Pinays in Italy are heroes in RP –UN report
Written by Frankie Llaguno Tuesday, 24 November 2009They think of their migration in terms of self-sacrifice for the well-being of future generationsItalians may define “Filippina” as “cleaning woman,” but back home Filipino domestic workers in Italy are rural heroes—and martyrs.This is shown in a new study titled “Gender, Remittances and Local Rural Development: The Case of Filipino Migration in Italy.”It was done by the United Nations Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-Instraw) and financed by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (Ifad).The UN-Instraw sought to study the impact of

What OFWs need to do
11/13/09Posted under OFW, Saving money, banking, budgetingWHILE ON a recent trip to Japan, I heard a story about an OFW driver who nearly wasted away his earnings. He worked in Japan for close to 30 years, and at one point was earning an equivalent of P400,000 a month with overtime pay. He had a wife and child back home in the Philippines and was able to send his child to school. However, he was always out drinking at bars in expensive Tokyo while having several relationships with other women. “Puro good time,” they say.Well the guy wasn’t able to hold on to his job due to his drinking problem. His employer asked him to resign, and he was given an e

Family, food, money cause women OFWs stress (says initial research)
By Veronica UyINQUIRER.net First Posted 14:55:00 11/17/2009 Filed Under: Overseas Employment, Migration, Research & Development, HealthMANILA, Philippines—Family expectations, money, relationship with employers, and food and religious beliefs in host country are five of the most common causes of stress among women overseas Filipino workers.This was revealed by Dr. Maria Theresa Ujano-Batangan of the Action for Health Initiatives Inc. Philippines (Achieve) Tuesday, citing an initial research based on interviews and focus group discussions.The initial research is in preparation for a more comprehensive quantitative survey of 500 OFWs in

‘OFWs unable to save and invest due to lack of financial literacy’
Banking & FinanceWritten by Max V. de Leon / Reporter Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:08ABOUT 70 percent of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who are largely credited for saving the Philippine economy in this global crisis with their remittances, are unable to save or invest for themselves due to financial-management illiteracy, a study of civic group Atikha Overseas Workers and Communities showed.This negates the opportunity to harness their remittances for development of the communities, especially the rural areas, through the establishment of social enterprises funded by OFW money, Atikha executive director Mai Añonuevo said.To solve

Pinoy nurses can register online for UAE employment exams
11/14/2009 | 09:27 AMFilipino nurses can now apply for work at the United Arab Emirates online, as a shortage of nurses there has prompted it to set up an online recruitment system for such caregivers.A report on UAE-based Khaleej Times said the UAE Ministry of Health now allows applicants to register for entry exams online rather than in person.“We launched the new registration