Loans Encourage Philippines Overseas Workers to Return Home
30 Sep 2011
NAIA Immigration Officers In Extortion Racket On OFW's
29 Sep 2011
"We are continuously receiving complaints from OFWs whose relatives were victimized by an extortion gang in the NAIA. These extortionists demand to be shown the AOS, but afterwards went on to ask for money." - Migrante
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New Tier 4 Sponsor Guidance Published For Highly Trusted Sponsorship - Will Your College Survive?
29 Sep 2011
By Charles Kelly
The latest Tier 4 immigration rule changes may be the ‘straw that breaks the camel's back' for many private colleges. Having invested millions in buildings and infrastructure, some college owners have already closed their doors - unable to recruit...
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IMMIGRATION MATTERS: More Restrictions On UK Job Shortages & Other News
29 Sep 2011
By Charles Kelly
Skilled migrants from outside the EU will be barred from a further 70,000 jobs, including vets and orchestral musicians, under the latest revision of shortage list, published this week.
The news will come as a blow to...
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12 Dead, 38 Missing After Typhoon Devastates Manila & Luzon
27 Sep 2011
A huge typhoon downed trees and flooded streets in Manila Tuesday, bringing traffic and commerce to a halt.
Schools and offices were closed and thousands of people were evacuated from river and seafront areas.
At least seven people were...
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Huge Typhoon Hits Luzon
27 Sep 2011
Typhoon Nesat Brings Waist-Deep Water to Philippine Capital
A huge typhoon downed trees and flooded streets in Manila Tuesday, bringing traffic and commerce to a halt.
Schools and offices were closed and thousands of people were evacuated from river and...
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Kick Start Your Career With A Vocational Qualification At Majestic College
26 Sep 2011
NVQ Or QCF British Vocational Qualifications - What's The Difference?
26 Sep 2011
COMMENTARY: Students In The UK On Temporary Tier 4 Visas Are Not 'Migrants'
26 Sep 2011
Landmark Ruling Leaves EU Member Immigration Laws In Chaos
25 Sep 2011
Details are slowly emerging of a recent ruling by judges at the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) (above) that has left immigration ministers all over the EU having to order their rule books to be altered.
The...
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Protecting Your Home Before You Travel
24 Sep 2011
Fred Burton, former special agent and STRATFOR's VP of Intelligence, discusses ways to protect your home before you travel.
As a follow-up to our video from last week on personal security while on vacation, I thought I would make some...
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Latest Domestic/Carer Vacancies
23 Sep 2011
Latest jobs available in the UK
Carer's, Nannies, Housekeepers & Caretakers
NANNY, LONDON, UK
P/T NANNY (3 days pw), Pinner, North London. For 2 wonderful boys under 3yrs. French +/- Arabic speaker desired. Driver, living locally preferred. Email CV and...
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Cleaner/Kitchen Porter: Central London, UK
22 Sep 2011
MISSING PERSON: Mark Jhon Rizalte Bertes
22 Sep 2011
The submitted value of field named "Name of Missing Person(s)" is: MARK JHON RIZALTE BERTES
The submitted value of field named "Full Details For Publication (include all details of missing person and contact details for replying)" is: AGE -...
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MISSING PERSON: Raul "Jing Jing" Murillo Rodriguez
22 Sep 2011
The submitted value of field named "Name of Missing Person(s)" is: Raul "jing jing" Murillo Rodriguez
The submitted value of field named "Full Details For Publication (include all details of missing person and contact details for replying)" is: Missing Since...
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MISSING PERSON: Perpetua Binuya
22 Sep 2011
The submitted value of field named "Name of Missing Person(s)" is: Perpetua Binuya
The submitted value of field named "Full Details For Publication (include all details of missing person and contact details for replying)" is: Missing from manilla since...
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MISSING PERSON: Fernando "Do" Arsenal
22 Sep 2011
The submitted value of field named "Name of Missing Person(s)" is: Fernando "Do" Arsenal
The submitted value of field named "Full Details For Publication (include all details of missing person and contact details for replying)" is: Do has been missing...
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MISSING PERSON: Celso Zorolla Llenaresas Jr
22 Sep 2011
The submitted value of field named "Name of Missing Person(s)" is: Celso Zorolla Llenaresas Jr.
The submitted value of field named "Full Details For Publication (include all details of missing person and contact details for replying)" is: Last seen...
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MISSING PERSON: Darwin Tabafunda
21 Sep 2011
The submitted value of field named "Name of Missing Person(s)" is: darwin tabafunda
The submitted value of field named "Full Details For Publication (include all details of missing person and contact details for replying)" is: missing last june 19,2011...
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MISSING PERSON: Teodoro S Cruz
21 Sep 2011
TEODORO S. CRUZ
"Full Details For Publication: TEODORO S. CRUZ 75 YEARS OLD 425 ML. QUEZON STREET BAGUMBAYAN TAGUIG CITY LOOK FOR HEIDI CRUZ OR AYIE CRUZ @ 8382351, 8661606, 09175837297, 09177939756
"Town/City normally resident in" is: TAGUIG CITY...
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Housekeeper/Nanny, Kensington/West London, UK
20 Sep 2011
Housekeeper/Nanny required for private household in Kensington, West London
The position is live-in or live-out
We are looking for a home help who is able to do regular household chores laundry/ ironing/ cooking etc and is good with children.
We...
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Looking For Work? Advertize Yourself Here
20 Sep 2011
If you are looking for work, you can place a free advert here:
Although Balita Pinoy is primarily for Filipinos, there are no restrictions on your nationality.
This service is totally free of charge.
Balita Pinoy is a news service...
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Housekeeper/Cook, Hartfield, East Sussex, UK
20 Sep 2011
Cook - Housekeeper sought for rural household, 2 adults. 3 miles from Hartfield, East Sussex.
Large old manor house. Candidate must be efficient, tidy, reliable and honest.
Duties will include traditional cooking, washing and ironing, bed making (sheets and blankets)...
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Domestic Workers Employment Section
19 Sep 2011
Advertising your job with Balita Pinoy:
If you want to advertise a position for a domestic worker to the readers of Balita Pinoy please fill in the form below and we will place it up free of charge. New positions go up...
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Folk Museum In Korea Enlightens Children Through PHL Culture
18 Sep 2011
The "Philippine Culture Discovery Box" contains various cultural and educational materials.
From a Sept. 18 story by Chung Ah-Young of The Korea Times
SEOUL, KOREA-TO encourage children to understand diverse cultures, the Children's Museum of the National Folk Museum of...
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LBC On The Rocks?
18 Sep 2011
Confidence collapses as the screw tightens
An OFW Journalism Consortium news flash exclusive
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA-WHILE Filipinos here know little about the recent closure of LBC Development Bank in their motherland, many Filipinos in the...
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FORECLOSED PROPERTIES: PNB Auction Of Properties in Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo & Negros Occidental
18 Sep 2011
Auctions
The Bank’s acquired assets are also offered thru public auctions that are held nationwide. In these auctions, any person eligible to purchase real properties under Philippine laws may bid for properties offered at huge discounts.
PNB referrors and accredited...
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Filipino Events In The UK
18 Sep 2011
The following is a list of Filipino events in the UK and advisories issued by the Philippine embassy in London.
This is a big section, with a lot of notices of interest to Filipinos in the UK and Northern Ireland,...
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Activists Hit Laguna Lake With A Clean-Up Operation
17 Sep 2011
Laguna joins eco groups' call for corporate accountability in protecting freshwater sources
Some of the rubbish collected by the eco-volunteers
Calamba, Laguna
The province of Laguna today joined Greenpeace and the EcoWaste Coalition in calling on businesses for full public...
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Illegal Immigrant Lived In Hospital For Over A Year
17 Sep 2011
A Pakistani illegal immigrant who had no entitlement to NHS care has spent 13 months blocking a hospital bed - at a cost to taxpayers of £100,000.
The Pakistani national should have left the country when his visa expired...
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Joined-Up Thinking Not Allowed In British NHS
17 Sep 2011
Bosses from Dartford & Gravesham Trust sent recruiters to Romania while other NHS Trusts were firing staffers
British National Health Service (NHS) hospital top brass spent thousands of pounds on jollies to recruit foreign doctors and nurses, while laying off their own staff The...
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10 Years And You're Out
15 Sep 2011
Foreign nurses in Saudi with more than 10 years service to be fired
MANILA-AS the new phase of Saudi labor localization, or also known as Nitaqat, commences, hundreds of thousands of Filipino migrant nurses in Saudi Arabiafaced uncertain situation...
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FORECLOSED PROPERTIES: UnionBank Metro Manila/Central Luzon Property Auction 24 Sept
15 Sep 2011
UnionBank of the Philippines will conduct another half-day Public Auction of real estate properties on 24 September 2011 (Saturday) at 29th Floor UnionBank Plaza, Meralco Avenue corner Onyx Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City at 9:00 AM.
Just bring PhP...
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UKBA Private College Rules Published
11 Sep 2011
New Tier 4 sponsor guidance published by UK Borders Agency for Highly Trusted Sponsorship – will your private college qualify?
By Charles Kelly
The latest Tier 4 immigration rule changes may be the ‘straw that breaks the camel’s back’ for...
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Domestic Workers At Risk As UK Gov't Proposes Visa Changes
8 Sep 2011
The British government has proposed changes on regulations on settlement and overseas domestic workers. These changes aim to restrict the options to settle for non-European Union migrants coming to the UK under work related visas.
by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO...
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Filipina Does Her Country Proud At Major Public Speaking Contest In London
7 Sep 2011
British Ambassador Stephen Lillie recently hosted a reception at his Residence in honour of Germaine Chuabiao, Philippine delegate and finalist in this year's International Public Speaking Contest organised annually by the English Speaking Union (ESU) in London.
Chuabiao was chosen...
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Monster Man Eating Crocodile Captured In Agusan
6 Sep 2011
21-foot man-eater croc caught in Southern Philippines
By Ben O. Tesiorna, Correspondent
AGUSAN DEL SUR - A 21-foot saltwater crocodile was caught in a trap in the marshland of Bunawan town Saturday evening. The male crocodile reportedly weighed 2,370...
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Model OFW Family Of The Year
5 Sep 2011
We are inviting you to join the annual Model OFW Family of the Year 2011 Awards.
We attach below the MOFYA Selection Criteria and Nomination Form.
Nominations may be submitted to the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO).
MOFYA...
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Visa Delays Losing European Tourism Market 500-M EUROS
5 Sep 2011
Europe is currently missing out on a huge number of visitors due to poor visa processing, according to the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA).
Nick Greenfield, the head of tour operator relations for the organisation, said this week:
‘It makes...
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Filipino Events In The UK
4 Sep 2011
The following is a list of Filipino events in the UK and advisories issued by the Philippine embassy in London.
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New Student Visa Rules Force American University In London To Close
1 Sep 2011
By Charles Kelly
Less than six months after the British government announced tighter restrictions on student visas, at least one university has said it is being forced to close one of its campuses as a result of the new regulations,...
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