By glitch, on October 16th, 2008
I’m more than excited when I heard that British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) already issued an apology in behalf of comedy show “Harry And Paul”. Pinoys were offended with the September 26 episode titled “Mating A Northerner“.
The online Dignity and Respect For Filipino Workers Petition was launched to demand for apology. The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) expressed their disgust on the said episode. The Philippine Embassy in London had already written to the United Kingdom’s media regulatory agency as well as to the mayor of London, the secretary of state for women, and the television network [...]
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By glitch, on October 15th, 2008
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) are Philippines’ unsung heroes, no doubt about that. They earn a living, send money to their families, in short they contributed to our economy. Some of them are financially stable but working away from home is indeed a sacrifice for the sake of their loved ones.
How come there are more OFW now compared before? During my high school years, there was 2-3 of my classmates had a father that was a seaman or working in Saudia Arabia. I guess, we don’t use the term OFW back then. When did OFW statistics started increasing? Is there such [...]
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By glitch, on October 6th, 2008
There are many OFW in United Kingdom, some are working as domestic helper to make like easier for their family. Working away to your family, relatives, friends and your country is a noble thing to do, a sacrifice. But how come there are these racists that are having fun insulting filipino domestic helpers.
There’s these comedy show in United Kingdom titled “Harry and Paul” who makes Pinoys in UK outraged for their comedy episode last September 26, 2008.
Please watch the video. They called that comedy? Its not funny and done in bad taste. I find it an insult to filipina, to [...]
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By glitch, on December 10th, 2007
Reuters reported that the peso hit 41.62 per dollar, gaining just 0.2 percent from Friday, but taking its rise in the past month to 3.7 percent and its gains this year to almost 18 percent. I’ve exchanged my dollar yesterday at SM Mall of Asia for PHP41.40 per dollar.
It is normal that the Philippines have low demand of dollar during Christmas season. We have an estimated of 8 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and other Filipinos abroad who send dollars to their families here for the Christmas season.
Did I mention that Filipinos have the longest celebration of Christmas? Yup, you [...]
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By glitch, on October 9th, 2007
Nobody doesn’t want a better life. If an opportunity comes, chances are you’ll grab that at once. We can never tell if there’s another opportunity that will come again. There are many Filipinos in Dubai working with a tourist visa but they’re facing a big problem now with the new rules in Dubai effective October 1, 2007.
Many Filipinos are trying their luck to work in Dubai. I have several friends working in Dubai, some did underwent with this procedure. They entered Dubai with a Tourist Visa on hand and look for work when they get there. Most of the time [...]
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