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100,000 jobs open in Qatar |
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Palace allows OFWs into Lebanon, Jordan
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Despite the global crisis, more than 100,000 jobs in Qatar are
available for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Labor department
announced Wednesday after attending a meeting with Qatari labor
officials last week.
In a separate announcement on Wednesday, the
government also said it would lift the ban on sending Filipino
workers to Lebanon and Jordan. The move is also expected to create
new placement opportunities for Filipinos.
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HK writer says ‘sorry’ to Filipinos
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HONG KONG: A Hong Kong columnist who has been the target of Filipino
fury since describing the country as a “nation of servants” said
Wednesday he was sorry if his satirical article caused offense.
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‘Rift’ widens ahead of G20 Summit today
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LONDON: Divisions on how to fix the global economy deepened
Wednesday ahead of a summit of 20 world leaders, as President
Nicolas Sarkozy said France and Germany believe the summit action is
too weak.
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GOVERNMENT TROOPS TRAP ABU SAYYAF IN SULU JUNGLE
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A Swiss Red Cross volunteer worker held hostage by Muslim militants
in Mindanao in southern Philippines was reportedly shot in the
head—and was probably killed or seriously wounded when he tried to
escape from his captors who were set to behead him.
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Yuchengcos face new estafa charges – PEP
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Aggrieved preneed planholders are set to file more syndicated estafa
charges against executives of Pacific Plans Inc. (PPI), which is
owned by the Yuchengco Group of Companies, according to the Parents
Enabling Parents (PEP) Coalition.
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‘Mar’ open to tie-up with Panlilio group
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Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas 2nd seemed to have taken up a political
group on its reform agenda and its reported inclusion of his name as
a possible candidate for either of the two highest posts at stake in
the 2010 elections.
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Group questions baselines law before Supreme Court
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A group of lawyers and law students from the University of the
Philippines and a lawmaker on Wednesday challenged the
constitutionality of the just-enacted Philippine Baselines Law on
the ground that it did not protect the country’s territorial
sovereignty.
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12 die in new clashes with MILF
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: At least 12 rebels and a soldier were killed early
Tuesday in fierce clashes in southern Philippines, officials said.
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US to join UN rights council, says Hillary
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: US President Barack Obama’s administration
announced it would run in May for a seat on the UN Human Rights
Council—a body the Bush administration had shunned.
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House approves anti-torture bill
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The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading
the Anti-Torture Bill that aims to mitigate the incidences of
torture by defining the act and imposing strict penalties on
perpetrators.
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