MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan have assailed the new law making an insurance plan compulsory among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Dave Chang, chairperson of Migrante in Taiwan has said in a statement that the new regulation will just shoo away prospective employers for it will just be add to their already heavy […]
Monthly Archives: November 2010
An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) accused of being a drug trafficker was found dead inside his cell, Migrante Middle East’s report said. The 36 year-old Franco (not his real name), a native of Candaba, Pampanga was reported dead dead inside his cell at the Jizan jail last OFW Franco (not his real name), 36 years […]
Antipolo City, November 30, 2010—Only 24 days before the celebration of the birth anniversary of Christ, hundreds of stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi, who run away from their abusive employers, are hoping that they can go home to their families in the Philippines, to celebrate Christmas with them. John Leonard Monterona of Migrante-Middle […]
Antipolo City, November 25, 2010—A human rights’ group in Hong Kong has assailed Pres. Benigno C. Aquino III for the Morong 43 case, as the incarcerated health workers and their families have received nothing from the Chief Executive but excuses. Aglipayan priest, Fr. Dwight de la Torre, co-convener of the HK Campaign for the Advancement […]
ANTIPOLO CITY, November 25, 2010—Twenty-seven (27) Filipino workers were arrested in Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom has intensified its campaign against illegal aliens working and living there. Migrante Middle East coordinator John Leonard Monterona told CBCPNews, the 27 undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were nabbed by the Saudi police the night of November 23, as […]
Antipolo City, November 25, 2010—The office of local chapter of Karapatan in Camarines Norte was “ransacked” by the elements of the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines last November 23 and arrested four persons found in the office, reports Karapatan national office in Quezon City. Calling the raid, “Gestapo-style,” Amaryllis “Marie” Hilao-Enriquez, […]
IMUS, Cavite, Nov. 22, 2010—Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan have assailed the new law making an insurance plan compulsory among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Dave Chang, chairperson of Migrante in Taiwan in a statement said the new regulation will shoo away prospective employers for it will add to their already heavy burden. “We have confirmed […]
Six months after their arrest, the families, friends and colleagues of the Morong 43 still hope that Pres. Benigno C. Aquino III will take heed to their call and immediately release them. Last November 5, they went to Malacañang, checking if they can talk to the Chief Executive. However their attempts remained futile. The Presidential […]
ANTIPOLO City, Nov. 5, 2010—A coalition of environmentalists have expressed concern that a large mining company in Mindanao will be digging a hole on a fault line. Environmental alliance, Defend Patrimony! Alliance and the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (KPNE) feared of a catastrophe in the making when the groups found out that Xtrata […]
QUEZON City, Nov. 5, 2010—Migrante Middle East, an alliance of Filipino workers based in Middle East, has sounded the alarm over arbitrary raids in Saudi, in guise of the Kingdom’s anti-drug campaign, but only to crackdown illegal or undocumented migrant workers staying there. Migrante-ME regional coordinator John Monterona told CBCPNews in an email, that his […]
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