A former cop and his cousin were shot down by motorcycle riding assailants at Juana Subdivision, Barangay Estaca, Compostela town at 5 am Saturday. SPO1 Derrick Into of the Compostela police precinct identified the victims as Antonio…
FILIPINOS are encouraged to grab the opportunity to work abroad especially in Canada, whose government is increasing the number of immigrants this year to 305,000, which is 20,000 more than its 2015 target. “They (Canadian government) are…
Skilled workers can now apply for overseas jobs with no placement fees. This was according to Duterte Compañero Cayetano Tavang Volunteers (DCCTV) national chairman Dr. Nerito “Rey” Martinez in fulfillment of the promises made by President Duterte…
WITH a country known for providing notoriously slow yet expensive Internet connection, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday announced his plans to have better Internet for Filipinos. In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), Duterte said…
The Philippine Embassy in Paris on Monday issued an advisory to Filipinos working in or traveling to France after a terrorist attack that killed 84 people. “Following the terrorist attack in Nice, France on July 14, the…
Kuwait City — Kuwait has set a minimum wage for its hundreds of thousands of mostly Asian domestic staff, the first country in the Gulf to do so, local media reported on Thursday. A decree issued by…
A parricide complaint was filed before the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office against a woman who allegedly killed her husband just two hours after he arrived in their house in Kalindoy, Liburon, Carcar City from his work abroad.…
A change in administration will have little to no effect on the growth of the Philippine economy due to huge revenue contributions from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the information communications technology-business process management (ICT-BPM) sector, an…
A 24-year-old electrician from Toledo City, who was working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was electrocuted inside an oil refinery last May 26. Franklien Billesta of Don Andres Soriano, Toledo City, was found by his co-workers lying on…
INFORMATICS Cebu is offering IT-related short-term courses to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents for free. Available short courses include the following: computer hardware servicing, programming and web design and development, among others. Those who are…
A 55-year-old municipal councilor of Moalboal town lost last Wednesday P50,000 cash to a swindler. Luisa Manayaga told police that she received a call from a certain James Kho informing her that her relative, Mario, had been…
TENS of thousands of foreign maids in Hong Kong are in “forced labor,” according to a new report that fuels growing criticism of the city’s treatment of its army of domestic workers. The study by the Justice…
