by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA–FOR 12 years, Rita’s family in the Philippines was fed through two shoe-box sized containers at her feet. The rectangular matte-black boxes, scuffed with use, contain…
Pinoys top foreigners in 16 countries
by MADELAINE JOY A. GARCIAwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–FILIPINOS are slowly conquering various countries through sheer numbers. A recently-released report by the World Bank identified Filipinos as among the top 10 foreigners in 16 big…
Gov’t hikes funding for OFW-related agencies
by RUBEN JEFFREY A. ASUNCIONwww.ofwjournalism.net QUEZON CITY–TWO government agencies expected to help overseas Filipino workers received increases in funding for this year, budget records showed. The 2008 General Appropriations Act bared that…
Pinoy band builds watering hole in Hanoi
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net HANOI, VIETNAM–TRUE to their band’s name, four Filipinos here are carving Melia Hanoi hotel’s watering hole for fellow OFWs craving for a taste of home. They call themselves…
Ambitious zero-illegal recruitment bid faces many hurdles in La Union
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANDALUYONG CITY–A BID to stomp out illegal recruitment in La Union province within a year got off on a slow start, with the nonprofit group leading this ambitious…
Group banks on social enterprise for peace to sprout in Lanao del Norte
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–IT would take nearly a thousand kilometers, millions of pesos, and a year for peace to be sown in Lanao del Norte. That is the hope of Unlad…
Study says high school drop-outs not children of OFWs
by LUIS CARLO S. LIBERATOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–DISTANCE not only makes the heart grow fonder; it has also kept most children of women overseas Filipino workers from dropping out of school. Thus cites economist…
San Juan dad urges businessmen to put up CCTV cameras
Philippine Star June 22, 2008, Sunday A San Juan City councilor warned owners of pawnshops, internet shops and other businesses to install monitoring cameras or closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in their establishments…
Rudy’s friends to perform at Enpress awards
PNS — NOW it can be told. Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla and their good friend Phillip Salvador, bosom buddies of the late actor Rudy Fernandez are performing at the 5th…
GMA Pinoy TV, TFC stars storm Japan
PNS — Our kababayans in Tokyo, Japan had a grand time when the Polo office of the Philippine Embassy-Tokyo headed by Labor Attache Danilo Cruz mounted the successful twin event of Migrant…
A well-crafted Filipino animation
PNS — WE’VE seen “Urduja” and it certainly deserves the unanimous A rating it got from the Cinema Evaluation Board. We’ve had other local animated films before, but this is the first…
Ruffa, Gretchen’s credit card story
PNS — RUFFA Gutierrez and Gretchen Barretto had dinner at Dusit Hotel recently. When it was time to pay, Greta gave her credit card but it was rejected repeatedly by the bank,…
130,000 Pinoys face jail in Europe
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SOME 130,000 Filipinos who have been illegally staying in Europe will be jailed for 18 months pending deportation once the European Union’s new migration policy is signed into…
Pacquiao, Diaz rarin’ to fight
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — WITH almost a week left before they finally meet in the ring, both Manny Pacquiao and reigning champion David Diaz declared how ready they are for one of…
Meralco-First Gen deals enrich Lopezes — GSIS
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MERALCO customers are bearing the cost of the Lopez family’s self-dealing transactions to the tune of at least P20 billion a year or a minimum of P500 billion…