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Top Pinoy Migration Stories

Transparency sought in OWWA fund contributions

as of 01/07/2009 2:29 AM

An international alliance of migrant groups on Tuesday urged for transparency regarding the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) fund contribution of Filipino migrant workers.

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Four Bahrain-bound OFWs victimized by illegal recruiter

as of 01/06/2009 5:51 PM

Four aspiring overseas Filipino workers who fell victims to an illegal recruiter are now back in Manila after being stranded in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Top 3 OFW senders corner RP remittances

as of 01/06/2009 12:25 PM

Three progressive Philippine regions have sent the most number of Filipino workers abroad and their families may have received about P348 billion in remittances in 2006 alone, according to a study by the nonprofit group Institute on Migration and Development Issues (IMDI).

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'OFW numbers not enough to reduce unemployment'

as of 01/06/2009 10:13 AM

Although overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and immigrants spread all over the world number in the millions, their numbers are not enough to cut unemployment in the Philippines, according to a data file compiled by the Institute for Migration and Development Issues (IMDI).

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Roadblock prevents bus with Pinoys from leaving Gaza

as of 01/05/2009 11:12 PM

The bus that would supposedly take foreigners, including Filipino nationals, to the border had to go back to Gaza because of a road blockade due to intense shelling. 

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'Dangerous, dire' security situation stalls evacuation of Pinoys

as of 01/06/2009 2:37 PM

The foreign affairs department on Monday said that evacuation of foreign nationals trapped in the Gaza-Israel strife has been stalled.

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