After consistently leading at the onset of the Time Magazine Top 100 Most Influential People - Readers' Survey, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte finished at the top among choices like US President Donald J. Trump, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Harry Potter author JK Rowling, actress Emma Watson and mega-artists Lady Gaga, Beyonce.
President Duterte received 5% of the total "yes" votes in the poll, which closed Sunday night. Coming in second were Pope Francis, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They all got 3% of the total "yes" votes.
US President Donald Trump scored 2%.
The survey asked readers to answer the question "Who do you think should be included in the Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People of 2017?"
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Some personalities appearing in Time Magazine covers are included in the choices for the Most Influential People of the Year. |
President Duterte received 5% of the total "yes" votes in the poll, which closed Sunday night. Coming in second were Pope Francis, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They all got 3% of the total "yes" votes.
US President Donald Trump scored 2%.
The survey result showed an overwhelming positive view of President Duterte. |
The survey asked readers to answer the question "Who do you think should be included in the Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People of 2017?"
U.S. Bernie Sanders won the readers' survey in 2016.
Long-time Russian President Vladimir Putin won the position in 2015.
President Duterte's win is resounding despite the negative image of him portrayed by some media organizations including, ironically, Time Magazine itself.
The TIME 100 is made up of notable figures in politics, arts, science and more. TIME's editors will ultimately choose the TIME 100. The survey is meant to gauge what the readers think. The official TIME 100 list will be announced on April 20.
source: CNN Philippines, Time.com
Long-time Russian President Vladimir Putin won the position in 2015.
President Duterte's win is resounding despite the negative image of him portrayed by some media organizations including, ironically, Time Magazine itself.
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Then newly-elected, Mr. Duterte appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, 2016. |
The TIME 100 is made up of notable figures in politics, arts, science and more. TIME's editors will ultimately choose the TIME 100. The survey is meant to gauge what the readers think. The official TIME 100 list will be announced on April 20.
source: CNN Philippines, Time.com
Pres Duterte to Build Hospital for OFWs in the Middle East
![Pres. Duterte arrived this Monday morning fresh from his 'most successful trip ever' and announced the governments plan to build a hospital depending on the permission if granted by the Middle East country leaders. The OFW hospital will serve the OFWs and distress or stranded OFWs in the Middle East region.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglK7We7W7M56p9N4rslN4aSb3s2lASdNGY1IwecwugZiKg3W7MNAY1IlIxuAPiBpiueMSAZopJ6zplReSUo2WJ4USnLqgHWJkO6hDiGnIOQ7houcSD1m-uolGhBnekzhW5XdhlUg/s640/OFW+hospital.png)
Philippines Plan To Ban Household Service Workers - First Saudi Arabia, Now Kuwait
![Following disturbing reports of maltreatment by employers, the Philippines may send less Household Service Workers out to Kuwait—if not a total ban in the country, according to Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III. "Talagang problematic 'yung Kuwait eh. Ang daming complaints about how our HSW [household service workers] are maltreated. Hindi maganda ang pag-aalaga sa kanila, so we are seriously considering kung hindi man namin i-reduce, baka magkakaroon ng total ban," Bello said in an interview with GMA News <IMAGE> This follows a very similar statement made during the President's state visit to Saudi Arabia. Amid incidents of abuses committed by employers and recruiters alike, the Labor Secretary said the Philippine government is seriously considering a ban on the deployment of domestic helpers to Saudi Arabia. Bello – who is with the entourage of President Rodrigo Duterte – said he had tasked labor attaches to strictly monitor the situation of OFWs already in the Middle East. He said labor attaches had been warned they would be replaced if they should fail to report incidents of abuses against Filipino workers, including domestic helpers. <IMAGE> As for implementation of the plan, Secretary Bello is expecting a delay because the government does not want to make it seem like a "retaliatory move." "Napag-isipan naman namin na 'pag ginawa namin 'yun, baka isipin ng Kuwaiti government na retaliatory move ito so medyo pinapatagal namin, para sa ganon na hindi ganon ang magiging impression nila" he said. It is not surprising to see images of cruelty in the Middle East. Many reports of foreign workers abused, raped or killed are heard of on a weekly basis. Many believe that the numbers are far more than what is being reported due in fact to the strict cultural practices in the said countries. A recent video, seen above, is a good example of abuse in the Middle East. It shows a foreign household worker, believed to be Ethiopian, dangling from the window of their apartment. Employers are notoriously known to require any task from their workers, regardless of dangers. The worker is believed to be cleaning the window of their 7th floor apartment before she fell. The video was taken by her employer no less, instead of helping the poor lady.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGqcW3Ug3T0KAR803s2cnkwjg597_ksQB21mQRJq3LCab05ZyAjKYI12BnYh_I-zzF6bWPQfXJXQwblVHTcNePwx2Cl8sbqBphdd55Y2cL0pZxIF0Da9F8zTeO06k283bEVZW/s640/kuwait.png)
PRES. DUTERTE AND THE SAUDI KING SALMAN SIGNED 3 AGREEMENTS
![President Duterte with King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on his three days visit with his cabinet members and the Saudi Counterpart officials. n a press briefing with Duterte’s media delegation at the Philippine Embassy Monday morning, April 10, Riyadh time, Arribas said the three agreements to be signed will be on foreign consultation, labor, and foreign service. Political consultations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign of Affairs and Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs, Labor cooperation for General Workers Recruitment and Employment, and Cooperation program between the Philippine Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and the Prince Saud Al-Faisal Institute of Diplomatic Studies. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Saudi Labor Ministry will sign a social development basic agreement that seeks for the protection of Filipino workers already in the Kingdom and for those seeking employment. Arribas added that the labor agreement to be signed will further improve the previous agreement on the deployment of household workers between the Philippines and KSA. Lastly, Arribas also said that the signing of the memorandum of understanding for cooperation between respective foreign institutes and diplomatic academies will enable the two countries to operate on foreign service institute. PEBA Inc. was one of the attendees when Filcom leaders met President Duterte on April 12, 2017. There are about 1.2 million OFWs in Saudi Arabia. The place where President Duterte visited first with his cabinet members. Duterte's visit earned so much positive reaction with the fact that it garnered about $469.43M worth of Philippine project. These projects can generate 15,950 jobs to Filpinos](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivHqRQ-8uV61HseiR54e-OlAVRyowcTlMeHHnnKf2Fu46kIPx91wBYWlJOn5E60pzAqLCFny0DupDKGVmDmyZKm_CMQ18U6eRIzAK86s9IYdFonoxRmZKPSj1P322wxFY5JY/s640/rev+2.png)
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![Just ahead of the amnesty program in Saudi Arabia, and the summer vacation of many Filipinos working abroad, Philippine Airlines and Globe Telecom have joined forces to provide OFWs a service that has never been seen before. Globe started giving free Globe Traveler SIM cards to all passengers arriving in Manila from other countries. With the free SIM card, OFWs as well as tourists will be able to contact their loved ones and connect with friends. All SIM cards are equipped with unlimited calls to Globe and TM subscribers, 20 free text messages to all other networks and 15Mb mobile data valid for one day. Nikko Acosta, Senior Vice President of IBG, said "Globe and Philippine Airlines collaborated to be of service to more Filipinos in and out of the country. Our common advocacy is delighting the international visitors and returning Filipinos by giving them a wonderful experience every time they arrive in the Philippines. As an increasing number of Filipinos fly back in the country to support their families, it is becoming more important for them to find ways to connect to their loved ones as soon as they land.” The free sim is only a promotion. Currently, the Promo period is from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017 only. It is available for non-Philippine residents or Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) only. To avail of the free sim card, you have to present your foreign passport, foreign resident card, Seaman's book, or OFW E-Card at the Globe booth in the arrival area of any airport listed below. Also, for every foreign passport, foreign resident card, Seaman's Book, or OFW E-Card shown, you are entitled to one (1) FREE LTE Traveler SIM. This means, if the whole family is vacationing, then everyone has a chance to get their own sim card, for FREE! Manila – NAIA Terminals 1, 3, and 4 Clark – Clark International Airport Cebu – Mactan-Cebu International Airport Davao – Francisco Bangoy International Airport Kalibo – Kalibo International Airport Iloilo – Iloilo International Airport Caticlan - Caticlan Jetty Port Laoag - Laoag International Airport If you are vacationing in the Philippines anytime soon, you can RESERVE your own free Globe Traveler Sim NOW. Click the image below to go to the reservation page. Getting your sim card directly from telephone companies is recommended. This will help you avoid the various sim card scams that target mostly tourists. If you want to know more about the Globe Traveler SIM, as well as their other promotions, click here.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZipgqSmzjKygZthG2X0EIG4nIdBKTia_RvBiZ4DFIjlGd8lE8emayYOchQqtCCs94E1QE2kJc5NUjGGOq-PARKzxAiGLRILI4hjGA-i_3Qa5mKyRu9o5oLUGTxcHfVtjmeBD/s640/Slide1.PNG)
![Pres. Duterte arrived this Monday morning fresh from his 'most successful trip ever' and announced the governments plan to build a hospital depending on the permission if granted by the Middle East country leaders. The OFW hospital will serve the OFWs and distress or stranded OFWs in the Middle East region.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglK7We7W7M56p9N4rslN4aSb3s2lASdNGY1IwecwugZiKg3W7MNAY1IlIxuAPiBpiueMSAZopJ6zplReSUo2WJ4USnLqgHWJkO6hDiGnIOQ7houcSD1m-uolGhBnekzhW5XdhlUg/s640/OFW+hospital.png)
Philippines Plan To Ban Household Service Workers - First Saudi Arabia, Now Kuwait
![Following disturbing reports of maltreatment by employers, the Philippines may send less Household Service Workers out to Kuwait—if not a total ban in the country, according to Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III. "Talagang problematic 'yung Kuwait eh. Ang daming complaints about how our HSW [household service workers] are maltreated. Hindi maganda ang pag-aalaga sa kanila, so we are seriously considering kung hindi man namin i-reduce, baka magkakaroon ng total ban," Bello said in an interview with GMA News <IMAGE> This follows a very similar statement made during the President's state visit to Saudi Arabia. Amid incidents of abuses committed by employers and recruiters alike, the Labor Secretary said the Philippine government is seriously considering a ban on the deployment of domestic helpers to Saudi Arabia. Bello – who is with the entourage of President Rodrigo Duterte – said he had tasked labor attaches to strictly monitor the situation of OFWs already in the Middle East. He said labor attaches had been warned they would be replaced if they should fail to report incidents of abuses against Filipino workers, including domestic helpers. <IMAGE> As for implementation of the plan, Secretary Bello is expecting a delay because the government does not want to make it seem like a "retaliatory move." "Napag-isipan naman namin na 'pag ginawa namin 'yun, baka isipin ng Kuwaiti government na retaliatory move ito so medyo pinapatagal namin, para sa ganon na hindi ganon ang magiging impression nila" he said. It is not surprising to see images of cruelty in the Middle East. Many reports of foreign workers abused, raped or killed are heard of on a weekly basis. Many believe that the numbers are far more than what is being reported due in fact to the strict cultural practices in the said countries. A recent video, seen above, is a good example of abuse in the Middle East. It shows a foreign household worker, believed to be Ethiopian, dangling from the window of their apartment. Employers are notoriously known to require any task from their workers, regardless of dangers. The worker is believed to be cleaning the window of their 7th floor apartment before she fell. The video was taken by her employer no less, instead of helping the poor lady.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGqcW3Ug3T0KAR803s2cnkwjg597_ksQB21mQRJq3LCab05ZyAjKYI12BnYh_I-zzF6bWPQfXJXQwblVHTcNePwx2Cl8sbqBphdd55Y2cL0pZxIF0Da9F8zTeO06k283bEVZW/s640/kuwait.png)
PRES. DUTERTE AND THE SAUDI KING SALMAN SIGNED 3 AGREEMENTS
![President Duterte with King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on his three days visit with his cabinet members and the Saudi Counterpart officials. n a press briefing with Duterte’s media delegation at the Philippine Embassy Monday morning, April 10, Riyadh time, Arribas said the three agreements to be signed will be on foreign consultation, labor, and foreign service. Political consultations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign of Affairs and Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs, Labor cooperation for General Workers Recruitment and Employment, and Cooperation program between the Philippine Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and the Prince Saud Al-Faisal Institute of Diplomatic Studies. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Saudi Labor Ministry will sign a social development basic agreement that seeks for the protection of Filipino workers already in the Kingdom and for those seeking employment. Arribas added that the labor agreement to be signed will further improve the previous agreement on the deployment of household workers between the Philippines and KSA. Lastly, Arribas also said that the signing of the memorandum of understanding for cooperation between respective foreign institutes and diplomatic academies will enable the two countries to operate on foreign service institute. PEBA Inc. was one of the attendees when Filcom leaders met President Duterte on April 12, 2017. There are about 1.2 million OFWs in Saudi Arabia. The place where President Duterte visited first with his cabinet members. Duterte's visit earned so much positive reaction with the fact that it garnered about $469.43M worth of Philippine project. These projects can generate 15,950 jobs to Filpinos](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivHqRQ-8uV61HseiR54e-OlAVRyowcTlMeHHnnKf2Fu46kIPx91wBYWlJOn5E60pzAqLCFny0DupDKGVmDmyZKm_CMQ18U6eRIzAK86s9IYdFonoxRmZKPSj1P322wxFY5JY/s640/rev+2.png)
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