The Pinoy OFW
News
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15Good News for Online Bankers: Electronic Interbank Fund Transfers Available Soon
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has made a new requirement for all banking and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) that offer online...
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22Former OFW Sells E-load in Hometown, Wins P 1 Million
Whenever an OFW leaves for work abroad, a part of them would wish they wouldn’t, especially when there are children who will...
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3.2KBureau of Customs Destroys PHP 4-M Worth of Smuggled Food Products
Four million worth of smuggled food stuff, including chocolate spreads and coffee creamer, was destroyed last September 14 (Friday), as shared in...
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18Jollibee To Open 1st Stores in London, Macau, & Manhattan
Filipinos all over the world will have one less reason to feel homesick because Filipino home-grown fast-food giant Jollibee is gearing up...
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134DFA Offers 5,000 PHP Aid to OFWs stranded in NAIA, Clark due to typhoon Ompong
Due to a powerful typhoon that has hit the Philippines last Sept. 15, many passengers including a number of OFWs were stranded...
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39Korea to Offer Permanent Residency to F-5 Visa Holders
The government of the People’s Republic of Korea (PRK) will soon replace alien registration certificates with permanent residency status for those with...
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29Proposed OFW Dep’t Contradicts President’s Policy on Migration
Last September 9, Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello III explained to a Senate panel that the proposal to establish a distinct agency that...
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33OFWs Advised to Undergo HIV Testing
ACTS-OFW party list representative Aniceto Bertiz III encouraged returning migrant workers to subject themselves to tests for possible sexually –transmitted diseases (STDs)...
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85Removal of Visa Quota Urges Pinoy Health Professionals to Apply in the UK
Gone are the days when Filipino health professionals await their visa approval based on the limit the UK government has imposed on...
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27Jollibee to Roll Out Soon in Guam
In a statement released by the Philippine Embassy in Guam, Filipino fast-food giant Jollibee has announced that it will soon be opening...
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23SSS Looks to Increase Member Contribution for Extended Maternity Leave
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives has approved a bill on third and final reading, which recommends increasing the number of...