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O2 FINAL FOR BRIT-FIL BAND FuSE

31 May 2010

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FuSE are to perform live at the O2 Dome

After battling it out in live heats across the country, FuSE, the British-Filipino band from London, have just made it through to the National Grand Final of Live and Unsigned! And they are now getting set to take to the stage at the IndigO2 in London on 10th July! (Video...

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NATIONAL NEWS

30 May 2010

CHINESE TURTLE POACHERS ARRESTED OFF PALAWAN?

Operatives of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) arrested nine Chinese fishermen for illegal poaching in Balabac Island, Palawan aboard a fishing vessel last Thursday.

The undocumented Chinese fishing vessel, with bow number 05022, was also seized after yielding two embalmed sea turtles and several bottles, which were suspected to contain meat of a giant...

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OFW NEWS ROUND-UP

30 May 2010

CHEAPER REMITTANCE PROGRAM DELAYED?

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) postponed to third quarter this year the full implementation on the use of its Philippine Payments and Settlement System (PhilPaSS), the settlement of remittance from Overseas Filipinos (OFs).

This, after members of the Association of Bank Remittance Officers, (Inc.) failed to fully migrate to PhilPaSS remittance system, thus, delaying...

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UK IMMIGRATION MATTERS

30 May 2010

UK SEES REVERSE IN MIGRATION TREND FROM EU COUNTRIES

London

By Charles Kelly?

For the first time more Eastern European migrants, from countries like Poland, Latvia and the Czech Republic are leaving the UK than arriving, according to Home Office figures published this week....

But the?figures do not take into account the millions of Brits who live and work abroad,...

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GSIS TEST

29 May 2010


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OFW

28 May 2010

Canada will host for the first time the showcase of the varied cultures and traditions of Filipinos dubbed as "Pinoy Fiesta: Unang Hirit sa Tag-init" slated on August 14.

Various Filipino associations are now mapping out activities that will be shown during the event which include among others the famous festivals in the Philippines, foods, cultural shows, among others, according...

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TIER 4 SPONSORSHIP SUSPENSIONS HIT BY HIGH COURT RULING

27 May 2010

NVQ COLLEGES GET?PERMISSION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW AFTER JUDGE CRITICIZES BORDERS AGENCY

Judge says Home Secretary's decisions "make no sense" and "legally flawed"?

Intense lobbying from British universities, along with other scandals, had set the Home Office on a massive drive to close down independent colleges offering NVQ training by removing colleges ability to grant sponsorship of non-EU students.

This push...

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PHILIPPINE CRIME NEWS

26 May 2010

Cyber Sex Den Raided In Agusan?

Seventeen minors, mostly female, were rescued by joint operatives of the Caraga Police Regional Mobile Group and the Caraga Police Intelligence Group in Purok 8, Barangay Tolosa this city.

Supt. Francisco Dungo, Caraga Police Regional Mobile Group commander, said the raid at the residence of live-in partners, Jeneper P. Enga and Randy P....

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PHILIPPINE POLITICS

26 May 2010

Appearing before the hearing of the House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms, former Assemblyman Homobono Adaza yesterday bared that a cabal of seven persons, four of whom are regional directors of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and who are in control of at least 14 out the 17 regions in the country, have connived to rig the May 10...

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NEW PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT MEANS 25 NEW AMBASSADORS AS RECALLS ANNOUNCED

26 May 2010

Several Philippine ambassadors, including the one to London,?are packing their suitcases this week as their?appointments are over. In the wake of the Presidential election, in which Noynoy Aquino is?certainly the winner, political appointments are over and new ones will be made in their place.???

A total of twenty five envoys are being recalled, they include several top appointments in Europe,...

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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL NEWS

25 May 2010

NEW JUDGE TO HANDLE LACSON MURDER CASE?

The Supreme Court has designated Judge Thelma Bunyi-Medina of the Manila RTC to handle the murder cases filed against Sen. Panfilo Lacson and several members of the defunct Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF) in connection with the Salvador "Bubby" Dacer-Emmanuel Corbito killings last November 2000.

The designation was made in an administrative...

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PHILIPPINE BUSINESS NEWS

25 May 2010

Problems delay use of remittance system

Hardware and connectivity problems would delay the use of the central bank's electronic payments system for interbank remittance transfers to the third quarter.

The PhilPaSS Remit System was essentially initiated by the BSP and ABROI to eliminate the use of couriers in bank-to-bank crediting of remittances -- a mode of transfer that has proven...

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PHILIPPINE CRIME & LEGAL NEWS

24 May 2010

Anti-drug operatives arrested 15 suspects and seized a kilo of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) in a raid at a ?shabu tiange? in Pasay City.

The raid, conducted by elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), came on the heels of the arrest of a rookie policeman and his asset for possession of illegal drugs.

Police officer Rodelio Rania of the...

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PHILIPPINE CRIME & LEGAL NEWS

24 May 2010

Anti-drug operatives arrested 15 suspects and seized a kilo of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) in a raid at a ?shabu tiange? in Pasay City.

The raid, conducted by elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), came on the heels of the arrest of a rookie policeman and his asset for possession of illegal drugs.

Police officer Rodelio Rania of the...

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PHILIPPINE CRIME & LEGAL NEWS

24 May 2010

Anti-drug operatives arrested 15 suspects and seized a kilo of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) in a raid at a ?shabu tiange? in Pasay City.

The raid, conducted by elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), came on the heels of the arrest of a rookie policeman and his asset for possession of illegal drugs.

Police officer Rodelio Rania of the...

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PHILIPPINE PROVINCIAL NEWS

24 May 2010

The Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) here explained that it will continue to implement load shedding due to power shortage that is being experienced during peak hours.

In its notice to the public, Ceneco explained that although the maintenance work of the Palinpinon Geothermal Plant was already completed last April 26 still there remains a power shortage.

Meantime, the unavailability...

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MANILA NEWS STORIES

24 May 2010

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Two Pasay City policemen are in danger of being dismissed from the police service for allegedly attempting to extort P200,000 from two students they arrested for possession of one stick of dried marijuana leaves at a checkpoint last May 16.

2 Pasay cops face dismissal for extort try?

20 houses lost in QC fire

Julia Clarete debunks Baron...

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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL NEWS STORIES

24 May 2010

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will continue to hunt Sen. Panfilo Lacson despite his alleged closeness to leading presidential candidate Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, an official of the agency said.

The NBI issued the statement yesterday following speculations that Lacson, a known ally of Aquino, could be free from murder charges against him. Lacson who is still hiding...

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OFW NEWS STORIES

24 May 2010

A former Filipino employee at the Japanese Embassy in Manila has been placed on the international wanted list by Japan authorities for allegedly issuing counterfeit Japanese visitor visas, a report said.

Ex-Pinoy worker at Japanese Embassy on Interpol list?

Beijing plans curbs on number of foreigners working in China

Beijing is planning to introduce its first-ever immigration laws in...

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"DUCHESS OF PORK" IN BRIBE SCANDAL

23 May 2010

The British Royal Family is today trying to come to terms with a major corruption scandal showing the divorced wife of Prince Andrew accepting a forty thousand dollar bribe in cash?and a further?half million pound?bribe in a wire transfer?to arrange access to the Prince for businessmen. (See the video below)

Prince Andrew is Britain's Special Representative for Trade & Investment,...

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UK IMMIGRATION MATTERS

22 May 2010

By Charles Kelly

Employers issuing Tier 2 certificate work permits in error risk losing UKBA sponsorship and wrecking migrant worker?s lives

Employers are risking?fines and the loss of their Tier 2 sponsorship by issuing ?Certificates of Employment? (formerly known as a work permit) to unqualified or unsuitable migrant workers, says Immigration Adviser Evelie Padadac.?

During her consultations with candidates and...

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GERMAN SCHOOL PANABO, DAVAO

21 May 2010

German school in Panabo offers education for P50 a month for poor children

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Davao City (20 May) -- A German-run school in Brgy. Gredu, Panabo City, Davao del Norte, offering kindergarten and elementary education, is now accepting enrollees for this coming school year.

Heinrich Maria Heumann, project director of the Community Welfare Service Lotus Foundation, Inc., the...

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DUBLIN

20 May 2010


The Filipino Cultural Affairs Committee in cooperation with the Filipino Community Network

Dublin City Council, Dublin Fire Brigade, The Garda Dept, The Dublin City Parks, And our Media Partner ABSCBN

Have joined once again to bring you another big event in St Anne Park, Raheny, Dublin

The 7th Filipino day In Ireland

Over the past couple of weeks you...

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PRECISION TRAINING FINALLY WOUND UP: NOW THE HEAT IS ON

20 May 2010

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR STUDENTS - THEY WILL GET E-PORTFOLIO's BACK - SKILLWISE & OFFICIAL RECEIVER ENABLE RETRIEVAL OF COURSEWORK AT NO COST TO STUDENTS?

DETAILS OF NVQ TRAINING SCANDAL OFFICIALLY REVEALED - COMPANY WAS A COMPLETE FRAUD

Precision Training, along with the very shortlived non-existent sister company Aspire Training, were formally wound up at a hearing in London's High...

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WILL NOYNOY DO A CORY ON OVERSEAS LABOR EXPORT?

18 May 2010

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO

OFW Journalism Consortium

MANILA-IS Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III his mother's son when it comes to overseas labor export?

Aquino, set to become the 15th Philippine president, may opt to follow-through with his mother's institutionalization of the economy's resilient force: overseas Filipino workers.

Under his mother, the late President Corazon Aquino, government hand in the deployment...

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OFW GROUPS FAIL TO SCORE IN ELECTION

18 May 2010

OFW groups land in middle and lower party-list rankings

by RUBEN JEFFREY G. ASUNCION

OFW Journalism Consortium

QUEZON CITY-NINE groups claiming to represent overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the House of Representatives failed again in the recently held party-list elections, initial results show.

Analysts say this is expected as voters were overwhelmed by the number of groups with the apparent...

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I-CARD REMINDER

18 May 2010

Reminder to foreigners living in the Philippines?

Foreigners in?the Philippines?must secure electronic identification card (I-Cards) from the Bureau of Immigration (BI)?to avoid being declared as illegal aliens, an immigration official said.

The BI have issued a reminder that the I-Card is mandatory under the Philippine Immigration Act of 1920, as amended, that all aliens who are staying in the...

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MORO's WILL TALK TO NOYNOY

17 May 2010

Muslim guerrillas said Sunday that they were ready to enter into peace talks with Philippine president-apparent Benigno Aquino III after years of little progress under his predecessor, hoping that his strong electoral mandate can bolster negotiations to end one of the country's decades-long rebellions.

Moro Islamic Liberation Front negotiator Mohagher Iqbal, however, said his group would reserve its expectations on...

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"THE WORLD HAS NO MONEY, AND THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES"

17 May 2010

Most of us are aware of the very old fairly tale by Hans Christian Andersen in which two weavers promise an emperor the finest suit of clothes imaginable, but from a fabric invisible to anyone who is unfit for his position or "just hopelessly stupid".

Well, in the fairy tale it turns out that nobody wants to admit that they...

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PINOY DRUG COURIERS ARRESTED IN THAILAND

17 May 2010

5 more Filipino "drug mules" now face trial in Thailand after being arrested carrying drugs in transit. They could face the death penealty as they were carrying around 5 kilos of heoin and "shabu".?

The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok strongly warned Filipinos to be wary of accepting and carrying packages or items to Thailand in exchange for money.

The Embassy...

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BSP PROMOTING FINANCIAL EDUCATION TO OFW's

16 May 2010

Through its most recent financial learning campaign held at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central monetary authority has reinforced the improvement of the Overseas Filipino Workers' (OFWs) remittance environment as one of its major advocacies.

At the top of the BSP's initiatives to help OFWs is the promotion of financial learning among them and their families through financial learning...

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NO COALITION, NEXT ADMINISTRATION COULD BE A WAR OF THE GODS

16 May 2010

In London, an unholy alliance has taken place with the largest party, the Conservatives (Cons) leading a coalition with the smaller Liberal Democrats (LibDems). the first coalition for seventy years.

In Manila the situation is likely to be the opposite.

Noynoy Aquino is almost certain to be installed as the next President of the Philippines. Who is likely to lead...

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BIR CLOSING DOWN TAX DEFAULTERS' BUSINESSES

16 May 2010

BIR-RR 3 suspends another Tuguegarao business enterprise

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Tuguegarao City (14 May) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Tuesday shut down a business enterprise in Tuguegarao City for tax violations under the Oplan Kandado program.

BIR Deputy Commissioner Gregorio Cabantac and Regional Director Thelma Milabao personally padlocked CAS Enterprises, a wholesaler and supplier of general...

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THREE KILLED IN BOLO ATTACK

16 May 2010

3 killed, 2 wounded in Mayoyao hacking incident

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Mayoayo, Ifugao (15 May) -- Two persons were killed while two others were wounded when a person believed to have mental illness ran amok hacking people around him last May 11 in barangay Guinihon here.

Deputy Provincial Director for Operations, PSupt. Davy Vicente Limmong identified the suspect as...

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BROTHER GETS 7 YEARS OVER ILLEGAL TRANSPORT OF LUMBER

16 May 2010

Leyte court sentences forest law violator; orders DENR to dispose confiscated items

Tacloban City (May 16) -- The Regional Trial Court Branch 36 in Carigara, Leyte recently ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to dispose a seized motorboat, two (2) boat keels and 24 pieces of Lauaan lumber without legal documents.

The court also meted penalty to Santiago...

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KALAYAAN UK

15 May 2010

Kalayaan is a registered (reg. no. 1103847) established in 1987 to provide advice, advocacy and support services in the UK for migrant domestic workers.?They are NOT involved in helping people to come to the UK from another country.

Migrant domestic workers are people who have entered the UK legally with an employer on a domestic worker visa to work...

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UK IMMIGRATION MATTERS

15 May 2010

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FACE GLOBAL CRACKDOWN

London

By Charles Kelly?

Bring the old system back are the calls, where ECO?s are allowed to scrutinise applications and interview candidates and most of the problems would be solved overnight. The BBC reports that "unscrupulous" recruitment agents who bring overseas students into the UK are being targeted in an international initiative.

The British...

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SOME MOTHER's SON POISED TO BECOME LEADER

14 May 2010

Following in the footsteps of his mother, Corazon Aquino, Benigno ?Noynoy? Aquino (above), an opposition senator, is poised to become the Philippines? next president. He has built up a seemingly unassailable lead in tallies of votes cast in a tense election held on May 10th.

As when his mother took power from the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, his supporters...

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PROPERTIES FOR SALE BY MARIKINA SAVINGS BANK

14 May 2010

Foreclosed and acquired properties for sale by the MVSM

To purchase any of the MVSM acquired assets listed below, a minimum down payment at 20% of the selling price is required. They can give up to 20 years to pay for the balance, with a fixed interest rate of 15%. Do take note that all prices below are negotiable and...

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UNIONBANK FORECLOSED ASSETS AUCTION - 22 MAY IN MANILA

14 May 2010

UnionBank of the Philippines will conduct another half-day Public Auction of real estate properties on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Delas Alas Room 2nd Floor Philippine Columbian Sports Club, Plaza Dilao, Paco, Manila 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...

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BRITS HAPPY AT RP's ELECTION PROCESS

14 May 2010

British Ambassador Stephen Lillie?congratulated the Philippines?on the successful national elections held on 10 May.?He said,?"I observed elections in Metro Manila, ?and other members of the Embassy observed in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.? We were struck by the dedication of the election officials and the enthusiasm of the voters. Through their high turn-out at the elections, the Filipino people have demonstrated...

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FILIPINO ART GROUP EXHIBITING AT THE TATE MODERN

13 May 2010

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Filipino artists "Green?Papaya ?Art Projects" are showing at the Tate Modern on London's South Bank

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Tate Modern - image credit: Hans Peter
Filipino art group Green Papaya Art Projects are part of the Tate Modern's 10th anniversary celebrations which is on from the 14th to 16th May. The exhibitions are open till midnight Friday & Saturday?and entrance is...
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NOYNOY TO CHASE ARROYO OVER GRAFT

13 May 2010

The man set to be the next president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, has said he will investigate his predecessor for corruption.

Wednesday's?announcement came as the outgoing leader appointed an ally to post of chief justice of the supreme court (with video).

Gloria Arroyo, who has faced persistent accusations of corruption in her nine years as president, appointed Renato...

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ROGUE IMMIGRATION ADVISER CONVICTED IN A BRITISH COURT

12 May 2010

Former BUPA executive Angelique Blin?convicted of visa/immigration charges?- desperate attempt at claiming "ministerial exemption" proved false

London

Angelique Blin who traded under the name of Overseas Angels was finally convicted in a London court yesterday. Formerly with British health care giant BUPA (originally called?the British United Provident Association) heading their group's HR department bringing into the...

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NEW UK GOVERNMENT WILL MEAN TIGHTER IMMIGRATION CONTROLS

12 May 2010

First coalition in 70 years will mean a cap on immigration, no amnesty

London

Britain's first coalition government since the Second World War has been formed between the Conservatives (Cons)?and the Liberal Democrats (LibDems).

Led by Cons leader David Cameron who became Prime Minister Tuesday night, LibDem leader Nick Clegg becomes deputy PM. The deal struck gives the LibDems 5...

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BRITISH FILIPINO BAND FUSE EDGING CLOSER TO THE BIG MOMENT

10 May 2010

Brit Fil band F?SE has made it through the Regional Finals of the national band search competition Live and Unsigned. They are now just one step away from the Grand Final at the O? ! - read on with photos & video

After initially auditioning against thousands of other acts across the UK and impressing the judging panel with...

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FILIPINO IS UK YOUNG WRITER AWARDEE

8 May 2010

U.K. Young Writer Awardee??

Recently a young Filipino, Vickenson "Ken" Santos, 15 years old, the eldest son of Marie Paz and Victor Santos of Leicester was awarded by the Young Writers with his excellent and inspiring writing on Mini Sagas competition.

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RP's LONDON EMBASSY MATRIX

8 May 2010

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Events and announcements for Filipinos in the UK.

Information supplied by the Philippine embassy in London including information on the final stages for the vote.

Event

Date/Time

Venue

Remarks

1. Philippine National Elections for Overseas Absentee Voters

10 Apr 2010, 9am ? 5pm

up to

10 May 2010,

9am ? 11am

By Postal Voting or at the Philippine Embassy,...

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IRISH DREAM FOR PINOY NURSES STARTS TO PALE

7 May 2010

Dublin

The great mass of Filipino nurses in Ireland are seriously considering leaving the Republic for pastures new. Most are looking towards the USA, Canada and Australia.?A study which was carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and reported in the Irish Times paints a potentially sad end to what was thought of as a?bright future for...

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FAULTY MEMORY CARDS COULD SCREW UP ELECTION

6 May 2010

The prospect of the Philippines holding its first automated elections on Monday looked in serious doubt yesterday after it was revealed that 76,000 memory cards to be used in the counting machines are faulty.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo?s election lawyer was quoted as saying the elections should be postponed for 15 days so the problems can be sorted out properly....

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CHINA's MOVES INTO RP COULD UPSET THE U.S. APPLECART

6 May 2010


MANILA, Philippines -- Whoever wins the Philippines' upcoming presidential election on May 10, it is likely that the special ties that bind the country to the U.S. will remain largely unaffected. In Manila, however, those ties are considered a necessity, not a choice, and some perceptible changes in attitude have emerged. The shift is aided by China's inroads into what... [More]
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THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR AN IMMIGRATION AMNESTY IN THE UK

5 May 2010

Immigration finally became an open subject of debate following the Labour Prime Minister?s dreadful mistake of calling an elderly white woman in Rochdale a ?bigot?.? Now even the white population hopefully realises what the Labour Party and its government think of their feelings and their views, that is, very little and with condescension.? Interestingly Mrs Duffy was talking...
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THE PROMOS BEFORE THE ELECTION: THEN NOTHING

2 May 2010

It's election season in the Philippines, and the short-term forecast is for manna from heaven.

For voters who live in Baseco, a slum built on garbage beside Manila Bay, it's hard to keep track of all the incoming goodies. Roads have been paved. Playgrounds have been built. A maternity clinic is under construction. One candidate bankrolled a beauty contest. Another...

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HOT ON THE HEELS OF IMELDA MARCOS

2 May 2010

At the age of 80, the disgraced former First Lady of the Philippines is staging an extraordinary political comeback. She invited British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph on her flight south to the electoral battlefield to witness it.

The reason for granting a foreign journalist a rare audience ? for with Imelda Marcos it is not really an interview ? is...

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NEWS FROM THE EMBASSY IN LONDON

1 May 2010

Dear Kababayans,

The Embassy would like to inform and invite you to four (4) events the Embassy is organizing in cooperation with various Filipino communities in the UK, in celebration of the 112th anniversary of?Philippine Independence and the National Heritage Month, as follows:

Attached are?the letters of the Ambassador for?ticket?and sponsorship letters for the Bayan-Bayanan play?on 12-13 June 2010.?...
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UK IMMIGRATION MATTERS

1 May 2010

Liberal's amnesty offer challenged in TV debate?

By Charles Kelly?

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Conservative leader David Cameron both attacked the Liberal Democrat party hopeful Nick Clegg over his proposals to give an amnesty to illegal immigrants.

Cameron and Brown both said that giving an amnesty would send?out the wrong message and encourage further illegal immigration.

But...

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IT'S MAYDAY, IT'S SUNNY SO IT'S A PROTEST MARCH IN MANILA

1 May 2010

See if you can spot Satur Ocampo

An effigy of President Arroyo was set alight in one of the centerpieces of the Labor Day protests in Manila as Filipino workers nationwide bring to attention the upcoming elections in a few days. Also close to their hearts were the worsening living conditions in the Republic.

Being brought up as well?was the...

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