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Filipino Covid Heroes: How OFWs Show Heroism in Pandemic Fight

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Free Medicines for Hypertension and Diabetes Patients in the Philippines

The Department of Health (DOH) spearheads the establishment of the DOH Hypertension and Diabetes Club. This will be launched nationwide to enhance the initiatives in addressing Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) and will serve as a support group in communities to disseminate information and ensure that appropriate management is provided to all patients. NCDs like cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, lung disease, and cancer...

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Every employment is ideally bound with a set of agreements between an employer and employee with conditions of service, a list of duties, and...

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The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has launched an online facility to apply for overseas employment certificates among overseas Filipino workers. The online facility is available...

8 How OFWs Can Beat Homesickness Abroad

Homesickness has always plagued overseas Filipino workers (OFW) throughout the years. And for a good reason, feeling homesick manifests that affinity of the OFW...

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9 Reasons Why Many Filipinos Fail to Save for the Future

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