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Age Discrimination in the Philippine Job Market

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Principal Toga Controversy: Why OFW Children Should Be Grateful This Graduation Season

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5 Reasons Why OEC Should Be Abolished

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How Ex-Dubai OFW Started Business in Philippines with 10K Seed Money

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Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines are the two biggest air carriers in the Philippines, offering both domestic and international flights. Each has its own...

9 Reasons Why Many Filipinos Fail to Save for the Future

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6 Main Reasons Why Many Filipinos Want to Leave the Philippines

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OEC Online Application Procedure

In an effort to streamline arrangement of returning overseas Filipino workers to the Philippines, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has soft launched an online facility to apply for overseas employment certificate (OEC). The online facility -- accessible at http://bmonline.poea.gov.ph/ -- is available for use by Filipino workers on vacation, rehired, or returning to the same employer, and with existing record...

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