Pinay in HK Jailed for Stealing Money Using Employer’s ATM
A Filipina in Hong Kong who stole money using her employer’s ATM card on a month-long withdrawal spree was sentenced to eight months in jail. The defendant, Sharon C. Cagatan, who works as domestic...
View ArticleFilipina Maids Who Escaped From Malaysian Employers Now Back Home
Three Filipino domestic workers working in Malaysia who ran away from allegedly abusive employers have returned to the Philippines. According to Susan Ople of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center, the...
View ArticleOpen Letter to OWWA From Saipan OFWs
WE the Overseas Filipino Workers on Saipan would like to request one of your personnel to be part of the scheduled Guam Philippine consulate services on Saipan on Nov. 14-18, 2014. In Oct. 2013, during...
View Article166 Pass Nurse Licensure Exams in Middle East
One-hundred sixty-six out of 408 passed the nurse licensure examinations conducted in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Al-Khobar and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Doha, Qatar held last month, according to...
View Article3 Domestic Worker Superstitions You May Not Be Aware Of
Working at home in a foreign land can be a promising start to an overseas Filipino worker striving for success. But as a newcomer trying to assimilate in a new culture, new way of living, one can’t...
View Article554 Nurses Needed for UK
Good news to Filipino nurses wanting to work in the UK. The United Kingdom needs 554 Filipino nurses as of October 2014, according to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz in a news release...
View Article3 Tips On Better Communications For Your Long Distance Relationship
When I was younger long distance relationships were an alien concept so I did my best to avoid it altogether. Now who would have thought that I would actually get into one – surprise my then boyfriend...
View ArticleHow To Become Rich – Find Out Where Your Money Goes
Who wants to be money rich? I am sure everyone will raise their hands (me included). There are so many ways to be money rich just search the Internet and you will come up with super easy ways, some...
View Article2 Filipinos Die in Macau Fire – Report
A fire that ripped through a ground-floor shop in Macau killed four people, two of them reportedly Filipino citizens. The charred remains of the four victims were found inside a boutique named Sweet’s...
View ArticlePOEA Orders Pampanga Training Center Shut Down
A training center in Pampanga involved in recruitment of factory workers for Japan and Korea has been ordered shut down. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) chief Hans Leo Cacdac made...
View ArticleVocational School for Filipinos to be Setup in Italy
Filipino youth in Italy will soon be able to enroll for vocational courses and upgrade their skills. Dr. Isagani Cruz of the Manila Times College and Dr. Casimiro Dulay of the Mission Driven...
View ArticleFake Job Warning to Pinoy OFW Facebook Fans
As we strive to serve overseas Filipinos with tips, guides and reference materials through Facebook, we are also at risk of, among other things, falling victims to scams who use our Facebook page...
View Article8 Things You Need to Know before You Pack Your Balikbayan Box
Filipinos are known to be people who preserve strong family ties. One of the things that most OFWs often prepare are balikbayan boxes. These balikbayan boxes contain packages that they send to their...
View ArticleDifferent Types of Visa for Filipinos Planning to Work or Visit Kuwait
Are you planning to move to Kuwait? As a Filipino citizen, we are required to apply for the visa and be sponsored by someone- whether it is your family with a valid residency in Kuwait or a Kuwaiti...
View ArticlePhilippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia On Track to Release 70K Passports in 2014
The Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia is on track to process 70,000 Filipino passports for the entire year 2014. The embassy said that as of October, 61,348 e-Passports have been processed, marginally...
View ArticleFilipina Prisoner in Kuwait in Suicide Attempt
A Kuwaiti daily reports that a Filipina prisoner attempted to end her life by drinking a large amount of washing liquid and is in critical condition. According to Al Watan, fellow inmates at the...
View ArticleFilipino Airline Worker in Dubai Fired From Job For Stealing Cash, Goods
A 32-year-old Filipino airline employee in Dubai was reportedly sacked from his job after he stole goods and cash. According to Dubai Court of First Instance records, the suspect, employed as supply...
View ArticleDTI Advisory 2014: Unaccredited, Unlicensed Balikbayan Box Cargo Forwarders
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released the names of international and local Philippine cargo forwarders that are unaccredited, operating without license, marked under watch list and have...
View Article56 Out Of 560 Examinees Pass Teacher’s Board Exams in Hong Kong
Fifty-six out of 560 Filipino workers who took the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) adminstered by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) held in Bayanihan Centre, Hong Kong last August...
View ArticleGulf Countries Considering Schengen-type Visa
A visa system similar to Schengen in Europe is being considered for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, according to a high-ranking Kuwaiti official. Samira Al-Gharib, assistant undersecretary...
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