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SAN DIEGO, California – A Filipina married to a member of the US Navy could be deported for allegedly pulling a knife out on her husband last month. According to court documents, Marivic Rodelas Dunn unlawfully "drew and exhibited a knife in a rude, angry and threatening manner at her husband Christopher." Dunn . . . → read more
Filipinos who remain jailed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for issuing bouncing checks even after serving their three-year jail terms for the offense, are wondering when they can walk free. According to a report of the news site Gulf News on Thursday, the penalty for bouncing checks is a jail term of one . . . → read more
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will be enforcing a bank wage system for private sector employers to ensure that expatriate workers get their salaries on time, the news site Emirates 24|7 said on Tuesday. The report said that through the new wage system, private companies “will be forced to open bank accounts for . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines – More Filipino workers were hired in various countries abroad despite the prevailing global financial crisis and hostilities in the Middle East region, the government said yesterday. Administrator Carlos Cao of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said deployment of land- and sea-based Filipino workers for the first 10 months of the . . . → read more
OSLO – A microfinance non-governmental organization in the Philippines revealed in a study that one out of 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ends up broke even after years of working abroad to provide a better life for their families. The study made by the Social Enterprise Development Partnerships Inc. (SEDPI) also showed that most or . . . → read more
MANILA, Nov. 11 – The Governments of Australia and the Philippines have agreed a long-term partnership to improve the efficiency, accountability and transparency of public fund use in the Philippines. “The Australian Government supports the Philippine Government’s efforts to modernise its public financial management system. A more effective and open budget process in the . . . → read more
World Bank president extends $500 million disaster mitigation fund, following success of Aquino's push for good governance and cash dole-out to poor families Manila – World Bank Group president Robert B. Zoellick extended $500 million disaster mitigation fund to the Philippines following the success of President Benigno Aquino's push for good governance and cash dole-out . . . → read more
Illegal immigrants are now eligible to receive state financial aid to attend California universities and community colleges after Governor Jerry Brown signed the landmark legislation "Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors" (DREAM) Act. In the Filipino community, illegal immigrants are called TNTs, or "Tago nang tago." According to a report of the . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines — Financial literacy: What is it and how is it important to us Filipinos? Financial literacy, or awareness of basic financial concepts, is one of the advocacies of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The BSP has taken a proactive stance in embarking on a consumer education program that seeks to . . . → read more
The new Philippine ambassador to Italy Virgilio Reyes Jr. urged Filipinos there to avail of the consulate's programs and services for them, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. "He encouraged the participants to take advantage of the free skills-upgrading seminars and courses offered by the Consulate for easier integration in the local society," . . . → read more |
     
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