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Sunday, March 30, 2008 |
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Group asks govt to pay,
repatriate Jeddah OFWs
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Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their
families picketed the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA)
and filed applications for reimbursements en masse to demand
immediate repatriation of at least 200 overseas workers and their
family members in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and the reimbursement of
their plane tickets.
Migrante International also called for a full
accounting of OWWA’s repatriation funds and the release of names
of OFWs reportedly slated for repatriation in the coming weeks as
declared by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Hawaii OFWs join 14th Honolulu Festival
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For years, Filipinos in Hawaii have joined the Honolulu Festival, a
homegrown festivity of natives and migrants in the 50th state of the
United States marked by music, dance, art and culture.
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Report: Retrenched OFWs
in Namibia to get separation pay
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Some 250 Filipino workers retrenched from a Malaysian-owned garments
factory in Namibia may soon be returning to the Philippines, in a
report posted on the GMANews website.
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OWWA sets aside P50M to train seamen
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The Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration has set aside P50
million for the skills training and upgrading of Filipino seafarers
to help them cope with the rising demand for marine officers.
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Pinoy group honors LA mayor,
3 Fil-Am leaders
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The Filipino-American Service Group Inc. (FASGI) honored Los Angeles
City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and three Fil-Am business and
community leaders at a dinner program held at the Gene Autry Museum
on March 13.
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OFWs in Hong Kong set
‘No Remittance Day’ on April 6
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At least 5,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong have
committed to participate in the “No Remittance Day” campaign
scheduled on April 6.
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