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A US-based Filipino lawyer has decided to forsake fashionable New York in favor of the Philippines where she intends to work as a public attorney representing the poor in legal cases. Neneth Aporo surprised her parents when she guested at GMA News' Unang Balita on Tuesday. Her parents, Bonifacio and Elsie, who were also guests in the program, thought she would be coming home in December. "Akala ko Skype lang," said Bonifacio, a former policeman in Tondo who could not hide how proud he is with his daughter. "'Yung anak ko talagang may talento 'yan. Pag-graduate niya sa Tondo ng Grade 6, valedictorian siya. Nag-aral siya sa New Era, valedictorian. Nag-aral sa La Salle, Consular and Diplomatic Affairs, magna cum laude siya," Bonifacio enthused. Neneth, who applied for work at the Public Attorney's Office, went to the United States after graduating from De La Salle University to look for work. While working, she decided to take up law. ...

Maxxy Santiago @maxxymize Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III, Pres. Spokesperson Harry Roque & former Labor Sec. Marianito Roque arrive at the PH Embassy in Kuwait after meeting with Kuwaiti officials. Seen also for the first time after a long time is OUMWA Exec. Dir Raul Dado @ ABSCBNNews 8:40 PM - May 9, 2018 2 See Maxxy Santiago's other Tweets Twitter Ads info and privacy KUWAIT - The Philippines and Kuwait are set to sign on Friday a memorandum of understanding to provide greater protection for Philippine workers in the Gulf state, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Wednesday. Kuwait releases 4 PH drivers held amid row, agrees to sign deal for OFW protection "At sa a-onse po yung araw na inaasahan natin na magkakaroon po ng lagdaan po ng memorandum of agreement," told reporters in Kuwait. Roque said the deal contains provisions that will allow overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to keep their cellpho...

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to certify as urgent the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) either Tuesday or  Wednesday , Senate leaders revealed. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Duterte granted their request at a meeting with him late  Monday  after they vowed to pass the legislation in both houses of Congress and iron out conflicting provisions of the proposed measure in a bicameral conference committee. “PRRD (Duterte’s initials) will send certification today or  tomorrow  after we promised him to pass it in both Houses then iron out the disagreeing provisions in (the bicameral) and ratify it before the Sona (State of the Nation Address) if necessary,” Sotto said. Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri also confirmed this. “After the signing of the Ease of Doing Business we met with the congressmen and the President to discuss the BBL. We all agreed to pass our own versions of BBL then iron out the differences during the (bicameral). The Presi...

War was never an option whenever the Philippines asserted its rightful claims in the South China Sea, Acting Chief Antonio Carpio said on Monday. Carpio made the remark amid recent statements by President Rodrigo Duterte that he would have asserted the country's jurisdiction in the disputed waters if it didn't mean going to war with China. Duterte has repeatedly indicated that the country would not have a chance against the might Chinese armed forces. "I think it’s a false choice, false option because war is not an option and it’s never been an option and it would be unconstitutional to the Philippines to go to war to assert its sovereign rights in West Philippine Sea," Carpio told News To Go. The West Philippine Sea is that part of the South China Sea which the Philippines claims. "Sabi ng Constitution natin, we renounce war as an instrument of social policy so we should not even talk about war because we do not go to war. Bawal... The constituti...

Image Credit: Zarina Fernandes/Gulf News The GCC is home to a huge population of Filipino workers. Published: 14:38 February 12, 2018 Cleofe Maceda, Senior Web Reporter   The Philippine government has officially put a stop to the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait on Monday. The move is in response to a series of incidents that led to the deaths and injuries of a number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Gulf state. The head of the country’s Department of Labour and Employment (Dole), Secretary Silvestre Bello III, issued an order to enforce the “total ban” on Filipinos immediately. The new policy applies to all OFWs, including those who have just been hired, are currently looking for work in Kuwait or suffering in poor working conditions. Only recently,  authorities discovered the body of a domestic helper , believed to be from the Phlippines, stuffed inside a freezer in an abandoned apartment in Kuwait. Also read :  Why GCC...

ABS-CBN News Posted at  Apr 26 2018 03:49 PM  | Updated as of  Apr 26 2018 11:53 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Watch more in  iWantv  or  TFC.tv Naniniwala ang Palasyo na walang epekto sa kinakasang memorandum of understanding (MOU) para sa mga overseas Filipino worker (OFW) ang pagpapaalis ng Kuwaiti government sa ambassador ng Pilipinas sa kanilang bansa. PH ambassador, in-expel ng Kuwait; envoy ng Kuwait sa Pinas, pinauuwi Sa panayam ng DZMM, sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na ikinagulat nila ang naging hakbang ng Kuwait lalo pa't naging maganda naman ang pag-uusap nina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Kuwaiti Ambassador to the Philippines Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh. Duterte fixed PH-Kuwait rift over rescue video - Palace Pero ang mahalaga aniya ay nagkasundo na ang dalawang bansa sa ilang nakapaloob sa MOU bago pa ang naturang pagpapaalis. Duterte says deal with Kuwait on OFWs reached "S...

ABS-CBN News Posted at  Feb 06 2018 09:45 PM  | Updated as of  Feb 07 2018 01:30 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Nagbabala ang isang non-governmental organization na nagbibigay ng ayuda sa mga overseas Filipino worker (OFW) na maaaring bumaba ang demand o pangangailangan sa mga manggagawang Pinoy sa Saudi Arabia. Ito ay dahil sa unti-unting pagpapatupad ng patakarang "Saudization" o pagpapahalaga sa mga Saudi citizens pagdating sa trabaho. "Part na kasi 'yan ng vision ng Crown Prince (of Saudi Arabia) na by 2030, mas marami nang Saudis ang nagtatrabaho kaysa mga expatriate workers," ani Susan Ople ng Blas F. Ople Policy Center. "Ngayon pa lang tignan na natin kung ilan ang apektado, saan sila puwede ma-absorb pag-uwi nila," ani Ople. Ayon sa kautusan ng Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development, bawal nang magtrabaho ang mga banyagang manggagawa tulad ng mga Pinoy sa 12 sektor ng retail o sales. S...

     9 hours ago MAY 28, 2018 – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Oscar Albayalde said human rights is still foremost in the police’s campaign against drugs and asserted that the police force is not lacking in training about human rights awareness in their operations. “The rules of engagement is paramount in every police operation, and respect for human rights is one of them,” he said. The Police Chief added that this is the reason why police operatives are instructed to conduct outright investigations into cases that are perceived as unjustly executed or were done without due process. But while he raised the issue of respect for human rights, Albayalde also said the safety of police operatives is equally important and this is required in situations that are too dangerous during police operations. In his talk with The Chiefs hosts Amy Pamintuan, Ed Lingao and Roby Alampay on One News Cignal TV News Channel, Albayalde said police safety and pr...

ABS-CBN News Posted at  May 29 2018 08:43 AM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Watch more in  iWantv  or  TFC.tv MANILA - Some companies may be forced to lay off workers should there be an increase in the minimum wage, the head of an employer's group said Tuesday. Price increases are also possible as businessmen seek to offset the cost of higher wages, Employers Confederation of the Philippines acting president Sergio Ortiz-Luis said. "Kung hindi magtataas ng presyo, babawasan nila ang tao. Every year ganyan ang nangyayari, kaya parami nang parami ang nasa informal sector," Ortiz-Luis told DZMM. Left-wing lawmakers on Monday filed a bill seeking a P750 minimum wage across all regions, as they sought to amend a law that gives regional boards the power to set wages in their respective areas. Duterte orders regional wage boards to study wage hike Watch more in  iWantv  or  TFC.tv A uniform minimum wage ne...

Posted at  May 29 2018 08:46 AM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Jervis Manahan @jervismanahan 2 h Daan-daang myembro ng grupong Kadamay, nagmamartsa mula Pandi papuntang Balagtas, Bulacan para ipaglaban ang karapatan sa pabahay @ ABSCBNNews @ DZMMTeleRadyo pic.twitter.com/bS6YVBZEwh Jervis Manahan @jervismanahan Panawagan ng Kadamay na pabilisin ang pagpapatupad ng Joint Resolution na pinirmahan ni Pangulong Duterte na nagbibigay otoridad sa NHA na ipamahagi na ang mga nakatiwangwang na pabahay sa bansa @ ABSCBNNews @ DZMMTeleRadyo pic.twitter.com/j3meW3rEPR 6:59 AM - May 29, 2018 See Jervis Manahan's other Tweets Twitter Ads info and privacy MANILA - Hundreds of members of the urban poor group Kadamay marched in Bulacan on Tuesday to press for the award of government housing units to the homeless. Kadamay wants unoccupied housing units meant for uniformed personnel...