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Canada further tightens rules on temporary workers, students

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 20, 2024
TORONTO, Canada – Canada is further reducing the number of study permits it will grant to foreign students and tightening eligibility for work permits in a bid to cut down on the number of temporary residents in the country, the government said on Wednesday. The announcement comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, trailing in the public […]
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Filipino cruise ship employee gets 30 years in Florida over hidden cams

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 19, 2024
A Filipino cruise ship employee was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a court in Florida for the crime of producing child pornography, according to the US Attorney’s Office – Southern District of Florida. Arvin Joseph Mirasol, a stateroom attendant who serviced passenger cabins, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Melissa Damian after […]
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Career OFW opens up on challenges of raising a child with severe ASD

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 18, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Life gave her lemons, and so she made lemonade. Marie Bernadette Jacobo Ortiguerra, who started out in 2007 as sales secretary at a five-star hotel here and is now among top executives of the city’s highly competitive hospitality industry, said that while she considers this a feather in her cap, […]
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DMW, CamSur ink deal vs. illegal recruitment, trafficking

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 17, 2024
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Camarines Sur provincial government signed on Thursday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) intensifying actions against illegal recruitment and human trafficking at grassroots level. The MOA was signed by DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and Camarines Sur Governor Luigi Villafuerte in Naga City. “The MOA aims to protect […]
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Repatriated OFWs from Kuwait and UAE Return Home to the Philippines

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 15, 2024
Overseas Filipino workers who were repatriated by the Philippine government arrived from Kuwait and United Arab Emirates on Friday. According to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, 74 OFWs and eight minors who came from Kuwait were personally welcomed by OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. The OFWs were given financial assistance […]
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64 overstaying Filipinos in UAE repatriated under amnesty program

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 14, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The first batch composed of 64 overstaying Filipinos were repatriated Thursday, the Philippine missions here said in a joint statement. The batch included one with kidney failure who had a dialysis a day before they flew and another who had been in hiding for almost six years. Alfonso A. Ver, […]
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