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Sunday, May 18, 2008 |
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Less nurses apply for US in January-March
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The number of Filipino nurses who applied for
work in the United States declined in the first three months of
2008, compared to the same period last year.
Data provided by Catanduanes Rep. Joseph
Santiago indicated that only 4,686 Filipino nurses took a
US-administered exam from January to March 2008, lower than the
5,076 who also took the test the previous year. The number decreased
by 390, or 7 percent.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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OFWs in Pakistan need a labor representative
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LAHORE, Pakistan: Filipino community leaders in
this city want their government to assign a labor attache (also
called labatt) to Pakistan, although they feel there is no immediate
need for one because life is good here.
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IOM launches study on OFW
remittances, migration and devt
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The International Organization for Migration
(IOM) recently launched a P55- million project on remittance
corridors in the Philippines and Indonesia.
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Villar: Freeze of OFW loans ‘ironic’
amid billion-peso anomalies
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Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. said it is
unfortunate that government decided to suspend its loan program for
departing overseas Filipino workers amid ongoing investigations on
multimillion dollars worth of anomalous transactions in government.
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IMMIGRATION
SOLUTIONS
By Atty. Robert L. Reeves
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A discussion of marriage
under US immigration law
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Because many people seek to become a permanent resident through
marriage, it is important to know what the United States Citizenship
and Immigration Service (CIS) considers a “marriage.”
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