Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano announced that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) opened some 100,000 passport appointment slots last Friday, June 14, 2018, after its official launching of the ePayment system. As of 12 noon of June 14, some 50,000 passport appointment slots have been opened and another 50,000 slots will be opened in the evening […]
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500 Filipino Nurses Needed In Germany, Says POEA
In every corner of the world, you are bound to see Filipino nurses working in hospitals. The Philippines is considered to be the largest exporter of nurses in the whole world. Would you believe that there are about twenty-five percent of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) are nurses who commit their lives to caring and serving with others? […]
Independence Day Protest
June 12, 2018, marks the 120th Anniversary of Philippine Independence and was celebrated by President Rodrigo Duterte’s first Independence Day speech since becoming the president, and was met with protest by members of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN). The President remained composed and said that he understood the protesters’ dissent. The President had just started […]
Mactan Cebu International Airport Terminal 2: A World-Class Resort Airport Terminal
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte attended the Inauguration, of the 17.5-billion Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2. It is a world-class resort-themed terminal in one of the country’s major gateways. It was truly a pride of the Cebuanos. Publicized as the Philippines’ first “resort airport,” was formally introduced last Thursday, June 7, 2018. As part […]
Yahoo Messenger Shutting Down on 17th July, 2018
To all who grew up around the early 00’s, we all had our memories to share with Yahoo Messenger. From our distinct and entertaining chats to our serious conversations with our school and/or workmates, Yahoo Messenger has been our go-to for communication. That’s why it was sad and tragic to hear the news that Yahoo Messenger […]
TESDA Places OFW Help Desks at International Airports
In order to serve Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) better and to enlighten each of them of the free technical vocational (tech-VOC) courses they can get free, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) set up OFW help desks at the country’s international airports. These airports include: The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) (Terminals 1 […]
DOLE Is Suggesting To Lift Deployment Ban From Kuwait Slowly
Since the hot topic of Kuwait-deployment ban emerged, a lot of different issues sprung out from it. Airlines closing their doors to-and-from Kuwait, different countries to temporarily catch to-be Kuwait employees, the list goes on. As this issue circulates around both in our news systems and in the internet, different types of questions are being […]
How to Apply for Pag-IBIG Fund Multi-Purpose Loan
The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), popularly known as Pag-IBIG (Pagtutulungan sa kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industriya at Gobyerno) Fund offers Short-Term Loan (STL) such as Calamity Loan and the Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL). The Pag-IBIG Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL) provide short-term financial assistance to qualified Pag-IBIG Members for any of the following purposes: Minor home improvement/home renovation/upgrades […]
Mandatory Training for Household Workers to be Shouldered by Recruitment Agencies
The heat of the Philippines – Kuwait issue has already calmed as the ban was already lifted for sending household workers to Kuwait. It means that the number of people who would like to work there would again surge. But according to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), they are going to be more strict […]
Duterte OKs Awarding Of Unoccupied Gov’t Housing Units To Non-Uniformed Personnels
There has been news that President Rodrigo Duterte is planning to provide housing plans for special military units, policemen, and soldiers for their service. This project, which has been planting in different parts of the country was not fully expounded by authorities. Read: President Rodrigo Duterte’s Housing Project For Soldiers And Policemen On Wednesday, May 16, […]