Tag: Filipino workers
VP Binay asks Taiwan to lift hiring ban vs Pinoy workers
MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) — Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday appealed to the Taiwan government to lift the freeze hiring of Filipino workers, saying they should be spared from the tension between the two countries. “I appeal to the government of Taiwan to lift the ban on the hiring of OFWs. They are there [...]
8 Filipinos Held for Overstaying in Turks & Caicos on Way Home
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Eight Filipino workers held for almost three weeks in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean for immigration violations should now be in Manila following their release by authorities in the British territory, the Philippine Embassy said today. Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. said the release of the eight came two weeks after [...]
UN rep on migration and development hails PHL as model on migration management
The international spotlight shined again on the Philippines during two recently held major international meetings on migration and development. Philippine representatives to these meetings, led by Ambassador Evan P. Garcia, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations (UN) Offices in Geneva, reported that the Philippines’ unwavering work for the protection of overseas Filipino [...]
FAPCLA launches Filipino-American History Series Forum
The Filipino American Press Club of Los Angeles (FAPCLA) est. 1978, Inc. will present its first forum of a series on Filipino American History on December 13, 2012, 6:30 p.m.at the SIPA Community Hall 3200 W. Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90026. Co-sponsored by Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), this forum will focus on [...]
Death Toll in Louisiana Oil Platform Fire Climbs to 3 as Envoy Rejects Insinuations Filipinos Responsible for Accident
NEW ORLEANS—The death toll in the November 16 explosion and fire that hit an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has climbed to three after authorities positively identified the body recovered on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) as that of a missing Filipino worker. The recovery and identification of the remains of Jerome Malagapo came [...]
