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Missing Filipina in Haiti found dead under rubble
Residents of a Muslim community in Culiat, Quezon City on Thursday appeal for the release of OFW Jakatia Pawa who is in Kuwait's death row for killing her employer's 22-year old daughter two years ago. Mark Adrian

Missing Filipina in Haiti found dead under rubble

A Filipino woman reported missing in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated Haiti last January 12 was confirmed dead after her body was found over the weekend.
Welfare funds intact, OWWA assures OFWs
02/05/2010 | 02:02 AM
The government has assured overseas Filipino workers (OFW) that their welfare funds are intact and will not be used to fund the campaign of administration candidates in the coming May elections. Read More
Mandatory Pag-IBIG for OFWs still in effect
02/04/2010 | 05:45 PM
Contrary to earlier reports, the mandatory Pag-IBIG fund coverage for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) will still be implemented as provided in a newly implemented law, the government’s savings and... Read More
8 repatriated Pinoys arrive from Haiti
02/04/2010 | 08:39 AM
Eight Filipinos based in earthquake-devastated Haiti arrived home early Thursday, with some of them still trying to recover from their harrowing experience. Read More
Pinoy prof in US develops anti-malaria vaccine
01/30/2010 | 05:50 AM
Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan, a professor from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has developed a new kind of transmission-blocking vaccine that works by preventing mosquitoes from... Read more
Posthumous promotions for 3 RP peacekeepers in Haiti

02/04/2010 | 11:21 PM
Three Filipino peacekeepers who died in the powerful Haiti quake had been posthumously promoted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Read more
Arnis idineklarang national martial art, sport
01/27/2010 | 06:28 PM
Sa layuning lalo pang mapasikat at maitaguyod ang tradisyunal na martial art ng mga Pinoy na arnis, idineklara ito ng Malacanang bilang pambansang martial art at sport sa Pilipinas. Read More
'CR' sa kalye para sa mga babae
01/09/2010 | 10:04 PM
Kung may “pink urinal" o ihian ang mga lalaki sa bangketa, ngayon naman ay ihian ng mga babae ang pinaplanong gawin ng bagong pamunuan ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Read More
‘Kadena-de-suman’ ng Pampanga ipinarada
01/01/2010 | 09:18 PM
Para mapalakas at mai-promote ang industriya ng kakanin sa lalawigan ng Pampanga, ipinarada kamakailan sa Sta Rita ang “kadena-de-suman" na may 350 metro ang haba. Read More
SOS sounded for jailed OFW in Dubai
01/31/2010 | 06:23 PM
Relatives of a jailed and allegedly maltreated overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday appealed to the government for help. Read more
Pinay domestic helper gets more than P500,000 in damages
02/04/2010 | 11:09 PM
A battered Filipino maid in the United Arab Emirates finally got some measure of justice after three long years when her Egyptian employer paid her some Dh45,000 (P565,639) in damages. Read more
Kontrobersyal nga pulis sa Cebu mi-surrender sa Davao
02/02/2010 | 03:57 PM
Mi-surrender na ang kontrobersyal nga pulis nga si SPO1 Adonis Dumpit nga gikuha sa Mindanao mismo sa mga opisyal sa Police Regional Office 7. Read more
38 nadakpan sa pagbayolar sang common poster rule
02/09/2010 | 03:53 PM
Mag-abut 38 ang mga nadakpan sa pagbayolar sang Fair Elections Act sa pag-umpisa Martes sang kaagahun sang pormal nga pangampanya sg mga kandidato sa national nga level. Read more
1 naangol sa engkwentro sa Davao Sur
01/21/2010 | 05:48 PM
Nagkaenkwentro buntag ning Huwebes ang mga kasundaluhan ug mga gituohang membro sa New People’s Army (NPA) didto sa Coronon, Sta cruz, Davao del Sur, diin usa ka sakop sa Citizen Armed Force... Read more
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DFA to transfer consular office to new hi-tech building The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will transfer its consular and passport services office to a new state-of-the-art building along Macapagal Boulevard in Parañaque City.
Japan hiring qualified Filipino nurses, caregivers
Japan is currently hiring qualified Filipino nurses and caregivers, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said, citing a report from a Japanese agency.
Danish shipping firm Maersk looking for 100 Pinoy skippers
Danish oil-shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk is planning to replace at least 100 Danish captains in its fleet with Filipino skippers, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday.
117 Pinoys take nurse, midwife licensure exams in Hong Kong
At least 117 Filipinos based in Hong Kong benefited from the Philippine Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)’s first licensure examinations for nurses and midwives there.
RP consulate general reopens in Vanuatu
Filipinos in the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu stand to benefit from the reopening of the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Port Vila, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.