Both a Filipino migrants’ leader and the top executive of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas say that the increase in remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) this year is due to the increase in the deployment of workers and professional for overseas jobs. This, in turn, is due to the economic crisis ailing the country.…
Category: OFWs & Migration
Fertilizer Fund Cover-up Feared
Are attempts to hide the truth behind the fertilizer funds now taking place? Peasant leader Danilo Ramos said some congressmen in Bicol are “fast-tracking” the distribution of fertilizer bags and even cash allegedly to refute claims that no farm inputs were distributed to farmers under the controversial P728-million fertilizer fund of the Department of Agriculture…
A Year of Triumphs and Tragedy
Like a typical Filipino village at dusk, men chop firewood, women tend the kitchen and children play around in this clump of 10 huts. This is the Hacienda Luisita Gate 1 in Tarlac City, where the main picket line of striking workers has evolved into a community, as the strike turns one year on Nov.…
Increase in Remittances Due to More OFW Deployments
Crisis, dwindling opportunities driving more Filipinos abroad – Migrante Both a Filipino migrants’ leader and the top executive of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas say that the increase in remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) this year is due to the increase in the deployment of workers and professional for overseas jobs. This, in turn,…
Migrante Scores DFA for ‘Whitewash’ in Slain OFW’s Case
The overseas Filipinos’ alliance Migrante International has accused the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of favoring a “whitewash” on the case of domestic helper Ivy Collantes Bautista, who was found dead Sept. 27 in her employer’s residence in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. BY Bulatlat.com The overseas Filipinos’ alliance Migrante International has accused the Department of Foreign…
Migrante Scores DFA for ‘Whitewash’ in Slain OFW’s Case
The overseas Filipinos’ alliance Migrante International has accused the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of favoring a “whitewash” on the case of domestic helper Ivy Collantes Bautista, who was found dead Sept. 27 in her employer’s residence in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. BY BULATLAT The overseas Filipinos’ alliance Migrante International has accused the Department of Foreign…
4,775 Filipinos in Foreign Jails
1,103 are women At least 4,775 Filipinos were languishing in foreign jails as of end of 2004, based on a report of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Of these, 1,103 were women. Posted by Bulatlat At least 4,775 Filipinos were languishing in foreign jails as of end of 2004, based on a report of…
50 Minors in Cordillera Jails
At least 50 minors are languishing in different jails in the Cordillera region, Northern Luzon, jail officials revealed last week. Of these, 26 are undergoing trial in Baguio City’s courts for crimes with some cases as heinous as rape. By Lyn V. Ramo Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – At least 50 juveniles are languishing in…
Arroyo Satisfaction Rating Lowest since May 2004
Even in Region VII, regarded as an Arroyo bailiwick because she supposedly won the majority of the presidential vote in Cebu, some 78 percent of respondents were not satisfied with her performance. By IBON Foundation The Filipino people’s satisfaction with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s performance dropped to its lowest rating of -74.7 percent in the IBON’s…
Corruption in Arroyo Gov’t is Severe – IBON Survey
The number of Filipinos who think that there is severe corruption in the Arroyo administration is increasing, according to recent IBON survey. By IBON Foundation The number of Filipinos who think that there is severe corruption in the Arroyo administration is increasing, according to the results of the third quarter IBON nationwide survey. IBON Executive…
Using Asia’s Poor to Build U.S. Bases in Iraq
Some 1,300 Filipinos were working at Camp Anaconda alone “One of the construction Filipinos (said) … that they were treated like human cattle by some of the Western employees there and that they did not receive enough medical treatment when they were ill.” By David Phinney CorpWatch Jing Soliman left his family in the Philippines…