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UK DOMESTIC VACANCY: Nanny/Housekeeper, Live-In, London
March 30, 2012
Job Title: Live-In Sole & Shared Charge Nanny-Housekeeper
Location: Chelsea SW3 to Wimbledon SW19
Start Date: ASAP
Salary ?350 - ?400npw
[More]Hong Kong's Filipino Domestics Lose Residency Court Action
March 29, 2012
Hong Kong Court Overturns Case Granting Foreign Maids Residency
The Hong Kong government won a legal appeal Wednesday, overturning the right of foreign domestic workers to claim permanent residency in?in the southern Chinese city. It's a verdict that advocacy groups describe as discriminatory.
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Free UK Immigration Advice: EU Citizen Married To Non-EU Spouse Moving To Britain
March 29, 2012
UK IMMIGRATION QUESTION?Mrs PL asks:?
Hello,
I am a Polish citizen, my husband is Moroccan. We would like to live together in London. In this moment I have no connection with the UK country.
I don't live there and have no work there. I would like to know how much time should I work in the UK, how much money should I receive as my monthly salary and what other action should I take to get the Marriage Visa for my non-EU husband?
I am ready to get to London as soon as I will get enough information about our situation.
Thank you for your help,
UK DOMESTIC VACANCY: Live-In Nanny/Housekeeper, South West London
March 28, 2012
Job Title: Live-In Sole Charge Cat-Friendly Nanny-Housekeeper
Location: Wimbledon SW19
Start Date: beg May 2012
Salary ?300 - 350npw
[More]E-book Covers Traditional Easter Week Festivities in Marinduque Town Of Mogpog
March 28, 2012
Masks of the Moryons: Easter Week in Mogpog is the first published account of the traditional celebration of the Passion, and conversion of Longinus, held only in the town of...held only in the town of Mogpog, on Marinduque Island.
Descriptions of events each day during Holy Week allow you to follow the details as if you were taking part. They include the pabasa, the Stations of the Cross through the town, daily processions, and the masked Moryons roaming the town as their panata, their vow of penance.
[More]UK DOMESTIC VACANCY: Carer/Companion, South London, Live-In or Live-Out
March 28, 2012
Carer/Companion
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"Location Of Position Offered:" is:
South London, UK
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We are searching for a suitable candidate to help care for our...sister , who has a learning disability.
Applications Invited To Join Cultural Cruise On The Fuji Maru
March 28, 2012
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 39th SSEAYP NOW OPEN!
The Fuji Maru will be hosting the 39th SSEAYP program?
The National Youth Commission Philippines (NYC) is inviting all qualified youth, between 18 to 30 years old as of April 1, 2012, to apply as one of the 28 participating youth to represent the Philippines in the 39th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP). NYC is also inviting men and women between 35 to 50 years to apply for National Leader to lead the Philippine delegation.
[More & Links To Download Application Forms]UK DOMESTIC VACANCY: Child Friendly Housekeeper, Live-In, West London
March 28, 2012
Reference Number: A2063
Job Title: Live-In Child-Friendly Housekeeper (Tagalog spks adv)
Location: Notting Hill Gate
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: ?400npw
[More]Maguindanao Massacre Godfather Pleads Not Guilty To Electoral Fraud
March 27, 2012
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L-R Gloria Arroyo-Macapagal. then president, Zaldy Ampatuan & Andal Ampatuan Sr photographed shortly after the Maguindanao/Ampatuan massacre?
Philippines Clan Patriarch Pleads Not Guilty to Electoral Sabotage
The powerful head of a southern Philippine family that gained notoriety for their alleged involvement in a massacre two years ago has pleaded not guilty to a charge of election sabotage.?
[More]Philippines' Stance On Tuna Fishing Could Backfire
March 26, 2012
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Greenpeace: PH may lose tuna markets
Report shows global markets demanding sustainable tuna?
Guam, 27 March 2012 -Greenpeace warned that the Philippines stands to lose lucrative tuna markets, unless it fully embraces sustainable fishing practices immediately.? The environment group made the call as governments, including the Philippines, gather in Guam this week for the meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), of which the Philippines is a member.
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UKBA's Tier 4 Visa Shambles Exposed By British Parliamentary Watchdog
March 26, 2012
The British parliament's National Audit Office (NAO) has issued a devastating report on the 2009 implementation of the points based route, known as Tier 4, by which students from countries outside the European Economic Area can study in the UK.
The report has found that the UK Border Agency (UKBA) implemented Tier 4 with flaws which were predictable and could have been avoided. The NAO slams into the UKBA saying it has not dealt efficiently and effectively with overstayers and students in breach of the rules.?
[More & Full Report]UK Immigration News & Matters
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March 24, 2012
UK share of overseas student market set to growA British Council report into the global Higher Education (HE) market will show how well placedUK universities?are to take advantage of growth in the sector, according to the Guardian.
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UK DOMESTIC VACANCY: Committed Couple For Housekeeping & Other Duties In Surrey
March 25, 2012
Job Title: Committed, Professional Live in Domestic Couple Required
Location: Surrey
Start Date: ASAP but will wait for the right couple
Salary: ?600 - ?800 per week net?
[More]A Pinoy Seafarer's Life Ashore After Years On Ships
March 23, 2012
Hometown is in former seafarer's heart
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO
OFW Journalism Consortium
MAKATI CITY-A FORMER ship captain's low-income hometown is 151.66 kilometers away from here.
The structures in his in his hometown of Bautista, Pangasinan have nothing on the slickness of the marbles, tiles, and furnishings of the multi-storey office building of Capt. Manolo Gacutan.
But it doesn't matter, says the president and general manager of Dohle-Philman Manning Agency.? "I am helping improve our quiet hometown," Gacutan adds.
[More]Pinoy Bayanihan In Barcelona Cafe
March 23, 2012
Amid EU crisis, Pinoy bayanihan ?brews in a Spanish cafe
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO
OFW Journalism Consortium
BARCELONA, SPAIN-A FAIR-SKINNED man slides on the chair beside Rodrigo as the sun hides behind century-old houses and birds chirp from slender trees lining the Bracafe coffee shop here.
Rodrigo lets out a breath of relief, recognizing the man as Filipino who may have good news as Spain grapples with a debt crisis and migrant workers like him look for solace in places like the coffee shop.
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UK Domestic Vacancy: Baby Nanny/Housekeeper, Central London (Mayfair)
March 22, 2012
Job Title: Daily, part time baby nanny housekeeper for young family
Location: Mayfair, W1K
Start Date: ASAP
Salary ?10 net per hour
Summary of the position: London, W1K (Mayfair)- A part time nanny housekeeper is required for this lovely young family. Starting ASAP, ?10 net per hour, the hours and days worked are flexible and can be adapted for the right person, either 2 * 10 hours days or 3 * 6 hours days, if you are the right fit for the family, they will make things work for you.
[More]Free UK Immigration Advice
March 22, 2012
UK IMMIGRATION QUESTION?
Mr AL in London asks:
After 3 years my wife went home to the Philippines for maternity leave, and was 8 months absent from the UK continuing?receiving salary & paying tax. Are we still entitled for permanent resident after completing 5 year stay? Will 8 month absence from the UK will affect our application for Permanent Residence?
[ANSWER]Filipino Domestic Staff In The UK
March 22, 2012
Calling all Filipino Nannies, Nanny Housekeepers, Domestic Couples, Housekeepers, Cooks, Housekeeper/Cooks, Housekeeper Driver & Other Household Staff in London/Country Area.If you are looking for a job, read on.
[More]Latest UK Domestic Vacancies
March 22, 2012
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Vacancies available: Housekeeping, Carers, Nannies, Cooks, Butler and Gardeners
All the vacancies are with direct employers, applicants will normally be need to have the right to work in the UK already?- no fees will be charged to employees as this is illegal in the UK
LOOKING FOR DOMESTIC STAFF?
Adverts for job openings are free to direct employers in Balita Pinoy, the UK's Filipino news website.
[More]Toxic Chemicals In Clothes Alert
March 21, 2012
New Greenpeace Research: Washing Big Name Brands Makes Consumers Polluters
Greenpeace today released evidence that hazardous chemical residues in clothing items sold by major brands are released into public waterways?when washed by consumers. Upon entering our rivers, lakes and seas, these chemicals then break down into even more toxic and hormone-disrupting substances.
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POEA Renews Warning On OFW's Using "Visit" Visas
March 20, 2012
DAVAO CITY (PIA)
Overseas Filipino workers without the proper employment documents are more prone to abuses and exploitation by their employers, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said as it?warned anew against the use of tourist or visit visas to secure overseas jobs.
[More]West African Waters Declared High Risk For Piracy
March 20, 2012
International Bargaining Forum declares piracy high risk area in West African watersThe IBF (International Bargaining Forum) is declaring a high risk area for the territorial waters of Beninand Nigeria, following the increasing number ofattacks on vessels and kidnap of crews there. The designation will come into effect on 1st April 2012 in order to allow ship operators to make any necessary preparations.
It will afford the same benefits and protections to seafarers in those areas as the High Risk Area in the Gulf of Aden and around Somalia.?
[Full Details]OFW Remittances Rising 5.4% Annually
March 20, 2012
MANILA (PIA)
Remittances from overseas Filipinos (OF) coursed through banks remained resilient, rising by an annual rate of 5.4 percent to US$1.6 billion in January 2012, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. said in a statement. ?
Remittances from both sea-based and land-based workers increased, as their transfers grew by 19.8 percent (to US$369 million) and 1.6 percent (to US$1.2 billion), respectively.
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UK Immigration News & Matters 20 March 2012
March 20, 2012
Latest UK Immigration News
Immigration Rules change for Tier 4 & Tier 2 Students
Private Tier 4 sponsoring colleges sacrificed in immigration cull
UKBA announce deadline for Immigration Advisory Service clients to claim their files
Bogus bride and groom walk down aisle in handcuffs
How Romanians and Bulgarians working illegally without Yellow Card or papers can legalise their status in the UK?
[More]UK DOMESTIC VACANCY: Nanny/Housekeeper, Live-In, South West London
March 20, 2012
Job Title: Live-In Nanny-Housekeeper
Location: Clapham SW12
Start Date: April - latest early May 2012
Salary ?350 - ?400npw
UK DOMESTIC VACANCY: Housekeeper, Live-In, Surrey
March 20, 2012
Job Title: Live in experienced housekeeper needed to start immediately
Location: St George's Hill, Surrey
Start Date: ASAP
Salary ?350-?400 net per week
[More]UK Filipino Events From March 19 Onwards
March 19, 2012
British-Filipino Events March 2012 Onwards March 19, 2012
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Events listings supplied by the Philippine Embassy In London
Events can be listed in Balita Pinoy free of charge
EMBASSY'S MATRIX OF UPCOMING EVENTS/ADVISORIES/PRESS RELEASES
As of 19 March 2012?
List your events free of charge in Balita Pinoy
[More]Illegally Trafficked OFW Murdered In Mongolia
March 19, 2012
Probe mysterious death of Pinay domestic helper in Mongolia, relatives urge govtShe went abroad to job contracts that turned out to be undocumented by Philippine government agencies, but does...this mean that her death would be left uninvestigated?
Terril Atienza, 34, left the Philippines with high hopes that in working abroad, she could give her four children a better life. Her subsequent travails dashed her hopes.?
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TYPHOON SENDONG: Iligan Residents Question Where Has Donated Money Been Spent?
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March 19, 2012
Residents of Iligan City say they got no or very little help from local and national government.
They are asking: Where did the hundreds of millions of pesos in donations...received by the city government and the Dept. of Social Welfare & Development go?
Three months after Tropical Storm Sendong (international name Washi) hit Mindanao's northern provinces, residents of the most affected areas such as Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro City have yet to fully recover from the devastation brought about by the typhoon.
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OFW's Returning From Syria Tell Of Terror In The Streets
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March 17, 2012
When violence in Syria escalated last year, the Philippine government ordered its citizens working there to return home, and more than 1,100 have. Reporter Simone Orendain met up with recent arrivals at Manila's international airport to find out about their experiences.
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Ressie Macaraeg Scandal: First Creditors Meeting Set For April 17th
March 17, 2012
The missing fake dentist and illegal recruiter Ressie Reyes Macaraeg is going to be at the center of more attention in an accountant's offices in Essex, England as a firm of investigative auditors hold a creditors meeting to try and address the issue of the missing money.?
[More]FORECLOSED PROPERTIES: UnionBank's Luzon Auction 24th March 2012
March 14, 2012
UnionBank of the Philippines will conduct another half-day Public Auction of real estate properties on 24 March 2012 (Saturday) at 29th Floor UnionBank Plaza, Meralco Avenue corner Onyx Road, Ortigas?Center, Pasig City at 9:00 AM.
Just bring PhP 20,000 show money (cash or manager's check) to qualify to bid for each property. The sale is on "as is where is" basis.
The properties for bidding consist of residential lots, house and lots, townhouses, condominium units, residential buildings, commercial lots, industrial lots, agricultural lots, commercial space, and industrial / commercial warehouses. These properties are available for sale at reasonable prices. We offer 5% discount on cash sales and affordable credit terms, are below.
[More]Live-In Housekeeper Wanted Central London
March 13, 2012
Housekeeper,?South Kensington, London,?Live-In?Reference:
Job Title: Own separate entrance - Live-In Child-Friendly Housekeeper
Location: South Kensington
Start Date: ASAP
Salary ?400npw
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UK Immigration News & Matters
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March 12, 2012
Immigration Features This Week?
UK will abolish automatic residency for migrant workers
Universities UK appeals to government to reconsider student visa policy
Immigrant skilled workers ?essential to London economy'
Migrant Children outperform English-speaking students
Get over ?addiction to migrant workers' UK Immigration Minister's message to business leaders
Changes to employing private servants or Domestic Workers in diplomatic households
Filipino student jailed for bigamous sham marriage
UK Biometric Residence Permits system will be compulsory for 400,000 migrants a year?
UKBA revise terms and conditions for Customer Accounts and ?Apply Online' appointment service
Cap on skilled worker permits to remain unchanged Migration Advisory Committee recommends
Three times more Intra-Company migrants coming to UK than skilled worker Tier 2 visas
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Philippine Chevening Scholar Chosen As Young Global Leader By World Economic Forum
March 7, 2012
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Benedict Carandang, currently studying in London honored as a Young Global Leader by the WEF?
A Filipino Chevening scholar has been announced as a 2012 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Benedict Carandang, 30, was one of the youngest selected for the prestigious honour from thousands of nominees across the world and joins the 191 other honourees of the YGL Class of 2012.?
[More]Housekeeper/Nanny, Live-In, London Area
March 6, 2012
A Housekeeper/Nanny live in for the London area
A live-in Nanny/Housekeeper is expected to be able to take complete charge of three children (4.5 & 3 yrs old and 7?months, the two eldest are in the full time nursery) including all tasks relating to the children's well-being e.g. prepare breakfast, help dress them for nursery and ensure they have everything they need for the day.
[More]Iggy Arroyo London Case Officially Over As Court Releases Full Judgement
Mr Justice Peter Smith, the London High Court Judge who presided over the Ibuna/Arroyo case formally gave his judgement today?
March 2, 2012
The judgement in the Ibuna/Arroyo case in England over possession of Ignacio "Iggy" Arroyo's body has been officially released today.
Mr Justice Peter Smith as presiding judge in the High Court in London gave his order in open court on the 20th February that Grace Ibuna and Bernadina Arroyo should handle the movement of Iggy's body from the UK to the Philippines with his reasons to be given later".
This was done this morning and is reproduced in full below.
[More]Filipino Bigamist's Downfall After Confession
March 2, 2012
Van Dexter Fuentespina?
A Pinoy student's bigamous marriage in Britain collapsed into dust after his wife in the Philippines discovered what had happened, leaving him with a court appearance and an eight month suspended jail sentence.?
A Filipino man who committed bigamy in an attempt to breach the UK's immigration laws was convicted in Watford Crown Court.
Van Dexter Fuentespina, 23, admitted that he was already married with a wife and two children in the Philippines at the time of his marriage to a French woman on 5 September 2011.
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Ressie Reyes Macaraeg: Investigative Accountants Start Searching For The Assets
March 1, 2012
Ressie Reyes Macaraeg
In the wake of the bankruptcy proceedings against the "immigration advisor" and would-be dentist of Harley Street Ressie Reyes Macareag, things are moving apace.
The Official Receiver has appointed a firm of investigative accountants and forensic analysts to track down the assets and money of Macareg with a view to repaying the creditors.
[More]Latest UK Domestic Vacancies
March 1, 2012
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"Nurse": Painting of nurse and infant by Mary Cassatt, 1896-1897?
Vacancies available: Housekeeping, Carers, Nannies, Cooks, Butler and Gardeners
All the vacancies are with direct employers, applicants will normally be need to have the right to work in the UK already?- no fees will be charged to employees as this is illegal in the UK
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