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Shay Cullen 22 October 2021 The recent decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) to dismiss for Grave Misconduct from the teaching profession Franco N. Aranas, a teacher in New Cabalan High School, Olongapo City should have been a swift decision to protect children and see justice done. However, it has taken almost three years before the decision was made to dismiss the abusive teacher who sexually abused his students. Yet this teacher, Franco N. Aranas, while found guilty for Grave Misconduct by the DepEd's Regional Director, May B. Eclar, can continue teaching in the same school until the dismissal from service is confirmed by Secretary Leonor Briones of the DepEd. We earnestly hope that Secretary Briones acts speedily to confirm the decision of the Regional Director to protect children and see justice is done. The DepEd must not harbor a child abuser among its ranks. What is wrong with the system where it is clear justice delayed is justice denied, a system that favors ...

Agence France-Presse BANGKOK - Thailand's once-lucrative tourism sector is a shadow of its former self after months of coronavirus travel restrictions. But on Monday, the kingdom reopens its doors to vaccinated travelers from more than 40 countries. Here's what you need to know: TOURISM, YEAR ZERO Before the pandemic struck, Thailand attracted a record high of almost 40 million visitors in 2019, with tourists flocking to its island beaches and cultural hotspots. Travelers fell to around seven million in 2020 after virus restrictions seized up global travel, while only around 73,000 international visitors have so far flown into Thailand in 2021. The country saw some of the largest losses in the world in the tourism industry, with revenues dropping from $63.75 billion in 2019 to $11 billion in 2020. The cashcow industry directly and indirectly contributes 18 percent of the country's economy, which contracted in 2020 by 6.1 percent -- its worst performance in more than...

A Filipina domestic helper was maltreated and mauled by her employer over a missing mixer part in Saudi Arabia, according to Jun Veneracion’s “24 Oras” report on Tuesday. Aibelle Poniente's female employer hit her with a figurine, kicked and dragged her when she found out that a part of the mixer to be used for baking was missing on October 23. "Nung binubugbog ako ni madam, nakikiusap ako na hindi ako makahinga pero patuloy pa rin siya na sinisipa ako," she said. With the help of fellow overseas Filipino workers, Poniente was able to escape and reported the incident to the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah. Poniente will pursue her complaint against her employer, even as the latter's husband tried to settle the matter. Filtered By: Pinoyabroad PINOY ABROAD Filipina domestic helper in Saudi Arabia mauled by employer over missing mixer part Published October 26, 2021 9:36pm A Filipina domestic helper was maltreated and mauled by her employer over a missing mixer p...

Saudi Arabia's Labor Minister is seeking to meet Philippine Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to address the plight of over 9,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have yet to receive their salaries and benefits from their employers. According to Jun Veneracion's "24 Oras" report on Tuesday, Bello and other labor officials are in Dubai where they will also have a meeting with the Saudi Arabia Labor Minister. If there will be no clear solution to help the affected OFWs, Bello will recommend that President Rodrigo Duterte impose an OFW deployment ban on Saudi Arabia. The DOLE previously put a temporary suspension on OFW deployment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after foreign recruitment agencies there refused to shoulder the cost for COVID-19 safety protocol and insurance coverage. But this was lifted in May after the Saudi government confirmed that foreign employers and agencies will pay for institutional quarantines and other COVID-19 protocols upon arrival i...

Some 400 attendees from all over Alberta, Canada, braved the inclement weather to witness the historic unveiling of the first monument of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal there over the weekend. The monument’s main feature is a three-foot bust of Dr. Rizal made by renowned Filipino sculptor Toym Imao in Manila, according to a news release from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The bust is placed on top of a seven-foot pedestal covered in granite and located in a 36 x 38 feet spot in Nose Creek Regional Park, where most Filipino community gatherings occur. It was made possible through a partnership between the Philippine Consulate General (PCG), the Airdrie City Council, the Filipino Airdrie Association (FAA), and the seven-man Rizal Monument Project Team (RMPT). According to Calgary Consul General Zaldy Patron, the statue was launched to honor the Philippine heritage and culture of the hard-working Filipinos in Alberta. The unveiling ceremony was led by Patron, Alber...

PANDALAM, India: Stuck in a village in southern India for nine months and unable to return to his job in Saudi Arabia, Sugathan P.R. is hoping the World Health Organization will approve the Indian COVID-19 shot Covaxin, paving the way for his trip back. Like Sugathan, millions of Indians have taken Covaxin and many have complained of travel struggles as the vaccine has not been recognised for international travel by several countries. "I cannot continue to remain idle here any further," said 57-year-old Sugathan, who returned to Pandalam village in Kerala in January to be with his family after missing his father's funeral last year when the pandemic disrupted flights. "I had the option of going to Saudi and taking (additional doses of) Covishield after a four-day institutional quarantine, but I was not sure of its implications on my health," said Sugathan, referring to AstraZeneca's vaccine. "If the Covaxin approval does not come, I will take the...

I We are deeply concerned about the Philippine Overseas Labor Office ( POLO ) announcement of suspension of admission to a safe space for distressed women migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. (See attached Advisory no.20-21 by POLO-Jeddah.) Women migrants working in Saudi Arabia face a challenging context with a well documented risk of human and labour rights violations, including in some cases physical and sexual violence. The women’s shelter ( Bahay-Kalinga ) has provided an essential place for women who escape abusive workplaces to seek direct assistance from the Philippine Government. The context of Saudi Arabia poses unique challenges for a distressed female worker to seek safety. The legal restrictions imposed on movement by the Kafala Sponsorship System, means a worker escaping a workplace could be charged with “absconding”. Additionally the country restricts women’s rights under the male Guardianship System and has dehumanising xenophobic negative stereotypes of migrant ...