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	<title>PINOY OFW &#187; DFA</title>
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		<title>San Diego, National City California Sets July 14 as &#8220;Willy Gaa Day&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So how often does an envoy get an American city to name a day for him? For Ambassador Willy Gaa, the Philippine’s soft-spoken chief diplomat in the US, the answer is: 2. San Diego and nearby National City in California voted to designate last July 14 as “Willy Gaa Day”. Ambassador of the Philippines to [...]


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		<title>DFA: 6 Pinoys Rescued From Shipping Vessel Off Malaysia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Armando Espiritu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FV Jiang Sheng]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joelan Ronas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At least six Filipino crewmembers were rescued after the Taiwanese fishing vessel they were on caught fire off Negri Sembilan in Malaysia last July 15. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the six Filipinos and two Taiwanese were aboard the FV Jiang Sheng when it caught fire 15 nautical miles from Port Dickson. [...]


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		<title>Philippine E-passport Fee Lowest in the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHILIPPINE STAR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fee paid for an electronic passport in the Philippines is one of the lowest in the world, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The DFA charges a passport fee of P950 or $21, an amount it said barely covers the actual cost of producing the new electronic passport (e-passport). A survey conducted in [...]


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		<title>Macau Filipinos Protest New Passport Fees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PINOY OFW ADMIN</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Macau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-passport]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Protests against the fees for the new Philippine passport are spreading and migrant workers associations of Macau and Hong Kong have joined an internationally coordinated action against it. However, speaking to Macau Daily Times, Macau’s Philippine Consulate General claimed that the new travel document brings more benefits for Filipinos and is less expensive than electronic [...]


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		<title>E-passport Application Cheaper in Philippines: DFA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PHILIPPINE STAR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The application and processing fee for e-passports being issued by the Philippines government is cheaper than those in other countries, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. According to the DFA&#8217;s official website, the $60 application fee of the country is lower than that of Malaysia, which charges about $88, and other countries such as [...]


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		<title>Alberto Romulo at DFA: Wrong Signal to International Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PINOY OFW ADMIN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When reports came out that Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alberto Romulo is keeping his post for at least 1 more year, many were disappointed. It sends the wrong signal, according to observers of the diplomatic community interviewed by Newsbreak. The DFA secretary is the President’s alter ego in the international community. If President [...]


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		<title>Countries That Don&#8217;t Require Visa For Philippine Passport Holders</title>
		<link>http://www.pinoy-ofw.com/news/2121-countries-that-dont-require-visa-for-philippine-passport-holders.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PINOY OFW ADMIN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wishing to travel without the hassles of visa application, possible lengthy interrogation by immigration officers and costly yet possibly fruitless attempts to secure a tourist visa? Philippine passport holders still have dozens of countries or territories to consider as alternatives to the popular destinations such as the United States, Japan or France. These places may [...]


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		<title>DFA Airs Concern on Rising OFW Drug Cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PINOY OFW ADMIN</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hong Kong]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) expressed concern on Saturday on Filipinos continuously being used as “drug mules” following the recent arrest of three Filipinas in Hong Kong and Macau. According to the Philippine Consulate-General (PCG) in Macau, a Filipina was arrested last June 26 for allegedly smuggling almost one kilogram of drugs hidden in [...]


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		<title>No Pinoy Killed in Taliban Attack on USAID Site in Afghanistan — DFA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No Filipino was killed during a recent attack of a house being used by the United States Agency for International Aid (USAID) in Afghanistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs clarified on Saturday. DFA spokesperson Ed Malaya said the Philippine Embassy in Islamabad made the clarification following reports that a Filipino was among the four people [...]


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		<title>162 OFWs Repatriated From Lebanon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>INQUIRER.NET</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A total of 162 overseas Filipino workers, who mostly ran away from their employers for maltreatment, have been repatriated back to the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a news release. The repatriated, who were initially housed at the Filipino Workers Resource Center in Lebanon, arrived Wednesday afternoon. Boy and Lebanon flag. [...]


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