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Demand growing for skilled, professional OFWs
Filipinos maids appear to be slowly losing their “popularity” abroad, while skilled and professional workers are the most popular among other overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday. Labor Secretary Arturo Brion said requests for production workers and other professionals now dominate the job orders coming in from overseas. [...]
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas OFW web portal
A portal with the Web address — www.bsp.gov.ph/about/advocacies_ofw.asp — is just one of the initiatives of the Philippine central bank in its efforts to continue improving the environment for OFW remittances. The interactive portal facilitates access to websites of major commercial banks providing remittance services to Filipinos located in different parts of the world. Included [...]
Overseas remittances up 25.4 percent in February
The vast army of overseas Filipino workers sent $1.10 billion home in February, taking the total for the first two months of the year to $2.2 billion, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Monday. Remittances for the first two months of the year were up 22.6 percent from the same period last year, the bank [...]
Cyberspace benefit to OFW’s
Globalization is a blessing in many ways for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) The technological advancements resulted to cheaper and faster modes of communication. Among other things, it shortens the distance of far countries and makes the loneliness of working overseas bearable. It sure has made the world smaller and brought people closer.Among the benefits an [...]
Bangko De Oro Asenso Kabayan Program
Laging maaasahan, kahit saan! Most convenient and affordable products services for our moden-day heroes, our Kabayans. BDO Asenso Kabayan program is here to fulfill every Kabayan’s dream of providing a comfortable life for their family back home. Recognizing the growing importance to serve the needs of Filipinos abroad, the BDO Asenso Kabayan program offers convenience [...]
Benefits and Opportunities for OFW’s
Let me first start my post by saying “Happy Easter to everybody” Searching for a relevant topic that I want to post, I have come across this blog of Eu-leh – this is about OFW benefits, loans, opportunity and programs that intentionally initiated for OFW’s or ex-OFW’s who wants to start a business, a loan [...]
Overseas Filipino Workers to Boost Canada’s Tourism
A frontpage report that appeared in British Columbia’s Globe and Mail newspaper on Thursday said Canada’s $9.8 billion tourism and hospitality sector is worried about the shortage of food service and housekeeping workers.To boost its tourism sector, Canada employers are interested to Filipino wokers. Canadian employers are getting Filipino workers from Chemistry Consulting and Success [...]
Salary Guide for Filipino Seamen
With more than 200,000 Filipino seafarers employed worldwide, the Philippines dominate the manning industry and is even considered as the manning capital of the world. As the primary source of seafarers in the global market, statistics shows that one out of every five seamen in the world is a Filipino. Hardworking and competent, Filipino seamen [...]
Migrant Workers Loan Guarantee Fund
In my search for the benefits and programs for OFW’s, I have stumbled “RA 8042″ which is the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995. This act contains the policies, definitions, and legal matters about overseas employment. A part I would like to highlight on this article can be seen in Section 21 This [...]
5 Most Inspiring OFW Entrepreneurs
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led the giving of awards to five overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who became successful entrepreneurs in simple ceremonies held today at the Trade Halls A and B of the Market! Market! in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. The awardees were Agnes Marrero of Mt. Province, Eugenio Tayag of Tuguegarao City, Consuelo Valencia of [...]