How to Apply for Residence and Work Permit in Switzerland
In Switzerland, the agency in charge of issuing residence permits is the Cantonal Migration Office. There are several Cantonal Migration Offices in Switzerland that covers certain areas and regions in...
View ArticlePros and Cons Living in Italy
Living in Italy is all a matter of perspective. Loving or hating Italy is dependent on the person and his or her preferences. However, there are clear pros and cons that one should know about Italy...
View ArticleSaudi Woman Offers SAR50,000 to Locate Absconding Filipina Helper
A Saudi woman has pledged a huge sum as reward to anyone who can provide information that will lead to the arrest of a Filipina domestic helper. The Filipina reportedly absconded with her lover after...
View ArticleFilipina in Returning to HK From Vacation in Philippines Nabbed for Drug...
A Filipina returning to Hong Kong from her vacation in the Philippines was arrested at Hong Kong International Airport on December 4 after she was caught with suspected illegal drugs in her possession....
View ArticleFilipina Clerk in UAE Helps Catch Man Using Fake Bills
A Nigerian visitor in the United Arab Emirates has been charged with circulating fake currency. The man was apparently on a shopping spree using fake $100 bills. However, a Filipina clerk who went to a...
View ArticleFilipina Jailed in HK for Stealing Employer’s Jewelry to Finance Father’s...
A Filipina domestic helper was sentenced to 16 months in jail for stealing several pieces of jewelry from her employer in Hong Kong. Lourdes R. Aguirre, 25, was ordered jailed on Nov. 27 at Hong Kong’s...
View ArticlePhilippines Sues Kuwait Employer Whose Pet Lion Killed Filipina Helper
The government of the Philippines has filed a case against a Kuwaiti employer of a Filipino helper who was killed by a pet lion. A criminal negligence resulting in homicide complaint was filed on...
View ArticleAgencies Warned Against Collecting Placement Fees for New Zealand Jobs
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has issued warning to recruitment agencies against collection of placement fees for overseas Filipino workers bound for New Zealand. POEA...
View ArticlePOEA Cancels Goodman International Manpower for Charging Excessive Placement Fee
POEA Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac has ordered the cancellation of license of Goodman International Manpower which was found to have collected exorbitant placement fee from an OFW who worked as a...
View Article‘Internet Boyfriend’ Causes Filipina To Get Jail Term
A 47-year-old Filipina in Hong Kong has been sentenced by the city’s Eastern Magistrates Court to jail after allowing herself to be used to launder $450,000 to Malaysia from a contact in the United...
View Article2 Pakistanis Jailed for Gang-rape of Filipina in Dubai
Two Pakistani nationals were sentenced to prison terms of seven years each for raping a Filipina inside a parked bus in Dubai, robbing her after introducing themselves as police officers. The convicts,...
View ArticleAn OFW Story on How Mutual Funds Helped Grow His Savings
May 6, 2011: the exact date when I left the Philippines to work abroad; the beginning of my journey in Saudi Arabia as an overseas Filipino worker (OFW), another soul added in Filipino diaspora...
View ArticleHow to Get OEC at NAIA Terminal 3
Overseas Filipino Workers have a privilege of having an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) to ensure that they are properly documented and protected. This certification is under the rules and...
View ArticlePinay Domestic Worker in Malaysia Plans to Sue Employer for Abuse
Nenita Batiancila Elcamel, 29, came to Malaysia to work in 2013 weighing 133 lbs. But after having to work round-the-clock with little or no food as she feared for her life and subjected to brutal...
View ArticleDenmark to Reopen Embassy in the Philippines
In its efforts to strengthen links with the Philippines, Denmark is set to reopen its embassy in January. The embassy, which shut down operations in the country in 2002, will be located in Bonifacio...
View ArticleList of POEA Licensed Recruitment Agencies for New Zealand Jobs
Without a direct government to government hiring arrangement between the Philippines and New Zealand, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) disclosed the list of recruitment agencies...
View ArticleList of 50 Recruitment Firms With Bad Repatriation Records
Apparently fed up with failed promises and repeated infractions, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration disclosed a list of 50 employment agencies who failed to facilitate repatriation of...
View ArticlePH Embassy in Qatar Honors Kenyan Who Donated His Monthly Salary to Yolanda...
A Kenyan laundry attendant in Qatar has been honored by the Philippine embassy in Doha for his generosity towards Yolanda victims. Hezron Jeremiah Onyango works at the InterContinental Doha The City....
View ArticleWhen Decent Filipinas Get Indecent Proposals
First, to be clear, let us define what “decent” means in this article. It refers to a Filipina working abroad (OFW) who is not a prostitute. The job or salary does not matter. Whether she is an office...
View ArticleExperience With An Unscrupulous Real Estate Developer
One of OFW’s main considerations when they have saved enough money is to buy a house if they have none; most probably for the use of their family or their parents if they’re single and I’m one of them....
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