even years, and in another country to boot. Staying in touch with all your kids and keeping tabs on the goings-on in their lives becomes a challenge, especially if you’re [...]


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		<title>9 Things To Do Before You Start Your Overseas Job</title>
		<link>http://www.pinoy-ofw.com/news/540-things-to-do-before-you-start-your-overseas-job.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ELMER CAGAPE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Filipino Workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OFW Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PDOS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Visas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is not surprising that when you ask a fresh graduate what&#8217;s his/her plans, he/she replies with the word &#8220;abroad&#8221; in the first sentence. And why not, his or her kuya or uncle or cousin must have tipped him/her that working abroad promises wages inconceivable in the Philippines. He or she gets the chance to [...]


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		<title>OFW Families Seen to Save Less, Spend More</title>
		<link>http://www.pinoy-ofw.com/news/1346-ofw-families-seen-to-save-less-spend-more.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>INQUIRER.NET</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE NUMBER of Filipino households that saved a portion of the remittances they received from migrant family members declined in April, according to the latest survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Results of the Consumer Expectations Survey showed that out of 545 households receiving money from abroad, only 38 percent said they had [...]


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		<title>Search for Model OFW Family of the Year Award Now Open</title>
		<link>http://www.pinoy-ofw.com/news/1278-search-for-model-ofw-family-of-the-year-award-now-open.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OFW Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Model OFW Family]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) recently opened the search for the 2010 Model overseas Filipino worker (OFW) of the Year Award (MOFYA). OWWA 2 director Robert Bassig said the annual MOFYA search is for Filipino migrant workers who have managed the impact of overseas employment and maintained strong family ties. OFW Family day 2006 [...]


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		<title>Araw Ng Pasasalamat Honors OFW Families on June 7th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PINOY OFW ADMIN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Friday announced that 40,000 families of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in 17 regions will be given tribute on Monday during the Migrant Worker’s Day of “Araw ng Pasasalamat.” OWWA Administrator Carmelita Dimzon said the event acknowledges the social and economic advancement of OFWs’ families and the country. Dimzon [...]


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		<title>‘60% of OFW families are poor’</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PINOY OFW ADMIN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DESPITE the steadily rising remittance levels of Filipino migrant workers—reaching $18 billion in 2009—at least 60 percent of their families remain poor, according to a Church-backed group doing support work for the sector. This, as the head of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in the Philippines raised concern that the situation for the families of [...]


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		<title>NAIA Airport Procedure for Overseas Bound Filipino Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ELMER CAGAPE</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[OFW Job Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confirming a job abroad may be a turning point for a Filipino aiming to earn more, but it&#8217;s certainly not the end of story. When we get a job offer, we have to accomplish certain tasks before we can start: book air ticket, attend PDOS, undergo medical examinations, and so on. And since you&#8217;ve come [...]


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