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The peso-dollar exchange rate has dropped to P46.46 per $1 from P47.6 to $1 last month, prompting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to call on the Philippine government to intervene and shore up their diminishing purchasing power. The…

MANILA - A 28-year-old Filipino household service worker in Saudi Arabia has sought the help of a Filipino migrants group reportedly for fear of being located by an alleged abusive employer whom she ran away from. “Anna”, not her real…

A STRANDED Filipino who lay in hospital for six months after suffering a stroke, was readmitted yesterday, just a week after being discharged. Eduardo Waje Ramos had been moved to the Philippine Overseas Labour Office (Polo), where he was…

JERUSALEM – Four teams battle for supremacy in the second annual Jerusalem Filipino Basketball League, which kicked off at the Strauss Gym here last Saturday (Oct. 10). Organized by a group of Filipino workers based in this historic Middle…

The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has created a savings facility for the nearly nine million Filipinos abroad, giving these cash-rich migrant workers an opportunity to double their money in nine years. The country's…

Global economic downturn, high cost of living and higher demand for Filipinos elsewhere sees 20% drop in Filipino population in Dubai. Dubai: The Filipino population in the UAE has shrunk by almost 20 per cent, blamed on the high cost of…

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A new Macau immigration regulation penalizes foreigners, including Filipino tourists, who overstay in Macau, Special Administrative Region (SAR) for more than 30 days after their permit expires with a fine of 200MOP (US$26.00) per day.…