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RP wants to deploy more aviation workers
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The Philippines needs more aviation industry
workers to be deployed abroad, mostly aircraft technicians, a
general term that applies to various functions in the aircraft
maintenance industry.
“There’s a big shortage of aircraft
technicians in the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore and the
Middle East.”, said Sylvia B. Pacina, president of Venus
International Placement Agency. Her firm specializes in deploying
aviation workers.
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Economist: OFW money can’t
bridge income inequality
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EXTREME reliance on money from Filipinos
overseas hasn’t helped the country get out of the poverty rut and
may even hobble the poor’s income capability, says an economist.
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Migrante slams documentary
stamp tax on OFW remittances
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An alliance of organizations composed of OFWs and their families is
expressing concern over alleged government plans to collect a
documentary stamp tax on remittances through remittance companies as
another scheme to bleed OFWs dry.
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OFWs visiting Slovenia can
apply at Belgian Embassy
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The Philippine Embassy in Vienna reported to the Department of
Foreign Affairs that under a special arrangement between the
governments of Belgium and Slovenia, Filipinos wishing to visit
Slovenia may apply for visa through the Belgian Embassy in Manila.
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DFA urged to conduct probes of OFW deaths
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Migrante, an alliance of overseas Filipino workers’ organizations
based in different countries, is asking the Department of Foreign
Affairs to investigate several deaths of overseas Filipino workers.
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Sen. Manny Villar facilitates repatriation of 13
OFWs, dependent
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Sen. Manuel Villar has facilitated the repatriation of 13 maltreated
overseas Filipino workers and a dependent this month. Most of them
have already returned to their respective places of origin.
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RP’s passports ICAO
compliant
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The Department of Foreign Affairs is giving assurance that the new
machine-readable passports (MRPs) it is issuing are tamper-resistant
and fully compliant with the standards and requirements of the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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