“Foot patrols (and) the checkpoints are 24/7. One of the stations at any one time should be conducting a checkpoint in the three entries to the city including the fourth from Samal Island.” — Chief Superintendent Jaime Morente, outgoing Regional Director of the Philippine National Police
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Filipino Legislator in Canada Pushes for Better Treatment of OFWs
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Despite the glossy image of Canada as one of the places where Filipinos would want to migrate to, poverty and lack of job security are realities that they have to contend with. Mable Elmore, who visited the Philippines recently, said her primary goal as member of Canada’s Legislative Assembly is to provide affordable housing, raise the minimum wage and support working single mothers.
Filipino Nurses in Canada: In Search of a Better Life
In this interview, Evelyn Calugay, a veteran Filipino nurse in Canada, shares her experience when she decided to move to Canada. She also shares her opinion about Canadian policies that are detrimental to foreign-trained nurses. By JHONG DELA CRUZ Bulatlat.com ALBERTA, Canada — The Philippines has been exporting nurses since the 1960s. Enticed by the…
Canadian Gov’t Rejects Call to Stop Deportation of Filipino Caregivers
In Canada, 95 percent of those under the live-in caregive program are Filipino women. Some of them are now being threatened with deportation due to failure to comply with the rules set by the Canadian government which even its citizens find unjust. Not surprisingly, concerned groups and individuals in Canada have shown solidarity with the…
Filipino Caregivers Ask Canadian Gov’t: ‘Stop Treating Us Like Slaves’
Canada bills itself as a country that defends human rights. But many caregivers in this “land of opportunity” do not believe so. They have sad stories to tell. By Edwin C. Mercurio Bulatlat.com TORONTO, Canada – Canada bills itself as a country that defends human rights. But many caregivers in this “land of opportunity” do…