6 OFW Gets Houses From Manny Villar
Six overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who tried their luck in a noontime game show on July 25,2009 received surprise gifts from Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. — a house and lot for each of them.
The six winners were Jenny Chan of Manila; Rosemarie Jaca and Hazel Vicente of Romblon; Joanne Sonbise of Parañaque; Sarah Felecio of Negros Occidental; and Marnelli Recabar of Iloilo.
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Posted By : Rogel Magcalas 8/04/2009
Categories: OFW Life
Thia Megia Got 3 "yes" from British Got Talent judges
This 14 years old Filipina girl amazed again the 3 judges of British Got Talent with her awesome beautiful voice. Her name is Thia Megia she has a powerful voice and not only that, she's absolutely pretty with a beauty of typical Filipina.
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Posted By : Rogel Magcalas 7/22/2009
Categories: OFW Life
OFWs in Afghanistan's helicopter crash defied OWWA ban
The 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who worked at the NATO based for several years were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan had defied the government ban on deployment to this country. This is what the OWWA said yesterday.
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Posted By : Rogel Magcalas 7/21/2009
Categories: OFW Life
Permanent residency plan for expatriates in Gulf countries
A Saudi official has suggested that foreign workers who have been living in Gulf countries for more than 25 years should be granted free iqamas (work/residence permits) or permanent resident status outside the sponsorship system.
In an interview published in the Arab News newspaper, Saudi Official said, the kingdom should reform the citizenship system to open the way for long-term legal residents to acquire naturalisation.
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Posted By : Rogel Magcalas 7/15/2009
Categories: OFW Life
OFW's Hit Corruption in NAIA
Have P10,000, will travel.
For some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families, a simple visit to Abu Dhabi or Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would not be complete without a bundle of money in their pockets.
The money, however, is not for shopping or airfare. It's for immigration personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) who allegedly extort as much as P10,000 from departing OFWs.
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Posted By : Rogel Magcalas 7/8/2009
Categories: OFW Life
Filipino woman held for killing friend of 20years
Its a sad news that one of our kababayans was the suspect of killing a Filipina, her friend for 20 years.
Police in Alkhobar have arrested her for allegedly killing Mrs. Laila Castano a wife of Saudi Aramco employee in abqaiq. She was found lying dead after Rolando Castano arrived from abqaiq after worked hours.
Most of the bystanders were arrested earlier of the killing including Rolando for questioning before before Al khobar police arrested the main suspect.
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Posted By : Rogel Magcalas 7/6/2009
Categories: OFW Life
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