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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte thanked the Japanese people and the Japanese government for all the help extended to the Philippines, including the work given to many Filipinos in Japan. Duterte was warmly welcomed by Filipinos in Japan on Wednesday night, when he spoke to them, saying they were important to him. But before his speech, he extended his thanks to the Japanese people. “First of all, I’d like to extend my […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umapela ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa gobyerno na ipagpatuloy pa ang pagkakaloob ng tulong sa daan-daang overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) na stranded pa rin sa Saudi Arabia. Ayon kay DSWD Sec. Judy Taguiwalo, natutuwa sila na nagiging matagumpay ang mga ginagawang pagtulong ng iba’t-ibang ahensya ng gobyerno para sa mga manggagawang stranded sa Saudi Arabia. Nangako naman ang DSWD na ipagpapatuloy pa rin ng kanilang […]
TAGUIG CITY, Feb. 26 — In the wake of the political and economic crisis in the Middle East, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it is prepared to assist returning or displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “We can provide free competency assessment and certification for repatriated workers who wish to confirm whether they possess the competencies required in a preferred workplace,” TESDA Director General Irene Isaac said. She said that TESDA can also […]
There is a lower number of balikbayan boxes being sent to the country compared to the same period last year, considering that it is already near the holiday season. Earlier this year, the OFWs protested the proposed manual inspection of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on said boxes in order to fight smuggling. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/4FAVfoI20cg
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the number of registered overseas voters reached 1. 3 million, with majority located in Middle East and Africa. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/exjE0AfcNzo
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 2) – I personally think that evidence is one way of knowing the truth. The photos that went viral on the internet were true and they didn’t even deny it. I just think that it is not proper for someone to open boxes unless they’re the owner. When the big issue about the balikbayan boxes came out into the open, news said that President Benigno Aquino III has given instructions for the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, August 30) – According to Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, the Senate should still push through with its probe on the controversial measure adopted by the Bureau of Customs regarding the “balikbayan” boxes sent by overseas Filipino workers despite the fact that President Noynoy Aquino ordered a stop on the random inspection of said “balikbayan” boxes. https://youtu.be/6YstBe7LafI
AUGUST 29 — It is up to the overseas Filipino workers to choose the candidates they want in the next election, a Palace official said as a reaction to statements that migrants organizations are initiating a “zero vote” campaign against administration candidates. The OFWs carried out a “zero remittance day” and some groups are allegedly planning a zero vote for administration candidates as a response to a customs policy on balikbayan boxes. “Karapatan po nilang […]
AUGUST 28 (Eagle News) — Sinimulan na ngayong araw ng libu-libong Overseas Filipino Workers ang “zero remittance day” bilang protesta sa hakbang ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) sa balikbayan boxes ng mga OFW. Ayon kay Sol Pillas, Sec. Gen. ng Migrante, handa ang ilang OFWs na magsakripisyo at palawigin pa ang boykot sa pagpapadala ng pera sa kanilang mga pamilya sa Pilipinas. Aniya, nakiusap na ang ilang OFWs na kaya nilang hindi magpadala sa loob […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 27 (Eagle News) — The government will lose Php 3.1 billion if the “no remittance day” declared by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) pushes through. The “no remittance day” was declared in protest of the random inspection policy conducted by the Bureau of Customs against balikbayan boxes. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
The Palace on Tuesday brushed off a senator’s allegation that it was behind the policy on the random inspection of balikbayan boxes that has recently angered overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), saying the accusation has no concrete basis. “Walang katotohanan at walang batayan ang paratang na ‘yan. Batid natin na nagpahayag si Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina ng obserbasyon na pinagsasamantalahan ng ilang sektor ang paggamit ng mga balikbayan box,” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said of […]
(Eagle News) — President Aquino said on Monday that he is set to meet with key officials to discuss the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) plan to conduct random inspections of balikbayan boxes that has drawn complaints from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The President told reporters in Cebu City that he had already called Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and Customs Commissioner Bert Lina to a meeting as soon as he gets back to Manila. He said […]
