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Diplomats at the British Embassy in Manila gave the official briefing to the press on the new restrictions coming into force over the student visas.

What would have expected to be well attended as an important matter was slightly overshadowed by the news of the executions of the 3 Filipinos in China, so the press pack was a bit thinner than normal....

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One of many protests to try and get the executions stopped, they all failed. Photo: Migrante Int 

In an official statement released on Wednesday from the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on the execution of three Filipinos Ramon Credo, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva and Elizabeth Batain in China, the Palace said the government is resolved to ensure that the chain...

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As UK Home Secretary Theresa May announced sweeping plans to slash the number of student visas by up to 80,000 this month, University Chancellors must be feeling relieved that whilst the government's measures may not have served up the ‘match' and delivered all they were lobbying for, they definitely have ‘advantage' over their privately owned rivals.

May said that student visas were...

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In a dramatic rescue operation, a Filipino ship with a crew of 20 was taken back from pirates in the Arabian Sea with no casualties after the crew used the "citadel" procedure. 

U.S. Naval forces disrupted a pirate attack on M/V Falcon Trader II, a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel, after it reported it had been attacked by pirates March 24.

Ironically,...

Tags: arabian gulf, bohemian rhapsody, falcon trader, rescue mission, somali pirates, uss leyte gulf

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President Benigno Aquino III prepares to gain more support for the government's peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Photo by: Benhur Arcayan / Marcelino Pascua / Malacaang Photo Bureau).

After seven months in office the administration of Philippines President Benigno Aquino resumed peace talks with the separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The International Crisis Group Thursday released...

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The Syrian opposition claims that Basher Assad (above) has been suppressing another Arab revolution with the help of Hezbollah terrorist group. At least 4,000 armed Shiite gunmen arrived in Syria to help the Syrian authorities suppress another "kosher" revolution.

The riots in Syria continue for a week. There were attempts made to organize massive riots in February, but all...

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by ISAGANI DE LA PAZ and JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

OFW Journalism Consortium

MANILA-NOW'S the time to leverage a huge potential for Philippine development: remittance of overseas Filipinos, which an economist described as real People Power-inspired investment.

"As it was after the People Power uprising 25 years ago, the money of overseas Filipinos was larger than foreign direct investments at...

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Looking to buy an island in the Philippines? 1850 hectares with mineral deposits abundant in the forms of white clay, kaolin, and Gold as well as other agricultural & forest products. Oh, and of course your own beach. A snip at P25-M or 353-K or $580-K or Euros 405K

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British Home Secretary Theresa May flanked by Immigration Minister Damian Green announcing in Parliament what is effectively the death of the NVQ training visa 22 March 2011

After much uncertainty, and various fiascos by both government and private institutions, her statement to the House of Commons yesterday signalled a massive tightening up of the visa laws as they apply to...

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210 affirmative votes, 47 negative votes, and four abstentions said the House of Representatives approving House Resolution no. 1089, of the impeachment complaints against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.

It went on for seven hours, but now means the Ombudsman faces the Senate and the specter of jail for her and several member of the previous administration looms. 

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A glum looking Philippine ambassador to Japan Manuel Lopez at Narita airport in Japan meeting Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. Del Rosario last Friday when the latter flew in from Manila - the plum posting in Tokyo suddenly looked decidedly dodgy when the thought he may glow in the dark impelled him to lobby for the evacuation of...

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We're trying to find my sister, Karren Grace Belen who is originally from Calamba now living somewhere in Pampanga.

She may working at Pampanga's Best Incorpoprated. She was last seen with Khayceeyn Macalino (in the picture with Karren below) last Jabuary 6, 2011. My mom is worried and getting sick.

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The Philippine National Bank (PNB) are holding an auction of foreclosed properties in Batangas, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro.

P25K show money/deposit required.

In house financing available up to 10 years

Note:

• Prices are subject to...

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The Philippine National Bank (PNB) is holding an auction of foreclosed properties in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Pampanga.

The auction will be held in the La Parilla Hotel in Cabanatuan City Thursday March 24.

P25K show money/deposit required with in house financing up to 10 years.

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A crisis in Yemen is rapidly escalating. A standoff centered on the presidential palace is taking place between security forces in the capital city of Sanaa while embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh continues to resist stepping down, claiming that the "majority of Yemeni people" support him. While a Western-led military intervention in Libya is dominating the headlines, the crisis in...

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UK Government announces new measures to attract entrepreneurs and investors in Tier 1 and Tier 2 shake-up

Foreign entrepreneurs and investors are being given an extra incentive to come to the UK under new visa rules announced by the UK Border Agency this...

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Devastating video appears to show Philippine Embassy officials in Japan abandoning OFW's in the heart of the 'quake zone

And list of missing/found Filipinos in Japan - source Migrante Japan

“In the aftermath of the tremor and tsunami that hit Japan, this is the most dastardly act we’ve seen so far from officials of the Philippine embassy in Tokyo. They...

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Overseas Senior Carers and thousands of residents of Southern Cross Healthcare homes face uncertain future

A demonstration organized by the GMB union about the owners of Southern Cross 

Alarming reports in today's press warn that 31,000 could be made homeless after one of Britain's biggest care home providers, which employs a large number of Senior Carers on Work Permits...

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Rizal Commercial Bank Corporation (RCBC) is holding an auction of foreclosed properties. 

The large number of foreclosed properties will be up for sale in their latest "Dream Buys Auction" which will be held on April 9, 2011, Saturday, 9:00am.

This is at the 2nd floor Star Mall Edsa corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City.

The properties are from the Metro Manila and Luzon.

10% deposit, P25k...

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By George Friedman

The Libyan war has now begun. It pits a coalition of European powers plus the United States, a handful of Arab states and rebels in Libya against the Libyan government. The long-term goal, unspoken but well understood, is regime change - displacing the government of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and replacing it with a new regime built...

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry launches a Tomahawk missile in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn.

This was one of approximately 110 cruise missiles fired from U.S. and British ships and submarines that targeted about 20 radar and anti-aircraft sites along Libya's Mediterranean coast where thousands of OFW's are still not out of the country.

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UK Government introduces visa rules to fast-track settlement for high-value investors and entrepreneurs.

Foreign entrepreneurs and investors have been given an extra boost today with the announcement that the UK Government has introduced new visa rules that encourage the brightest and the best to locate to the UK.

The rules fast-track settlement for high-value investors and entrepreneurs at the same...

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Waiting for a new passport? The wait may be a long one as the DFA struggles to cope with moden technology

The new bio-metric machine readable passports supposed to already be in place are not. As can be seen by the press release from the Consulate General's office in Vancouver, the issuance of the new passports is fraught with delays...

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Fraudulent job offers traced to Nigeria get a little more sophisticated

New fake job offers in the UK pretending to come from the prestigious Hilton Hotel group show the fraudsters have upped their levels of sophistication. However, they still have some way to go in their use of the English language.

(Update - this fraud website has now been taken...

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Home Affairs Committee publishes report on student visas  

In a report released today the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee cautioned the Government against introducing measures which could damage the UK’s thriving educational export sector. After a wide-ranging inquiry into the Government’s proposals to reform the student immigration system, the Committee remains concerned that a number of the proposals...

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“We constantly warned Philippine government officials to act swiftly, before it’s too late, but they have remained adamant, always waiting for the Japanese government to move. Now that the danger level near the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant has gone high following Monday morning’s explosion, we are warning that we will hold President Aquino liable should something bad happen to...

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As can be seen in the invitation letter below, there is to be an important briefing by Home Office officials on the future of student visas in the UK as it affects Filipinos Fri 18th March 2011.

In view of the controversy over rule changes, legal cases and other matters it seems finally the authorities have realized that uncertainty is...

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UnionBank is holding an auction of foreclosed properties situated in the Luzon area of the Philippines on  Saturday 26th March.

This is to be held in Pasig and has the normal UnionBank rules of 10% deposit to be placed on a successful bid, 20,000 pesos show money per property, as with other auctions, UnionBank offers in-house financing up to 15 years....

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The earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan was bad enough with a casualty list of dead expected to top 10,000. However, as Japan is a well structured, wealthy and highly advanced nation, the recovery from this disaster would have been easier than had it been a third world nation with much more limited abilities.

Fukushima is the word that...

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The UnionBank are holding an auction of foreclosed properties for sale in the Visayas and Mindanao.

This will be at four locations, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan De Oro and Zamboanga City.

Their usual terms apply, 10% deposit with financing available up to 15 years, show money is 20,000 pesos per property.

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The nuclear reactor emergency in Japan has deteriorated significantly. Two more explosions occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 15. The first occurred at 6:10am local time at reactor No. 2, which had seen nuclear fuel rods exposed for several hours after dropping water levels due to mishaps in the emergency cooling efforts.

Within three hours...

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The Union Bank are continuing with their monthly auctions of foreclosed properties.

The next one is on the 26th March, plus they have added a bonus of incentives for referral programs, the details are below.

The auction will be held at the Ortigas Center in Pasig City.

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A March 12 explosion at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Japan, appears to have caused a reactor meltdown.

Report from Stratfor Global Intelligence

The key piece of technology in a nuclear reactor is the control rods. Nuclear fuel generates neutrons; controlling the flow and production rate of these neutrons is what generates heat, and from...

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I am searching for a highly motivated individual with call center experience to sell an awesome new puppy product to Veterinary clinics in the US. The compensation is 7 USD per hour as long as you can sell 14 products per hour.

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The following is a sad tale of a lonely death, one of millions that happen every year.

What makes this one more poignant is that nobody appears to have known about her properly, or that events meant the few who did were unable to do anything.

OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENT

ZENIA COSTALES CASTILLO

Born : 18 September   

Died:   between 6 and...

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Senior Carers to be removed from Shortage Occupations list following MAC recommendation

New recommendations to raise UK shortage occupation list to higher skills level and remove jobs such as Senior Care Worker announced by UK Border Agency this week.

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended that 8 further job titles be removed from the UK shortage occupation list,...

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"Name of Missing Person(s)" is: Edwin Yungca Pedrozo Jr.

He left last February 19,2011 with a friend to look for a job in Baguio City since then he didn't text nor call regarding his whereabouts.

24 yrs old, fair complexion, 5'6"-5'7" tall,with moles in lip corner

"Email for replies" is:

"Phone number for replies" is: 0921 2144224

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The British Embassy in Manila is keen to support the Philippine government's public-private partnership (PPP) policy. As a bid of support, the Embassy will be rolling out a capacity-building workshop called "Experience-Sharing and Workshop on Public-Private Partnership" in partnership with the La Liga Policy Institute, Code: (RED) Reforms for Economic Development and PPP Centre.

Experts from the United...

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Ship owners and seafarers are calling on ‘people power' to push their governments to act now and show the political will to resolve the growing Somali piracy crisis before it strangles world trade and before more innocent seafarers are tortured and murdered.

The SOS Save Our Seafarers campaign, launched today by BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS),...

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The following is a list of events for Filipinos in the UK.

This list has been supplied by the Philippine Embassy in London.   

If you have an event of interest to Filipinos anywhere in the world, including of course the Philippines, list it free in Balita Pinoy. A faciliry is embedded in this listing.

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