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…
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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…
New ‘Illegal’ OWWA Funds Transfer Bared
In the run-up to the 2004 presidential election, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received flak from several overseas workers’ groups for the transfer of the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Medicare Fund from the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). It turns out now that this was not the only disbursement of…
Protests to Haunt GMA in New York
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to New York to attend the World Summit of the United Nations, Sept. 15, will not give her a respite from mass actions calling for her resignation. US-based Filipinos, led by BAYAN USA, are gearing up for a major protest action when she arrives. By Bulatlat.com President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to…
Protests to Haunt GMA in New York
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to New York to attend the World Summit of the United Nations, Sept. 15, will not give her a respite from mass actions calling for her resignation. US-based Filipinos, led by BAYAN USA, are gearing up for a major protest action when she arrives. By Bulatlat.com President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to…
Overseas Filipinos Press for Gloria’s Ouster
‘Hello, Garci!’ ringtones make waves in New York rally An increasing number of Filipinos in Canada, the United States, Hong Kong and Europe want President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign now. Their demand came up in protest rallies held in major cities abroad last week. By Bulatlat Bulatlat.com An increasing number of Filipinos in Canada, the…
‘No Resign, No Remit’
OFWs press for Arroyo’s ouster Two major migrant workers groups launch “No Resign, No Remit” campaign to press for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Bulatlat Bulatlat.com “No Resign, No Remit.” Migrante International and Migrante Sectoral Party (MSP) jointly issued this statement as their members met July 5 to launch Outrage,…