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OFW denies bashing Baguio, Igorots on Facebook

info@ofwradio.com (Administrator) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:16:03 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino based in Italy who became a victim of identify theft on social networking site Facebook has come forward to clear his name. Louie Garcia’s name was a hot topic at the height of the controversial issue of felling of trees in SM Baguio City.

This, after the overseas Filipino worker in Salerno allegedly posted several cruel comments on Facebook like “dapat putulin ang mga puno sa Baguio City para magkaroon ng landslide at mamatay ang mga Igorot".

Pinoy food featured in Madrid bazaar for Queen's charities

info@ofwradio.com (Administrator) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:08:36 +0000

Dried mangoes, mango rind, and other Philippine sweets were featured in the recently-concluded "Kermes 2012" bazaar in Madrid for Spanish charity projects.

The bazaar, whose proceeds were donated to the Queen Sofia Foundation and other Spanish charities for women and children in need, was held at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos on April 14.

In a news release, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said: “Philippine food items such as dried mangoes, mango rind, polvoron, pastillas de leche, and turrones de casuy were among the most popular items sold at the Philippine booth."

Kalinga OFWs in Hongkong celebrate Kalinga Day

info@ofwradio.com (Administrator) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:04:23 +0000

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TABUK CITY, Kalinga, April 23 (PIA) -- Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from the province, working in Hongkong had their own celebration of the 17th Kalinga Day last April 15 that brought closer solidarity to the Kalinga OFW community there.

Provincial Board Member Gelacio Bongat, who was invited as guest speaker, reported there are at least 400 registered OFWs from Kalinga employed in various jobs in the host island state.

In his message, Bongat exhorted the OFWs as heroes of the province for their great contribution to the economy of Kalinga and the country through their regular remittances.
In a recent report of the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), remittances from OFWs accounted as one of the major sources of dollar reserve for the economy.

Overseas Filipinos urged to rally vs China on May 11

info@ofwradio.com (Administrator) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:57:41 +0000

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NEW YORK—Loida Nicolas Lewis, national chair of a Filipino-American good governance organization, has called on Filipinos to rally in front of China’s global embassies and consulates on May 11 to protest China’s aggressive encroachments on the Philippines’ Scarborough Shoal.

Among the first to respond to the call are Filipino organizations in Hong Kong, Canada and Australia.

China considers Scarborough Shoal, located 124 nautical miles from the Philippines’ Zambales province, to be its “inherent territory” even though it lies more than 500 nautical miles from the nearest China port of Hainan.

Pinoys, mostly women, remain lowly paid - ILO

info@ofwradio.com (Administrator) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:31:55 +0000

MANILA, Philippines - The number of lowly-paid Filipino workers, mostly women, continues to rise despite economic improvements, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported yesterday.

According to the ILO, lowly-paid workers increased by 14.5 percent as more women took on low-paying jobs.

“Women have not seen comparable improvements, with the proportion of female employees in low earnings going up by around 1.5 percentage points since 2001 in both Indonesia and the Philippines,” the ILO noted.

42,520 Filipinos became US citizens in 2011

info@ofwradio.com (Administrator) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:23:26 +0000

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FILIPINOS were the third largest immigrant group to acquire US citizenship by naturalization in 2011.

According to the latest report released by the Department of Homeland Security, a total of 42,520 Filipinos were naturalized last year. Mexico and India were the top two countries of birth of new US citizens.

The report also indicated that the third largest number of persons who naturalized lived in New York.“For many Filipinos here, becoming a US citizen is the ultimate goal,” immigration lawyer Cristina Godinez explained.

Filipinos in drug peddling - ‘Shabu’ kingpin nabbed; probe on

info@ofwradio.com (Administrator) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:19:02 +0000

KUWAIT CITY, April 24: Two of the three Filipino men who were arrested during a drug raid in Hawally last Wednesday are now out on bail after coming out negative in their drug test while the other Filipino remains in jail after testing positive for drug use, disclosed Abdulhalim Langco, Assistance to Nationals Unit Officer at the Philippine Embassy on Tuesday. Lancgo stated that according to police authorities, the case of the two who have been released on bail is now being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office in Maidan Hawally.

More Filipino maids come to Qatar despite strict hiring process

info@ofwradio.com (Administrator) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:07:53 +0000

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DOHA: There is increasing demand for Filipina maids in Qatar despite the talk of Manila thinking of imposing a ban on sending domestic workers to GCC countries.

Some 4,000 maids have been recruited from the Philippines since the onset of the current year taking their total number to 40,000 from an estimated 36,000 at the end of 2011, according to the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) here.

With more and more Qatari women pursuing higher education and taking up jobs, Qatari households, especially nuclear families, are forced to increasingly rely on maids.

Zest Airways eyes Middle East flights

info@ofwradio.com (Administrator) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:05:00 +0000

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Zest Airways, the airline of juice drink magnate Alfred Yao, has bared plans to fly to the Middle East, which is home to millions of overseas Filipino workers.Documents from the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) showed that the company applied for the authority to mount regular flights to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Currently, there are no local airlines flying from the Philippines to the Middle East, although flag carrier Philippine Airlines sells tickets to Abu Dhabi, among others, through code-sharing agreements.

OFW abandons newborn in garbage chute in Sharja

info@ofwradio.com (Administrator) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:02:08 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines - Authorities arrested a Filipina household service worker who allegedly abandoned her newborn baby in the garbage chute of a residential building in Sharja, United Arab Emirates.

According to an online report on Emirates 24/7, the Pinay has been illegally working for a family of 3 after fleeing her original sponsor.

Police were alerted by a building watchman who found the baby alive, wrapped in a plastic bag, in the garbage on Tuesday morning.