Inilunsad kamakailan lamang ang Philippine Ibaraki Sports Club (PISC) sa Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, na kilala bilang Lungsod ng Agham sa hilaga ng Tokyo. Pinamumunuan ni Antonio Hernandez, isang inhenyerong kilala bilang…
Organization of Licensed Filipino Caregivers Launched
For the first time, Japan-based Filipino caregivers who have trained intensively to obtain a license for the practice officially launched the group Licensed Filipino Caregivers Association in Japan (LFCAJ) in a festive…
Dairy cow investment vehicle
by WILLIAM IMPERIAL and ARIANNE APOSTOL www.ofwjournalism.net QUEZON CITY– DESPITE the soured deal between the National Dairy Authority and the Economic Resource Center for Overseas Filipinos, executives of both group bank on…
Dutch offers treat for OFWs
by WILLIAM ALZONA www.ofwjournalism.net MAKATI CITY– WHAT’S with the Filipinos and the Dutch? The Netherlands have been the long-time home for the Philippine government’s political foes and an estimated 12,000 to 15,000…
‘Internet improves investment initiatives’
by DENNIS D. ESTOPACE (Editor) www.ofwjournalism.net Ed. — Mr. Antonio Ranque worked for nearly two decades in Saudi Arabia and is project development officer of the NGO Economic Resource Center for Overseas…
Experts say OFWs not ready for market
by WILLIAM ALZONA and ISAGANI DE LA PAZ www.ofwjournalism.net QUEZON CITY–TONY Ranque’s heart beats faster every time someone from a bank pops up a message on his mobile phone. Like a lover…
Bogus schemes galore
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO www.ofwjournalism.net MANDALUYONG CITY–PSEUDO-INVESTMENT schemes such as Ponzi and pyramiding do not only promise quick cash to ordinary investors, but also rake in millions to billions of pesos for…
‘Ever been scammed?’
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO www.ofwjournalism.net Editor’s note: Victim requested anonymity in exchange for baring her story. SOMEWHERE IN LUZON ISLAND––OVERSEAS worker’s wife Virginia Recuerda’s mind wanders to a Citibank check in her…
Seafarers turn to cooperatives for borrowings
by LEO J. SANTIAGO www.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–AMPARO Munariz and her seafarer husband have been members of a cooperative for nearly two decades now and they wouldn’t have it any other way. Savings and…
Ex-OFWs, advocates confront business realities
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO www.ofwjournalism.net CALOOCAN CITY-–FORMER overseas Filipino workers trying their hands in business are discovering the cold truth of the market: rules are unforgiving to those unprepared. While social enterprise…
The Brutal Killings Continue
Even as GMA and her rah-rah boys have vociferously vowed to put a stop to these brutal killings and bring perpetrators to justice, the murder of the innocent and the defenseless has…
Dismantle billboards in Manila
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AT least 21 billboards fell—some with deadly effect—at the height of typhoon Milenyo, triggering new calls in Metro Manila for their removal or for more stringent rules on…
RP’s foreign debt falls to $53.9b
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Philippines’ outstanding external debt dropped to $53.9 billion at the end of June after the public and private sectors reported net repayments during the period, the Bangko…
Milenyo brings death and destruction
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — 62 dead at last count THE number of people killed as typhoon “Milenyo” lashed Luzon and the Visayas rose to 62 yesterday while 69 others were reported missing,…
Palace supports DoJ’s move to sue Piatco, Fraport
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MALACAÑANG supports the justice department’s plan to file criminal charges against the contractors of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal-3 and their foreign partners for violating the Anti-Dummy…