All Philippine Senior Citizens Now Covered by Philhealth
PhilHealth insurance coverage has been expanded to cover all Filipino senior citizens. President Benigno Aquino III has signed into law Republic Act 10645, which amends the RA 9994 or Expanded Senior...
View ArticleFilipinos Abroad Sent Home $2.107 Billion in September 2014
Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFW) surged to a new high in September, according to report from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Data from BSP showed OFWs remitted $2.107 billion in...
View ArticleMasafi Job Opportunities in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam
Company Information: Established in 1976, we have led the market for more than three decades. Today, our company is the premium source for pure premium drinking water in the region. Consistently...
View ArticleQatar Plans Changes to Its Kafala Sponsorship System
Qatar has pledged Sunday to introduce new legislation that will replace the current “kafala” sponsorship system and improve working conditions for migrant workers early next year. The country curently...
View ArticleFilipino Workers in UK to Get Pay Increase
Filipinos in the United Kingdom will receive salary increase after the Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended wage hike to its workers amid improving economy. Citing a report from Philippine Labor...
View ArticleTeenage Victim Helps in Arrest of 4 ‘Text Scam’ Suspects
If you win in a contest you did not join, something fishy must be going on. But if you fail to recognize such tell-tale sign, you could end up becoming a victim of a menacing syndicate. Sarah, not her...
View ArticlePasay Court: NAIA Memorandum to Integrate Terminal Fee, Airfares “Unenforceable”
A Philippine court found a government plan to integrate airport terminal into airfares of departing passengers from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) “unenforceable.” Pasay City...
View ArticleInsead Survey: Dubai Top City for Expats to Work, Live
A new survey revealed that Dubai is the best city in the world for expatriates and professionals to live and work in. Insead graduate business school’s Alumni Association released on Wednesday showed...
View ArticleFilipina Nurse in UAE Jailed for Life After Losing Drugs Appeal
A Filipina nurse in Dubai who intended to sell small quantities of methamphetamine that anti-narcotics agents found hidden in her underwear will spend life in prison after losing her appeal on...
View ArticleOman Air to Fly to Start Muscat-Manila Route in December
Oman Air, the national airline of Oman is set to open its inaugural flight between capital Muscat and Manila before the end of 2014. Oman Ambassador to the Philippines Monther Mahfoodh Salim...
View ArticleFilipino Cook in HK Jailed for ‘Two-Second Crime’
A 23-year-old Filipino cook has been sentenced two two-weeks in jail for touching a female passenger in a Hong Kong subway station. Principal Magistrate Bina Chainrai of Eastern Courts ordered the jail...
View ArticleFilipino Helpers in Hong Kong Can Send Money to Philippines Via Bitcoin
Cable charges associated with sending money to the Philippines can be a significant part helpers, laborers and other low-wage earners have to shoulder every time they go to a remittance agent. On the...
View Article36 Filipinos in Middle East Pass Master Plumber Licensure Exams
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday that 36 examinees out of 84 passed the Master Plumber Licensure Examination held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Al-Khobar and...
View ArticleMoving to Kuwait? 5 Ways to Avoid being Homesick
There are roughly 200,000 Filipinos working in Kuwait. Most of the OFWs work as nurses, IT workers, domestic helpers and engineers. Kuwait as a very small yet rich country needs skilled workers to...
View ArticleWhat Food Middle Eastern Airlines Serve to Passengers
Find out what’s in the menu of different Middle Eastern carriers serve their customers. KUWAIT AIRWAYS Kuwait Airways serve a hot meal with an entree, dessert and drinks (or breakfast if on an early...
View ArticleOFW Relationships: When Married OFWs Fall in Love With Other People
Aside from financial debts, another thing that worsens the situation of an OFW is having illicit affairs with fellow workers or foreigners abroad. Truly it’s natural that loneliness pushes some...
View Article3 Saudis Died of MERS As New Case Emerges
Three Saudi nationals have died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) according to a release by the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health on Thursday. The deaths have taken place in Al-Kharj, 60...
View ArticleFour Filipino Workers Killed in Road Accident in Canada
Four Filipino temporary workers were killed in a head-on crash with a truck in an icy highway in Alberta, Canada Saturday morning. Only one of the fatalities was identified in a report by CBC News. Eva...
View ArticleFilipino Staff for UAE Embassy in Ireland Awarded €80K in Labor Abuse Case
Three Filipino staff working for the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in Ireland were recently awarded €80,000 after Employment Appeals Tribunal heard they were working in horrific conditions,...
View ArticleKuwait’s Plan to Limit Expat Residence Cap, Population Moves Forward
A proposal to impose residency limits on foreigners in Kuwait and ban on bringing their families into the country has been cleared by the parliament’s legal and legislative committee in the country....
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