Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have taken their struggle against remittance charges to the worldwide web. Their online petition also includes the demand to remove the value-added tax (VAT) on oil and power. BY ANGIE DE LARA MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Volume VIII, Number 26, August 3-9, 2008 Migrante International launched their online petition to scrap remittance…
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Paralyzed OFW in Dubai Hospital for Almost a Year
Overseas Filipino worker Baikan Musa has been in a hospital in Dubai for almost a year now. An organization of Filipino migrants has been putting pressure on the Philippine government to provide assistance to the victim. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Volume VIII, No. 26, August 3-9, 2008 The chapter of Migrante International in United Arab…
Stranded OFWs Seek Redress
Last May 5, 2008, seven OFWs, the most recent batch who have been repatriated, were welcomed home by their families and Migrante staff. Carlos Rebutar, spokesperson of the seven stranded OFWs, said they are seeking justice for the negligence that they have experienced in the process of their repatriation. BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO MIGRANT…
Filipinos in Canada Mourn the Loss of Another Filipino Youth, Decry Police Harassment and Stand for Social Justice!
BY THE KALAYAAN CENTRE ORGANIZATIONS DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 The Filipino community is once again in the midst of mourning the loss of another young member of our community: Charle Dalde, the 24-year old young worker and student who was stabbed near his home and later…
Celebrating Cordillera Day at Home and Abroad
Distance has never prevented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from celebrating Cordillera Day and taking on issues affecting them and the Filipino people. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 BAAY-LICUAN, Abra? Distance has never prevented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from celebrating Cordillera Day and taking on issues…
OFWs Call for Investigation of Mysterious Deaths in Hongkong
Dolores Balladares, chairperson of UNFIL-MIGRANTE-HK, said that the alleged drowning of Vicenta Flores, whose body was found at the Tung Chung pier in Hongkong April 11, is the third case of violent death among Filipino maids in less than a week. BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May…
Migrants’ Group Scores DFA, Arroyo for Continued Non-Repatriation of OFWs
BY HANNAH FAITH DORMIDO Bulatlat Posted 2:51 p.m., April 25, 2008 “There is an ongoing call for the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who remain stranded in Saudi Arabia, including the most vocal leaders who are at the forefront of the campaign to expose the lies and inhumanity they now endure,” said Connie Bragas-Regalado,…
Stories of Despair, of a Future Dimmed, and of Concern for Fellow OFWs
OFWs never seem to run out of horrific stories to tell. But these are not merely stories. These are about lives ruined and hopes dimmed. These are about stranded OFWs in Jeddah returning home wounded but still determined to give a better life to their families. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII,…
Deported OFWs Call for Replacement of RP Officials in Saudi
No doubt, the stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) recently deported back to the Philippines are rushing to be with their families. But before getting home, they have called on Philippine officials to act on their problems. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 11, April 20-26, 2008 No doubt, the stranded overseas…
Back from Hell: Story of a Stranded OFW from Jeddah
They paid fixers operating around the Philippine consulate to be able to go back home but were in stead made to live under a bridge. They asked the assistance of the Consulate but were taken to the Saudi police. They endured cramped cells with very little food and water in two deportation centers. And now,…
Senators Should Help Expose OFWs’ Plight in Middle East – Migrante
Migrante called on senators to help expose the deplorable conditions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in deportation centers and jails in the Middle East. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 10, April 13-19, 2008 Migrante called on senators to help expose the deplorable conditions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in deportation centers and…