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OF Manila, Philippines – Nag-akusa si  ACTS-OFW party-list Representative Aniceto Bertiz III na ginawang gatasang baka ng ilang opisyal ang pagpapagawa ng Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) ID na ipinamahagi kamakailan. Ayon kay Bertiz, ginamit umano ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang mga OFW ID card para pagkakitaan taliwas sa tunay na hangarin nito. Sa panayam kay Bertiz, sinabi ng kongresista na sinisingil ng DOLE ng halagang 720 pesos kada-OFW ID samantalang walang gastos dito ang departamento dahil ang kanila umanong grupo ang gumastos para doon sa pagtanaw ng utang na loob at pasasalamat sa Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte dahil sa malasakit sa mga OFW. “This ID should be free,” sabi ni Rep. Bertiz III sa panayam.   (dave baluyot) 

By Coconuts Hong Kong Posted at  Jul 11 2018 02:42 PM Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Domestic worker groups have called on authorities to strictly enforce local laws, after photos of a domestic worker cleaning the windows outside of what’s estimated to be a 23rd or 24th-floor apartment went viral over the weekend. The photos of the woman standing on the ledge of a high-rise in Kornhill Gardens in Quarry Bay were posted on Friday by Filipina domestic worker Rochen Monte, and have since been shared more than 8,000 times. Monte — who works in the apartment block opposite — said she doesn’t know the woman personally, but that she often sees her cleaning the outside windows of the high-rise apartment, writing on Facebook that she can hardly watch when she does. In November 2016, the Labor Department introduced rules saying that that domestic workers are not allowed to clean the exterior of windows on high-rise apartments above the ground floor....

ABS-CBN News Posted at  Jul 11 2018 02:03 PM Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn MANILA -- Filipino adults saved more and borrowed less in 2017, according to a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas study which showed a "moderate improvement" in the number of Filipinos with formal accounts. The percentage of adults with savings rose to 48 percent from 43 percent in 2015. Incidence of borrowing during the same period shrunk to 22 percent from 47 percent, according to the 2017 Financial Inclusion Survey. The share of consumers borrowing from informal sources declined to 40 percent from 72 percent, the BSP said. According to the FIS, 22.6 percent of the adult population had formal accounts, from 22 percent in 2015. It was only the second time for the BSP to hold the FIS. "Ownership of an account that can be used to save money, receive salary, send or receive remittance, and pay bills is a basic indicator of financial inclusion," the BSP. Amon...

Published  July 11, 2018 12:26pm  Thirty undocumented Filipinos were successfully repatriated to the Philippines on Wednesday from Abu Dhabi, Mao dela Cruz reported on Super Radyo dzBB. View image on Twitter DZBB Super Radyo ✔ @dzbb 30 undocumented OFWs, dumating na sa bansa ngayong umaga mula sa Abu Dhabi. | via Mao dela Cruz 10:32 AM - Jul 11, 2018 1 See DZBB Super Radyo's other Tweets Twitter Ads info and privacy The Filipinos were welcomed by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) at Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after their arrival at 9:07 a.m. aboard flight number PR657. OWWA clarified that the Filipinos will not receive the P5,000 financial aid reserved for OFWs repatriated as part of the United Arab Emirates' repatriation program. They will, however, receive P22,000 in the form of livelihood assistance as part of OWWA's Balik Pinas, Balik...

Published  July 9, 2018 6:09pm  The Miriam College High School Glee Club bagged two medals at the 10th World Choir Games held from July 4 to 14 in Tshwane, South Africa. The awards ceremony took place at the Sun Arena in South Africa on July 7. Conducted by Nancy Roman, the MCHS Glee Club won a gold medal in the Youth Choirs of Equal Voices category and a silver medal in the Folklore A Capella category. The official Twitter account of Miriam College congratulated the team and posted a video of their performance for the Youth Choirs of Equal Voices category. View image on Twitter Miriam College @MiriamCollegeQC Congratulations MCHS Glee Club! Gold and Silver medals for Youth Choirs of Equal Voices and Folklore Acapella respectively at the World Choir Games in South Africa! 11:28 AM - Jul 8, 2018 298 56 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy   Vimeo   ...

June 30, 2018 Written by Cristina Lee-Pisco Published in  Overseas Filipino Workers Read: 498 THE remains of a Filipino household service worker who allegedly committed suicide in Lebanon two weeks ago arrived yesterday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In a statement, the DFA said the remains of the 35-year-old domestic worker from Isabela were transported on a commercial flight from Beirut on Friday. The DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Beirut made arrangements for the immediate repatriation of the remains after the husband of the deceased withdrew his request for the conduct of an autopsy. Ambassador to Beirut Bernardita Catalla said the Embassy recommended that an autopsy be conducted in Lebanon to ensure that the mother of three indeed jumped to her death and was not a victim of foul play. The Embassy recommended the autopsy after the sister of the deceased, who is also working in Lebanon, said there was no reason for her...

ABS-CBN News Posted at  Jul 10 2018 09:32 AM Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Relatives of victims by torrential rain react in the site where a house was damaged in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan Monday.  Kyodo via Reuters MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has offered assistance to Japan, where floods and landslides from heavy rains left 122 people killed, Malacañang said Tuesday.  Dozens of people were still missing in central and western Japan, and with the rains finally letting up on Monday, rescue workers were able to reach previously cut-off places where authorities fear more bodies may be trapped beneath debris. Duterte offered to send soldiers, engineers and doctors to help in the rescue and rehabilitation efforts of Manila's disaster-hit ally, his spokesperson Harry Roque told reporters after the President's 8-hour meeting with his Cabinet.  The Philippines, Roque said, will also send medicine to Japan.  ...