Archive for the Philippine Government Category
Oman Lifts Ban on Hiring Mechanics, Electricians, More Jobs
There’s bad news for overstaying Filipino workers in Oman and good news for OFWs whose professions were previously restricted to locals.
The Sultanate of Oman, a country in the Arabian peninsula bordered by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen, has ordered illegal or overstaying foreign workers until March 31, the Department of Labor and [...]
Student Visa Policy for UK Schools Changed
Starting March 2010, United Kingdom is set to implement a more stringent student visa guidelines to prevent “abuse by economic migrants” under its new Points-Based System of Migration, based on earlier announcement by UK Home Affairs Minister Alan Johnson.
The initial announcement outlines broad measures resulting from a comprehensive review of the Tier 4 scheme [...]
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 [...]
Pag-IBIG Fund for OFWs: What’s the Deal?
For overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) the recently signed HDMF Law of 2009 which expands the membership coverage of the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) starting January 2010 is a good way to allow them to invest for the future. But for others who don’t accept the new terms and refuse to pay their contributions, [...]
14 Pass PRC Midwifery Exams in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has just hosted the first Midwives Licensure Examinations conducted by the Board of Midwifery of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last December 12-13, 2009. Out of 28 examinees, 14 were able to pass the exams, with one deferred.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs post on its websites, the successful midwifery examinees are [...]
OFW Deployment in 2009: 1.2 M From Jan to Nov
The total number of deployed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached 1,284,133 in various host countries from January to November 2009, according to data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Authorities (POEA). This is more than the 1,149,429 OFWs who went abroad in 2008 or an increase of 11.7 per cent.
The records also showed a 19 percent [...]
24 Low Performance Nursing Schools in Manila
Are you a high school senior or a career man or woman planning to enroll nursing course this coming school year? That sounds like a plan. There is no problem finding a nursing school, but maybe there’s a problem in finding a good nursing college. When we say good, we mean the ones performing well [...]
Behind Efren Peñaflorida’s CNN Hero of the Year Triumph
Many of us are overwhelmingly happy of CNN’s Hero of the Year award granted to Efren Peñaflorida for his “pushcart classroom” in the Philippines. For obvious reasons, we Filipinos are normally proud of achievements of Filipinos in the international scene. Manny Pacquiao’s successful conquest of an unprecedented seven titles in seven boxing categories united the [...]
Board Exams for Filipinos in Middle East
Good news to Filipinos working in the Middle East. You don’t have to go back to the Philippines to take your licensure examinations, in case you haven’t taken it yet or failed to pass your last attempt. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered government agencies, through Executive Order 835, to hold yearly board exams in [...]
Loans For OFWs With Typhoon-Damaged Vehicles
Are you a Filipino worker abroad and have a utility pickup damaged by the wrath of recent typhoons in the Philippines? Here’s some thoughts that could ease your pain. The government, through Labor Department is offering loans to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose vehicles used for livelihood of families back home were damaged by typhoons [...]