Pinoy nurse to future OFWs: Beware of sweet-talking agencies
A Filipino nurse in Australia has advised potential overseas contract workers going into the same profession to be careful when dealing with recruiters and employers to prevent applicants from being victimized by sweet talk.
“Just be careful. Kilatisin lang ng mabuti. Common sense lang…kung ang sinasabi matamis na matamis, may alat ‘yan,” [...]
NDCC: Death toll in Mindanao fighting now at 66
MANILA, Philippines - The death toll from fighting between government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces in Mindanao has risen to 66 as of Tuesday, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said.
In its report posted on its website, the NDCC also said at least 78 were reported injured while two civilians remain missing to date.
NDCC [...]
Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture in SoCal
Are you in Southern California or thereabouts? There will be a huge gathering and celebration there in a couple of weeks.
‘Lawin’ prompts Arroyo to head home from North
President Arroyo was forced to cancel several appointments in the northern province of Ilocos Norte on Wednesday and had to go back to the Manila Tuesday to avoid tropical depression Lawin, which is threatening the general area of Luzon.
The President was supposed to stay overnight at Fort Ilocandia in Laoag City, where she presided over [...]
9 Year Old PinayWins Kids World Golf Championships
Mia Legaspi of the Philippines shot a final round one-under-par 35 on Sunday to win the girls’ 9-under division of the United States Kids World Championships at the Longleaf Golf Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Legaspi, a fourth-grader at St. Paul’s College in Pasig City, rebounded from a lethargic second round 39 to total a level [...]
Manny Pacquiao disproves retirement rumor
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