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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Kwento ng Isang OFW Galing Bahrain Matapos Bugbugin At Sunugin Ang Mukha Ng Malupit Na Asawa


Anong latest? Nakadeactivate na ang account niya sa FB at wala ng balita kung anong nangyari kay kabayan? Maalalang nakausap namin at humingi ng tulong si kabayan sa atin.Sana maayos na ang kanyang sitwasyon.


Isang kahabag-habag na kwento tungkol sa sinapit ng isang OFW na nagtatrabaho sa Bahrain ang ating nakalap. 


Ang kwento ni kabayan at naipalabas na rin sa local news.  Ang ating kabayan, tunay na pangalan at Racedha Autor at ang kanyang asawa na si Jilvinson Bandivas Pagaling, ay sampung taon ng mag-asawa. Dalawang taon ang nakalipas ng nagpasya na mangibang bansa si kabayang Racedha, kung saan nagtrabaho sya sa Bahrain. Sa kasamaang palad, ang pera na ipinapadala nya para sa pamilya partikular para sa dalawa nilang anak ay winaldas lamang mister sa bisyo at kabit nito. Ang masaklap pa dito, nalaman ni kabayan na walang natira sa savings nya matapos syang magpakahirap na mawalay sa mga anak upang makapagtrabaho sa ibang bansa. Ang kanyang padala para sa mga anak, ay napunta at ginamit ng asawa na puhunan para sa pagbenta ng illegal na baril at sa kabit nito. Malungkot ang sinapit ng kanyang pamilya ngunit sinikap nya na maayos na makipaghiwalay sa kanyang mister alang-alang sa kanilang anak. Sa kanilang paghihiwalay, napagkasunduan nila na ibenta ang kotse na naipundar para magamit ang pera at makapag simula.

Ngunit ang akala ni kabayan na umpisa ng bagong buhay nya, umpisa ng mas masakit na pagpapahirap sa kanya ng kanyang asawa. Sa kanilang pagkikita para makaharap umano ang buyer ng kanilang sasakyan, ay bugbog at paso sa mukha at katawan ng mainit na kawali ang kanyang inabot sa malupit na asawa at sa kanyang brother-in-law na si Joel Francis Kane Pagaling . Habang binubugbog at pinaplantsa sya ng mainit na kawali ang kapati umano ay nagpadlock ng gate upang hindi sya makalabas at makahingi ng tulong. Makalipas ang 15 minutes ay tsaka laman nabuksan ang gate upang makalabas sya at makapunta sa hospital. Nagtamo sya ng 3rd degree burn.  

Sa kasalukuyan at nagpapagamot pa rin si kabayan, ang konting pera na dala nya ay naubos na sa gamot at hospital bills at nakapang hiram na rin sya. Humihingi sya ng tulong sa mga may mabuting loob. Narirrito po ang details ng kanyang bank account para sa mga gustong tumulong:

Nagsampa na ng kaso si kabayan ngunit hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin naaresto ang kanyang mister, hindi pa din daw kasi makapag issue ng warrant of arrest ang pulisya. Natatakot si kabayan sa pwedeng mangyari, dahil hanggang ngayon nakakatanggap pa rin sya ng pagbabanta mula sa asawa. At ayon sa kanya ang kanyang father-in-law ay retired Major ng Marine, at maraming koneksyon.  Sa kasalukuyan naghahanda si kabayan sa hearing nya sa Feb 16 sa Pasig City Hall. Dahil ang court pa daw ang magdedesisyon kung bibigyan ng arrest warrant ang asawa na nambugbog at sumira sa kanyang kinabukasan.

UPDATE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS:
Dahil na rin sa social media, nakita natin na nagpost ang nanay ni kabayan ng picture ng kanyang larawan. Makikita ang mga bakas ng paso at sugat ngunit mukhang masaya na si kabayan.


Sana'y tuluyan ng ngang makarecover sa dagok ng buhay na ito ang isa nating kapwa OFW. 



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Monday, September 21, 2015

NO MORE PLACEMENT FEE: New Zealand and Philippines Agreement

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Unemployment is something serious that the Philippine government has to look into. This is the number 1 reason why so many Filipinos end up as overseas worker or OFW.  

The heartbreaking part is,  many OFWs leave their families with hopes that they could save their family from poverty. Only to end up in massive debt ,incurred so that they could pay the processing and,  placement fees -which could be as much as the equivalent 1 month salary or more on other agencies who are trying to extort money in illegal way. 






The POEA ruled out that OFWs hired as domestic workers, caregivers and seafarers are NOT to be charged with placement fee. 
There is also  no placement fees for OFWs bound for:
  • US ( under H2B visa)
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands

And for workers bound to other countries (not domestic worker, caregiver and seafarer), placement fee cannot exceed the equivalent of 1 month salary, AND MUST BE collected only AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT. 

In addition, Philippines and New Zealand recently entered into agreement to implement NO-PLACEMENT POLICY. 
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, also said that they are working to further eliminate other recruitment related fees for OFWs bound to New Zealand. 


http://www.jbsolis.com/2015/08/poea-approved-jobs-for-canada-and-new.html



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OFW in Singapore Sentenced to 4 Months In Prison For Facebook Post/Comment

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An OFW working in Singapore has been sentenced to (3 months for sedition and 1 month or lying to police during investigation) 4 months in prison, after posting something derogatory in facebook about Singaporeans.  

Read more about his story here

Bello could have been sentenced to 3 years in prison, but the judge said he was 1st time offender and he showed remorse for the things he had done by pleading guilty in court. 

Back in April, he has been charged with with two counts of sedition for promoting feelings of hostility between Singaporeans and Filipinos in Singapore, and three counts for giving false information to the police for their investigation after he denied his wrong doings saying that his account has been hacked. 





To read about Cyber Crime Law in Middle East read here. 

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Sunday, September 20, 2015

Domestic Worker and Nanny Jobs in Canada, Cyprus, Hongkong, Jordan, Singapore, and Taiwan



The following job openings are posted here for information purposes. We are not affiliated to any of these agencies nor do we endorse them. Please be aware that the POEA strongly warns that placement fee should not be collected for domestic helper, caregiver, and seafarer.
Therefore there should be NO PLACEMENT FEE for the following jobs that fall into the domestic helper and caregiver category. Any agency who don't follow this rule can be reported to POEA


To apply for the job and for more information about the job posting please click on the corresponding link or agency name. 

DOMESTIC WORKER JOBS:


Domestic Helper

GOD`S WILL INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT, INC.
 - Cyprus
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma, any field. 10 Full-Time position(s) available. With or without experience required. Can speak/understand english.


Domestic Helper


GOD`S WILL INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT, INC.
 - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Labuan (Malaysia)
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma, any field. with or without experience required. 20 Full-Time position(s) available. Can speak/understand english.


Domestic Helper


GOD`S WILL INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT, INC.
 - Macau
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma, any field. With or without experiece required. 20 Full-Time position(s) available. Can speak/understand english.


Domestic Helper


GOD`S WILL INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT, INC.
 - Hong Kong
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma, any field. With or without experience required. 20 Full-Time position(s) available. Can speak/understand english.


Domestic Helper


Pioneer Asia Manpower International Inc
 - Hong Kong
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma. Willing to serve the family with patience and compasion. With or without experience. 50 Full-Time position(s) available....


DOMESTIC HELPER - MADAM JOE


JAKE INTL MANPOWER SERVICES INCORPORATED
 - Hong Kong 
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma. No work experience required. 100 Full-Time position(s) available. “Maging matalino at mapanuri! Take the Pre-Employment...


Domestic Helper - MALAYSIA


JAKE INTL MANPOWER SERVICES INCORPORATED
 - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma, Vocational Diploma / Short Course Certificate,. No work experience required. Full-Time position(s) available. Person in...


DOMESTIC HELPER (Pioneer Integrated Services)


JAKE INTL MANPOWER SERVICES INCORPORATED
 - Hong Kong
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma,. Can understand and speak English. No work experience required. 50 Full-Time position(s) available. "Maging matalino at...


DOMESTIC HELPER (Singapore)


JAKE INTL MANPOWER SERVICES INCORPORATED
 - Singapore
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma,. With Good moral Character. No work experience required. 100 Full-Time position(s) available. "Maging matalino at...


DOMESTIC HELPER(Cyprus)


JAKE INTL MANPOWER SERVICES INCORPORATED
 - Cyprus - Nicosia
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma,. Applicants must be willing to work in Nicosia. No work experience required. 10 Full-Time position(s) available. "Maging...


Domestic Helper - CYPRUS EUROPE & SINGAPORE


JAKE INTL MANPOWER SERVICES INCORPORATED
 - Cyprus - CYPRUS EUROPE & SINGAPORE
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma,. At least 1 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position. Applicants must be willing to...


Domestic Helper - HONGKONG


JAKE INTL MANPOWER SERVICES INCORPORATED
 - Hong Kong
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma, Vocational Diploma / Short Course Certificate,. At least 1 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for...


DOMESTIC HELPER-TAIWAN


SK MANPOWER CONSULTANT
 - Across Taiwan (Taiwan)
Candidate must possess at least a High School Diploma,. No work experience required. Full-Time position(s) available. “Maging matalino at mapanuri! Take the Pre-Employment...


Domestic Helper


SK MANPOWER CONSULTANT
 - Hong Kong
Candidate must possess at least a Vocational Diploma / Short Course Certificate, any field. At least 2 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this...


Domestic Helper


BUKWANG PRIME INTERNATIONAL AGENCY INC
 - Jordan
Candidate must possess at least a Vocational Diploma / Short Course Certificate, any field. At least 2 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this...


CAREGIVER JOBS:

Caregiver


GOD`S WILL INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT, INC.
 - Cyprus
Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree , Nursing or equivalent. Required language(s): Spanish. At least 2 year(s) of working experience in the related...
Skills: bit knowledge of spanish language, with experience of geriatric nursing


Caregiver - Nanny-Babysitter


Mercan Canada Employment Philippines Corporation
 - Canada
With 3 years on going experience as Nanny/Caregiver/Babysitter. College Graduate/College Level. Obtain certificate in Caregiver (Child Care). Willing to be assigned in Canada....


JAPAN EX-CAREGIVER - NURSE


UNIPLAN OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT INC
 - Japan - Tokyo
Japan Ex-Trainee, Japan Ex-Caregiver, Caregiving course, with NC II in caregiving. Physically fit, strong body. Good moral character. Maging matalino at mapanuri! Take the...




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Saturday, September 19, 2015

TYPES OF OFWs IN TERMS OF MONEY AND SAVINGS



Our intention is to encouraged OFWs to save as much and as fast as possible for the future. We tried to classify OFWs through classes
CLASS A (Admirable) 
CLASS B (Brave)
CLASS C (Careful)
CLASS D (Desperate)
CLASS E (Extravagant)
CLASS F (Failure)















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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Depositors in Philippines Lose Money After Online Transactions


 Many depositors in the Philippines had been complaining about losing their money after transacting online or using online banking system...

Online banking can actually be a convenient way of transacting with our banks. You can process payments for your utilities, or send and transfer money anytime you need to. 

One  depositor lost more than Php 100,000 after she used online banking. Turned out the website she used is fake and her money has been transferred to another account according to bank investigation. 





Bank fraud like phishing or scheming are very rampant in Philippines right now. In cases of scheming, where bank websites and atm machines were compromised money is usually returned to their depositor. However if it is phishing, or where account information was given to scammers they will not take responsibility for that. 



The Central Bank of the Philippines is also investigating on this. They are encouraging depositors to reach out to them if the depositor and the bank cannot settle the case. 



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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

WATCH: NEW UPDATES ABOUT BALIKBAYAN BOX AND BUREAU OF CUSTOMS

Release from the Blas Ople Center Facebook page: 
Today, September 16, the OFW Advocates Coalition had a consultation meeting with the Bureau of Customs (BoC) officials at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) building.
The following points were derived from the meeting:


Image courtesy of Bhing Comiso and Nelson Ramirez
Resolved points:
1. There is nothing to fear about additional costs in balikbayan boxes. Eveything must and will go through a consultative process.

2. There is a unified position that the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act that includes an increase in the amount of value of goods that an OFW is entitled to bring home with him/her must be passed soon.
3. The BoC will reiterate once again the policy of Commissioner Alberto Lina that OFWs' circumstances and situation will be recognized and respected within all levels of the BoC. Rights of OFWs must be respected at all times.
Unresolved points:
1. What is the role of OWWA in this issue?
2. How can we ensure the legal cover and security of OFW advocates' representatives if they are to witness the opening of balikbayan boxes?

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS ARE STILL OPENING THE BALIKBAYAN BOXES!!!?


The Bureau of Customs has suspected contraband (cigarettes) in balikbayan boxes, and as per the BoC's Memorandum, they need an OWWA/OFW sector representative present during inspection of the boxes. One of the member of the OFW coalition, Engr. N. Ramirez of the UFS or the United Filipino Seafarer accomodated the BoC's request during the opening of these suspected boxes.








Please take note that these boxes, from 3 containers and more than 200 boxes are from the Middle East. They wanted to open all, but Engr. Nelson explained that cigarettes in the Middle East are expensive so why should an OFW send imported cigarettes if he/she can buy it at a cheaper price here in the Philippines. What they found out from that random opening of 5-10 balikbayan boxes was shocking! 

 blankets, pillows, tide with downey, toilet soap, frying pans, shoes, stuff toys, honey in bottles, coffee, tissue paper etc.. 

NO CIGARETTES!




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