ROTC in the Philippines stands for Reserve Officer Training Corps, a program that provides military training to high school and college students.
The program aims to produce well-rounded citizens who can serve as reserve officers in the Philippine military if...
The new SIM card registration law in the Philippines requires all mobile phone subscribers to register their SIM cards with their respective telecommunication companies. The SIM card registration exercise requires submitting personal information, including full name, address, and government-issued...
Whether they work overseas or are based in the Philippines, it seems that saving up for the future is a monumental task for many Filipinos.
It's easy to trace the high cost of living abroad, immediately sending their earnings back...
Filipino workers are admired as workers abroad. Their qualities, such as strong work ethic, skilled and qualified to take on the job, strong English language skills, adaptability to new environments, and a positive attitude, are well-known.
We need to preface...
Sending a balikbayan box has been a part of the lifestyle of many overseas Filipino workers. On a carton box, about three to four feet high are valuable items they hope will bring joy to their intended recipients.
But...
Hi everyone, my name is Joanne Vilchez Baysa, born in Zamboanga del Norte and working as a staff nurse at the Pre-Admission Testing Clinic of St Joseph Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
My decision to work abroad was...
Is it a change in scenery, an uplift in financial status, or just being in a place that others find hard to reach that made some people act like they are not mortals?
Reading this Twitter thread and the subsequent...
We live in modern times, but it did not seem too long ago when many of us experienced a different life as young children.
If you lived in a sleepy barrio, near a lush forest or ricefields, and a clear...
List of qualified new scholars under the Congressional Migrant Workers Scholarship Program for School Year 2022-2023.
Adriatico, Cindy Mae Malazzab
Asuero, Jomarie Santos
Baddung, Janilyn Varilla
Cureg, Brixt Buraga
Mateo, John Lloyd Servilla
Ordonez, Reynaldo Castillo
Taan, Ernestine Jhon...
Following instructions from Migrant Workers Secretary Susan V. Ople, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has suspended the implementation of the Expanded Compulsory Insurance Coverage for land-based “rehires” and “direct hires” mandated in a department order issued in October...
