Pinoy OFW

Many hospitals worldwide have had problems with nursing manpower -- long working hours, meager salary and hostile treatment from administrators. But an acute shortage of nurses is also driven by a lack of interest among locals who pursue…

A man who was diagnosed with cancer stabbed to death his partner of 25 years inside their home. Raymond Page, 64, confessed to killing Natividad Nituan, 70, at their one-bedroom maisonette in Orchard Close, Radlett, Hertfordshire, on 25…

A massive recruitment of 202 Filipino nurses for a National Health Service hospital in the United Kingdom has hit a snag after 52 of the 59 members of the first wave of the nurses coming to UK failed an English language test. The nurses…

A Filipino woman who lived alone in a high-rise building that was destroyed in a fire on Tuesday, according to Sen. Joel Villanueva. He said Ligaya Moore is a regular atendee of Jesus is Lord church located next to the 24-storey Grenfell…

There are small things UK visa applicants need to remember. No matter how simple they are, keeping them in mind can save time, effort and frustration that can bug an applicant for ignoring them. Fill out all required fields Forms can be…

The first step for non-citizens to do to obtain right to entering the United Kingdom is to apply for a visa in hopes of getting it approved. However, no matter how one might consider this move crucial and therefore exert every effort to…

A Filipina nurse whose patient died after she administered him the wrong type of blood has been spared time in prison. Although patient Ali Huseyin, 76, has a blood type O, nurse Lea Ledesma gave him type AB. Ledesma, 49, who was…

A Filipino family based in north Belfast, Northern Ireland have claimed to be victim of seven racist attacks in the past four weeks, according to a BBC news report. A door's window was broken after stones were thrown at their house…

All 28 Filipino nurses who took the Objective Structured Clinical Examination conducted by the Northampton University Hospital in the United Kingdom posted a perfect passing rate, according to the Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom…

A team from Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has traveled to the Philippines in a bid to recruit more nurses for its hospitals. The initiative is aimed at addressing a shortfall of nursing staff both at home and abroad, according to…