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Looks to scrap existing G2G Plus system to eliminate middlemen, check graft Porimol Palma In a major policy shift, the new Malaysian government wants to reintroduce G2G, a state-level labour recruitment system, to eliminate middlemen in the recruitment that has always been marred by corruption and exploitation. “We don't want G2G Plus. Any arrangement should be government-to-government [G2G],” Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran said on Sunday, reports Malaysian daily The Star. “There's no reason why we cannot employ direct from the source countries,” he told reporters at a programme in Ipoh, capital of the Malaysian state of Perak. If the middlemen were removed, there would be less chance of corruption, he observed. He said people who come to Malaysia as guest workers are not slaves and they should be treated with respect. “There was no headache during G2G then -- and we want to go back to that.” His remarks came following a huge controversy over...

Maricel Burgonio, ABS-CBN News Posted at  Aug 16 2018 04:12 AM  | Updated as of  Aug 16 2018 04:13 AM ITALY - Ligtas ang isang Pinay na nakatira malapit sa gumuhong tulay sa Genoa, Italy, ayon sa Philippine Consulate sa Milan.  Pinalikas ng awtoridad si Andrea Mangao, kasama ang kaniyang asawang Italian na si Davide Verri, sa kanilang tahanan na ilang metro ang layo sa tulay ng Morandi dahil sa pangambang baka gumuho pa ang ilang bahagi ng tulay.   Ayon pa sa konsulado, walang Pinoy rin ang nasa talaan ng 2 ospital - Ospedale Villa Scassi at Ospedale San Martino - na pinagdalhan ng mga nasawi at nasugatan.  Patuloy naman ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng konsulado sa mga awtoridad ng Genoa para masiguro ang kaligtasan ng mga Pinoy.  Kasama sa pag-ikot ng team ng konsulado sa mga ospital si Nonieta Andena, presidente ng Filipino community sa Genova.  Ayon kay Mangao, may 6 hanggang 7 metro naman ang layo ng bahay nito sa gumuhong tulay...

Agence France-Presse Posted at  Aug 16 2018 12:32 AM Italy's government blamed the firm that operated the collapsed Genoa bridge for the disaster that has claimed at least 39 lives, as search operations entered a second night Wednesday with rescuers digging through mountains of crushed concrete.  A vast span of the Morandi bridge caved in during a heavy rainstorm in the northern port city on Tuesday, sending about 35 cars and several trucks plunging 45 metres (150 feet) onto railway tracks below.  At least 39 people are known to have died and 15 injured, according to Italy's Civil Protection service. Children aged eight, 12 and 13 were among the dead, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday, adding that more people were still missing.  Three Chileans, who live in Italy, and four French nationals were also killed, according to their respective diplomatic services. As the rescue efforts continued into a second night, hundreds of firef...

Published  August 13, 2018 7:45am  Filipinos in Egypt should "exercise caution" after authorities there foiled a recent suicide bombing attack, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in an advisory. The DFA noted that the suicide bombing attempt occurred near the site of a petrochemical plant where almost 1,000 Filipinos are working as construction workers. "We have just been informed by the Philippine Embassy in Cairo that all the Filipinos working in the plant are safe and that the only casualty in the incident that took place past noon on Saturday was the alleged suicide bomber," the DFA said. According to Ambassador to Cairo Leslie Baja, the target of the attack appeared to be a Coptic church in Shoubra in Qalyubia Governorate, about 100 kilometers from the Egyptian capital, where the country’s largest petrochemical plant is being constructed. Baja said the embassy remains in touch with the Filipino workers who reported that...

Published  August 14, 2018 11:03am  A Filipino family was among those trapped inside a shopping center in Las Vegas after one of the establishment's security guards opened fire over the weekend, a report on Unang Balita said Tuesday. Video courtesy of Ryan Alegre shows members of the family hiding under clothes during the incident. Authorities said the security guard opened fire following a disagreement with the shopping center's manager. Responding policemen were able to shoot the suspect who was rushed to a hospital for observation. No other persons were hurt in the incident. — KBK, GMA News

Published  August 13, 2018 7:45am  Filipinos in Egypt should "exercise caution" after authorities there foiled a recent suicide bombing attack, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in an advisory. The DFA noted that the suicide bombing attempt occurred near the site of a petrochemical plant where almost 1,000 Filipinos are working as construction workers. "We have just been informed by the Philippine Embassy in Cairo that all the Filipinos working in the plant are safe and that the only casualty in the incident that took place past noon on Saturday was the alleged suicide bomber," the DFA said. According to Ambassador to Cairo Leslie Baja, the target of the attack appeared to be a Coptic church in Shoubra in Qalyubia Governorate, about 100 kilometers from the Egyptian capital, where the country’s largest petrochemical plant is being constructed. Baja said the embassy remains in touch with the Filipino workers who reported that...

Press Release 15 August 2018 The Lilac Center for Public Interest, Inc., yesterday bared that three officials of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)   who have been summoned by the Presidential   Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) to testify in connection with the cases filed by Amanda L. Araneta and Monalie Dizon against DOLE Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III, former Undersecretary Dominador Say, and Director Jesus Cruz of the DOLE’s International Labor Affairs Bureau have refused to comply with the subpoenas issued to them by the   President’s anti-corruption watchdog.   The Lilac Center named the officials who have refused to comply with the subpoenas as Atty. Philip A. Paredes, Director of the DOLE Legal Service, Warren M. Miclat, Director of the DOLE Financial and Management Service, and Maria Victoria Marquez of the DOLE’s Cash Division. The three have been directed to appear before the PACC tomorrow, Thursday,   16 August 2018,...