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The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Tuesday banned the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to 41 countries, officials said Tuesday.
Posted in: OFWTuesday, November 1, 2011
OFW BAN; NO DEPLOYMENT TO 41 COUNTRIES
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Tuesday banned the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to 41 countries, officials said Tuesday.
Posted in: OFWUndocumented OFWs to Rise Despite Saudization
The number of undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will rise as much as 25 percent next year despite the Saudization labor policy, according to a migrant workers’ rights group.
Posted in: OFWWafa Roscales Kasimieh in UAE Wins ‘Bagong Bayani’ Award
A Filipina expatriate known for her charity work for prisoners and other compatriots in need will receive an award presented by the Philippine president.
Posted in: OFWPOEA Adds 49 Countries Where OFWs Can Work
THE PHILIPPINE Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has added 49 countries to the list of states where Filipino workers can be deployed, even as it prohibited the placement of workers to 41 others, a statement released yesterday by the Labor department said.
Posted in: Philippine GovernmentOverseas Filipinos Comprise Huge Market for Medical Tourism
Filipinos based abroad comprise a huge market for medical tourism, which is expected to become a $3-trillion global business by 2020.
Posted in: OFWFilipino Dies After Electrocution in Flood-hit Bangkok
A Filipino who was among those suffering from Thailand’s worst flooding in 50 years died after being electrocuted, InterAksyon.com learned Tuesday from the Philippine Embassy.
Posted in: OFWGallery: Thailand's eye-watering vegetarian festival
How the Chinese community in Phuket, a Thai vacation paradise, demonstrate their faith and devotion to the gods: by piercing themselves and running over coals.
Posted in: Photo GalleriesDeadly melons renew food safety focus
Debbie Frederick hopes that her father's death in September in one of the most lethal outbreaks of food-borne illness in U.S. history will force the government to increase the safety of the country's food supply.
Posted in: WorldWorld stocks plunge on Greek default
LONDON - World stocks plunged Tuesday after Greece announced a referendum on its latest bailout deal, agreed only last week, putting the hard won accord in jeopardy and Europe in uncharted waters.
Posted in: WorldGolden Style Café: 53% OFF on Quesadilla and Shake
Why do we eat junk food? Is it because it tastes better than quality, homemade food? Most of the time people eat junk or instant food because there is so little time to prepare a real meal. After all, how many people do you know would choose a microwavable meal over a decent chicken pot pie or beef stew? If you don't have time to make yourself a meal, go to a place that offers the same healthy, home-cooked quality food. Take "health is wealth" to heart with Golden Style Café's line-up of food choices.
Posted in: Restaurant PromosFREE Entrance to the Study International Education Fair + Free Netopia Gift Certificates!
Athena exploded out of Zeus’ head because of the lightning God’s overwhelming knowledge. Be God-like with today’s educational Groupon: Free Entrance to the Study International Education Fair + Free Netopia Gift Certificates.
Posted in: Online TreatsBreakfast and Live Jazz Band at Sofitel (valued at P2,000) That's 50% OFF!
The year’s most awaited fight is here! Watch it like the high rollers in Vegas with this knockout CashCashPinoy deal – just P1,000 instead of P2,000 for a LIVE telecast of the Pacquiao – Marquez fight at Sofitel with Filipino buffet breakfast and live band! See every one-two punch combination and cheer with the crowd at 50% OFF!
Posted in: DiscountAcme TB01 Android Tablet available in Amazon for only 179.49 GBP
Android tablet ‘TB01′ is now available in Amazon UK via Acme and started shipping, the device is currently being sold for 179.49 GBP (about $289).
The device should be lightweight at a mere 391 grams, it measures 12.07 (W) x 1.35 (H) x 19.51 (D) cm and hosts a 2000mAh battery for up to 6 hours of web browsing or 12 hours of music playback.
Android 4.0 Update on Samsung for Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note?
Samsung Italy will release the android 4.0 update ice cream sandwich update in 2012.
Samsung, of course, failed to give a specific date though which means that we have a nice waiting game ahead of us. Still, it’s nice to know that the software will be coming at some point down the road.
Posted in: AndroidHTC Sensation XL Available in the UK for £486.00
Clove Technology is now in stock and has started shipping their HTC Sensation XL With Beats Audio, the device is currently being sold for For £486.00 incl. VAT.
It’s a 4.7 inch smartphone (hence the “XL” part) with a 1.5GHz single-core processor, 768MB of RAM, an 8 megapixel 720p camera, a front–facing camera, 16GB of internal storage, Android 2.3 with HTC Sense and more. It’s also a bit thin at 9.9mm.
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