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Germany has increased of the minimum wage for Filipino workers who will be recruited under a project with the Philippine government, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said.
The POEA said nurses who were interviewed and have signed employment contracts under the Triple Win Project as of January 1 will receive 2.000 euros (P118,200) before and 2,400 (P141,800) after recognition as qualified nurse. The previous minimum wage was 1,900 euros (P112,200) and 2,300 euros.
The increase, however, does not apply to n...
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Typhoon Signal Number 4 has been raised over Cagayan and northern Isabela due to approaching Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said late this afternoon.
In a special weather bulletin issued at 5 p.m., PAGASA said Cagayan and northern Isabela may experience winds of “greater than 171 kph up to 220 kph in at least 12 hours.” Ompong is expected to make landfall in Cagayan-Isabela early on Saturday morning.
“Coconut plantations may suffer exten...
aaaManila---The Quezon City Regional Trial Court has convicted a woman for duping a woman for duping three job applicants into non-existing jobs in Macau.
Judge Arthur O. Malabaguio of Regional Trial Court Branch 93, Quezon City, found defendant Felisa Areola Caadiang guilty of illegal recruitment in large scale and two counts of estafa. He sentenced her to life imprisonment and ordered her to pay P1 million as a fine.
The POEA's Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch successfully prosecuted the case after discovering that the accused had no licens...
aaaNearly 5,000 Filipino nurses took the licensure exam in the United States in the first six months of the year, up 27 percent compared to last year, a lawmaker said today (August 27).
ACTS-OFW Rep. Aniceto "John" Bertiz III said a total of 4,533 Filipino nurses hoping to practice their profession in America took the U.S. licensure examination for the first time from January to June this year.
"The number is up 27 percent versus the 3,572 Philippine-educated nurses who took America's eligibility test, or the NCLEX, for the first time in the...
aaaMANILA---The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) said it was planning to increase the number of its scholars to 33,000 next year.
DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña and DOST-SEI Director Josette Biyo made the announcement in a press conference on July 18 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila.
Recently, DOST-SEI posted the names of the 8,994 students who qualified for its undergraduate scholarship, the biggest batch since the program started in 1958.
Biyo said she hopes to ...
Starting Thursday (July 19), Cebu Pacific will strictly enforce its policy on hand-carry baggage acceptance.
In a statement, the airline said the move was in line with its continued efforts to streamline operations and provide a more efficient check-in experience at the airport.
"Passengers are allowed ONE carry-on or hand-carry baggage inside the cabin, with a MAXIMUM weight of seven (7) kilograms and dimension of up to 56cm x 36cm x 23cm," the airline said.
aaaTHERE was no reported incident of overseas Filipino workers being affected by the two earthquakes that struck the Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said.
“We received an update from Labor Attaché Luz Talento of Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Tokyo that no Filipino was hurt from the series of earthquakes that hit the Kumamoto area in Kyushu island; we thank God that they are safe. We are also one with the global community in praying for the speedy recovery of Japan from the recent disaster,” Bal...
aaaLABOR Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has signed an agreement in Taiwan that would allow the direct online hiring of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to that country.
Baldoz said the agreement will benefit Filipino workers and Taiwanese employers, as well as the Philippines and Taiwan.
“I am optimistic that some of the labor issues that have haunted us in the past will be addressed by these guidelines. This is truly another milestone that would bring the partnership between our countries to an even higher plane,” Baldoz said.
Baldoz si...
aaaLABOR Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said she was delighted that initial 140 household service workers (HSWs) successfully passed the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) assessment
and were given National Certificate II.
“I am pleased to note that the TESDA, in cooperation with our Philippine Overseas Labor Offices, is off to a good start in its on-site skills assessment and certification program,” said Baldoz. In his report, TESDA Secretary Joel
Villanueva said the 140 NC II-certified HSWs are among the...
aaaMANILA---A total of 88 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in February, up 22 percent from the same month in 2018, a party- list group said.
ACTS-OFW party-list group said the February cases brought to 6,433 the total number of OFWs found living with HIV since the Philippine government started monitoring HIV cases in 1984.
It said OFWs now comprise 10 percent of the 64,291 confirmed cases listed in the Philippine Department of Health's National HIV/AIDS Registry.
The OFWs in the r...
