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Duty Free offers treat to OFW shoppers November 14, 2019   By Cristina Lee-Pisco   People's Journal DFP Chief Operating Officer (COO) Vicente Pelagio A. Angala said as a way of giving back to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and balikbayans, Duty Free will raffle 2 units of Mitsubishi Xpander, 32 iPad Mini 5, and 10 iPhone XR. “Through the years, it’s been a tradition for returning Filipinos to take their families pasalubong shopping at DFP in spite of the sprawling malls rising in Metro Manila and because of their loyalty, this holiday season is the perfect time to reward them by giving them a chance to take home a much-deserved car for their family,” said Angala. The promotion will also encourage OFWs to shop at Duty Free Philippines instead of buying their pasalubong abroad. “While they could save money by buying at DFP, they could enjoy the fun of shopping with their families. We always promote the imp...

ABS-CBN News Posted at  Nov 26 2019 03:38 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MANILA - Advocates of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have expressed alarm over the inclusion of what they said were disadvantageous provisions in a consolidated bill pending at the House of Representatives drafted by the technical working group on the proposed Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).  One of these provisions is aimed at abolishing the principle of Joint and Solidarity Liability (JSL) found in existing laws, according to Venecio Legaspi, one of the founders of the Jeddah-based OFW Council of Leaders (OCL). "Without the JSL provision, our overseas workers will be doomed and be at the mercy of foreign employers and foreign recruitment agencies that are beyond the jurisdiction of Philippine laws," Legaspi said. In the proposed consolidated bill of the House technical working group led by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda and co-chaired b...

Yan Zhao, Agence France-Presse Posted at  Dec 04 2019 12:21 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter LinkedIn HONG KONG - The venue is reserved, the wedding rings custom-made and the search for the dress has begun. But Hong Kong protester May's nuptials are on hold because her friends oppose her marrying a policeman. Six months of unprecedented protests in Hong Kong against eroding freedoms under Chinese rule have divided the city's population. Rifts in some cases have pitted relatives, friends and even lovers against each other. 'Still angry': Hong Kong protesters return to the streets May, who asked to be identified by a pseudonym, is one of those who has seen the political become deeply personal, threatening to torpedo her February wedding. "One of my closest friends -- my maid of honour -- told me that she's thinking about not attending my wedding," May told AFP. "I never thought about losing my friends... It makes m...

Patuloy ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng Philippine Embassy sa Rome sa Philippine Honorary Consulate kaugnay sa pagtama ng malakas na lindol sa Albania kamakailan. Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na walang Pinoy na nasaktan o nasawi sa nasabing pagyanig. Sa kanila nito, inaalam pa rin ng embahada sa Roma ang sitwasyon ng mga Pinoy sa nasabing bansa makaraang bumulabog ang magnitude 6.4 na lindol doon noong Martes. Umabot na sa 30 ang bilang ng mga namatay habang higit 600 ang nasaktan sa naturang lindol.

By   Bombo Radyo Naga  - November 27, 2019 | 9:51 PM NAGA CITY – Nagdiwang din ngayon ang Filipino community sa Hong Kong dahil sa naging resulta ng District election. Sa report ni Bombo International Correspondent Ricky Sadiosa, sinabi nitong masaya aniya ang mga overseas Filipino workers (OFW) dahil umaasa din ang mga ito na tuluyan nang mawawakasan ang halos anim na buwang protesta sa nasabing lugar. Ayon kay Sadiosa, may mga Pinoy na ring kasamang bomoto sa nakalipas na election. Sa ngayon, wala naman aniyang naiulat na Pilipinong na ospital dahil sa kagulugan sa nasabing lugar maliban na lamang sa mga nadamay sa tear gas sa lugar.

Agence France-Presse Posted at  Nov 29 2019 01:01 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Former Japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone speaks during an interview at his office in Tokyo, Japan November 22, 2005.  Toshiyuki Aizawa, Reuters/File Photo TOKYO- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, an ardent conservative who worked to forge a stronger military alliance with the United States, has died at the age of 101, local media said Friday. In office for 5 years from November 1982 to November 1987, Nakasone was known for trying to integrate the nation defeated in World War II as a full-fledged member of the West during the Cold War era. He poured his efforts into strengthening security ties with the US at a time of intensifying trade friction with the world's biggest economy, building a first-name friendship with America's then-president Ronald Reagan. In his inaugural speech in 1982, Nakasone said Japan's basic foreign poli...

Published  November 26, 2019 4:01pm Lodging concerns and inquiries to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has been made easier for overseas Filipino workers through a mobile application. Easy access to hotline numbers and contact details of the labor department and the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) in various countries is provided through the app. “This application is intended to provide a major channel for our workers and OFWs to get in touch with DOLE and the POLO. Through the use of modern technology, they can relay their labor related concerns and complaints,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. With just a few clicks, complaints or violations of employers may be submitted by the users to the authorities through a form that is readily available in the app. When users open the GPS location on their mobile devices, the app can also help them locate the nearest POLO in their area. Another feature of the app is the 'Wag...