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Filipino Dies of Heat Stroke Inside Philippine Consulate Compound in Dubai

Dubai’s soaring summer temperature has apparently claimed one more victim as a Filipino died of a suspected heat stroke inside the compound of the Philippine Consulate Tuesday, Gulf News reported....

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Four Filipinos Among Honored for Heroism in Singapore

Four Filipinos — three engineers and a sales manager — were recently honored by the Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) for their efforts to save a man involved in an accident. Dennis Davide, Roy...

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Top 5 Reasons Why OEC Should Be Abolished

Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) is a piece of document that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) need to present to the Immigration Department upon leaving the Philippines for work abroad. The main...

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Xyza Bacani: How Social Media Helped Propel Her Photography Career

A former domestic worker in Hong Kong who shot to fame through her black-and-white street photography has certainly found a new calling: telling the world the life of migrant workers she immersed...

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Oman End of Service Computation

EOS or End of Service is the payment that an employee receives from the company that they are working at after they have completed 12 months of continuous service to them or after they leave the...

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DFA Red Ribbon: Authenticating Philippine Documents, Certificates

The importance of authenticated documents has never been more in demand with it serving as our identity as a Filipino citizen with corresponding rights and benefits. Amid the controversy of fake...

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10 Best Small Business Ideas in the Philippines

Mobile Load Business Filipinos like to talk to their loved ones whichever part of the world they may be and with 91.1% of the Filipinos using prepaid on their phones having a mobile load business is a...

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8 Top 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...

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Why More Singapore Employees Hire Detectives to Spy on Helpers

More employers are hiring private detectives to spy on their helpers. One of them is 27-year-old Shoba Devi, who got suspicious when her Filipina domestic worker started long phone conversations late...

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6 Reasons to Avoid Using Western Union to Send Money

Western Union is a financial service company founded in Colorado, United States in 1851. Its major services include money transfer and money orders. The company’s revenues have been impressive....

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Tips for OFWs Acting as Couriers for Friends Abroad

One of the things overseas Filipino workers look forward to is their trip to the Philippines for vacation, no matter how short it may be. As OFWs prepare for the trip, among the can’t-miss items in the...

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Indian-Filipino Couple Jailed for Kissing on Dubai Beach

A couple, a 28-year-old Indian man and a 25-year-old Filipino woman, has been jailed for a year for kissing in public on a Dubai beach. The couple was spotted ‘wrestling’ by an Emirati child told his...

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Qatar OFW Loses P130K at NAIA, Airport Staff Say No Video Footage Available

A Qatar-based overseas Filipino worker lost more than P130,000 cash and important documents as he arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Wednesday. The Filipino traveler was...

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Filipino Pickpocket Ring Nabbed in Malaysia

Local police in George Town, Malaysia has busted a Filipino pickpocket ring after a tourist became a victim of the syndicate inside a public transport on Monday. The Indian tourist, 58, boarded a Rapid...

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OFW Guide to Kish Island Survival

So you decided to embark on finding your dream job in Dubai via shortcut by paying for your visit visa/tourist visa for one month that can be extended for another month or get a more expensive tourist...

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15 Jobs in the Philippines Open to Foreigners

As one of the world’s largest exporters of labor force, it appears unheard of that the Philippines has jobs available for foreigners. But it is now turning to overseas talents for jobs that locals are...

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How Ex-Dubai OFW Started Business in Philippines with 10K Seed Money

Being away constantly from your spouse and your children is always an everyday hardship for all our Modern day heroes. For mothers who are constantly had to travel back and forth to see their children...

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The Wings: NAIA Terminal Transit Lounge

Travelers used to visiting the Philippines are quite prepared to deal with the distractions and unnecessary steps to get to one’s destination, whether to the arrival door or catching a domestic flight...

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Learning From the Millionaires: Part II

This is a sequel to the first article that appeared on this website. We appreciate the positive feedback and hope that you will find this sequel just as informative .  illionaire. The word brings to...

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PHL Consulate in HK Advises Filipinos vs Posting Indecent, Obscene Materials...

The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong has issued a statement warning Filipinos based in the Special Administrative region against posting obscene materials in social media. Under the city’s...

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