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By   Bombo Jerald Ulep  - November 6, 2019 | 9:57 AM Dinagdagan pa ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang tulong pinansiyal na kanilang iaabot sa mga residenteng tinamaan ng magkakasunod na lindol sa Mindanao. Ayon kay Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III mayroong inilaan ang DOLE na P200 milyong pondo para sa initial employment assistance ng kagawaran para sa mga kukuning manggagawa na apektado ng lindol. Dagdag ni Bello, hiniling din niya sa board ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) na agad aprubahan ang pagpapalabas ng tulong pinansiyal o cash assistance sa mga pamilya ng mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sa mga apektadong lugar. Maalalang noong Linggo, binisita ng kalihim ang mga lugar na niyanig ng lindol at inatasan nito ang mga opisyal ng DOLE regional offices na madaliin ang emergency employment para sa mga nawalan ng trabaho at magkaloob ng livelihood assistance sa mga manggagawa sa informal sector na tinatayang aabot sa kalaha...

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, South Korea has warned all tourists to be wary of people who offer fake visa assistance. In an advisory released by Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the agency said fake visa services are being advertised on Facebook. The said bogus act promises hopeful applicants to issue visas granting them to legally work and live in South Korea. DFA has cleared that such assistance are usually offered for “free” or with a small amount of “attorney’s fee.” The agency also reiterated that Korea Immigration Services (KIS) is not accepting visa applications from irregular and undocumented migrants. “Members of the Filipino community are encouraged to advise kababayans not to entertain these schemes, nor spread these in social media,” said DFA. “Please note that there is no such service allowed by Korean authorities.” (With reports from  Bombo Christian Yosores )

Published   November 6, 2019, 11:23 AM By Jun Ramirez The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced Wednesday it would resume stamping on the regular e-passports of nationals from the People’s Republic of China (PROC) on their arrival and departure. Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The practice of stamping on Chinese passports was stopped in 2012 at the height of the country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea. This stemmed from the move then of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to place Philippine Visas of Chinese nationals on a separate sheet of paper. The DFA adopted the policy after China introduced a new e-passport with pages that included the historic nine-dash line map where it bases its claim to the disputed islands. In a memorandum issued by BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, immigration officers in the different ports may now affix their stamps adjacent to the Philippine...

Published  November 4, 2019, 10:08 PM By Leslie Ann Aquino The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is ready to provide financial assistance to families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the recent earthquakes in Mindanao. (MANILA BULLETIN) “We will help OFW families gravely affected by the earthquakes. We are just determining the number of OFW families affected,” OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said “P3,000 cash assistance for active members’ families in worst hit areas,” he added. According to Cacdac, covered areas will still be subject to final determination in coordination with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Tulanan, Cotabato on Oct. 31, just two days after a powerful tremor that killed eight people and hurt hundreds of others in the region. Last Oct. 16, a magnitude 6.3 also hit North Cotabato. The powerful tremors killed a number of pe...

By   Ime Sornito  - Tuesday, November 5, 2019 ILOILO City – A 33-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait fell from the third floor of the apartment building where she was working. She died. According to the OFW’s mother, their family was convinced she jumped to her death – that this was a case of suicide and there was no foul play. The OFW was a native of Tigbauan, Iloilo. It was the OFW’s employers who contacted the family about the Nov. 1 incident through Facebook Messenger on Nov. 2, according to the mother.  (The family requested that their privacy be respected.  Panay News  is thus withholding their identities. — Ed.) The employer brought the OFW to the nearest hospital but the Ilongga nanny died while being transported, said the mother. Days before the Nov. 1 incident, said the mother, her daughter was unusually silent and constantly stared blankly, citing the statements of the employer. “Sa  employer...

Hong Kong―Hong Kong’s economic woes showed no sign of easing Wednesday after a key measure of business confidence fell to its lowest level in more than a decade as the city reels from the global trade war and violent democracy protests. The Purchasing Managers Index―which measures the health of the private sector―dropped to 39.3 in October, its worst reading since 2008 during the global financial crisis, heaping fresh misery on the unrest-plagued city. The international financial center has been plunged into a recession by the fallout from the China-US trade war and five months of seething pro-democracy protests that Beijing has taken a hard-line approach against. IHS Markit, which surveys around 400 private companies to build the PMI dataset, said business activity was now falling at its fastest rate on record. The latest reading is well below the 50 level that separates growth from contraction and is also sharply down from the 41.5 seen in September. “The ongoing ...

October 02, 2019 By Cristina Lee-Pisco People's Tonight FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. yesterday ordered the filing of a diplomatic protest against China following the reported presence of Chinese vessels near Ayungin Shoal. “I’m in Moscow. Do I have to fly home to file the goddamned diplomatic protest myself? File now!” Locsin tweeted. Locsin’s reaction came after  the Philippine military reported that some Chinese vessels sailed near Second Thomas Shoal or the Ayungin Shoal. The area is being manned by Filipino soldiers aboard the BRP Sierra Madre. Armed Forces Chief of Staff Noel Clement was quoted as saying that “the mere presence there, if there is no request for passage prior to that, will have to be reported.” However, Clement added whether it is a violation or not “will be up to our Department of Foreign Affairs.” Locsin replied to the story on the Defense officials’ confirmation that a Chinese Coast Guard vessel was s...