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Sunday, January 27, 2008 |
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Nurses seemingly unaffected by US slowdown |
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Over 21,000 new Pinoy nurses sought US jobs in
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If you have been wondering about the fast turnover of nurses in
Philippine hospitals and clinics, this will give you one reason why.
More than 21,000 new Filipino nurses sought
employment in the United States last year, the Trade Union Congress
of the Philippines (TUCP) reported Friday.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Brion: Many OFWs ill in
various countries, need help
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The strain of working far from family, not
to mention loneliness and pressure to cope with fatigue,
disappointments and anxieties must have been tremendous for some
overseas Filipino workers who have fallen ill.
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DOLE asks host countries to
support workers’ training
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THE Philippine government has pushed for a
proposal that countries hosting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)
shoulder in part the Filipino workers’ training and education to
make them more productive.
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Philippine peacekeepers
to leave for Haiti, Liberia
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Some 318 soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
will be deployed on a peacekeeping mission in the strife-torn
regions of Haiti and Liberia.
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Bacoor, DOLE, Palace
honor Outstanding OFW
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Bacoor, Cavite: Various awards have been given
to an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) for “projecting a good image
of the Philippines in the international community”, said Mayor
Strike Revilla of Bacoor, Cavite.
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Virgencita Maizarah
Lagunsay: Outstanding mother and OFW
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How does it feel like for a mother and wife to
be away from home for almost a decade to work abroad? How does
it feel like to take care of someone else’s child when she can’t
even be with her own children and see them grow up?
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Labor group insists on P2-B
safety net for workers
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The country’s largest labor group would support the ratification
of the proposed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA),
but the government should establish a P2-billion safety net for
workers who may be dislocated by the freer entry of Japanese
merchandise goods in the country.
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Pinoy in Saipan gets 5 mos.
for stealing for kin’s needs
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A 42-year-old Filipino worker was sentenced to
jail for five months after stealing $19, 183.26 in Saipan in what he
claims as an act of “desperation” due to the hospitalization of
his ailing mother in the Philippines and the sickness of her sister
who is based in Bahrain.
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DFA: Maryland state to hire 178 teachers
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THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has
announced that the city of Baltimore in Maryland, USA is ready to
employ 178 public-school teachers from the Philippines by summer.
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Tourists need $1,000 to enter Libya
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Effective January 7, any person who wishes to enter Libya as a
tourist must have in his possession at least $1,000 or its
equivalent in convertible currencies.
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