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Changes to Australia's Subclass 457 Business (Long Stay) visa program

wiserecruit wrote 4 days ago: Increase to the Minimum Salary Level On 1 April 2009 the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, … more →

Tags: Countries, Australia, visa, subclass 457, Cerler, wiserecruit

What do you do when you're a starving, homeless, unemployed Filipino in Hong Kong who comes across HK$350,545 thrown into a bin?

M. Bayaua wrote 1 week ago: According to inquirer.net, you return it to the rich Chinese owners, despite the fact that you need … more →

Tags: Current Events, Funemployed geek, Philippine news, Rants and Raves, Social commentary, Filipinos Abroad

The essence of Starbucks conversations 3 comments

mossgreentrunks wrote 4 weeks ago: The funny thing about coffee conversations is that they tend to be about everything, and nothing.  … more →

Tags: Filipino, Funny, Gay, Manila, boy and kris, Cecil Licad, Coffee, Con-Ass, Conversation

Love Thy Neighbour. Kill A Fag.

donutsinbed wrote 1 month ago: Their religions and political systems clash but they all agree on one thing: the persecution of sexu … more →

Tags: People, LGBTQ Issues, Religion

SPAM email no 3: World Bank Letter to OFWs

Angel Entropy wrote 1 month ago: Just want to rant got another stupid forwarded email message (something about local politics and eco … more →

Tags: Politics, Philippines, eMail, World Bank, Spam, Currency, PCSO, GMA

Hayden scandal; now funds for honest HK maid

feelingwriterito wrote 1 month ago: This is really a wonder: how our policy-makers, who are ‘living’ on the citizens’ … more →

Tags: Current Events, Politics, Philippines

Trafficking Filipinas For Prostitution

ourdiscourse wrote 1 month ago: In this entry are two articles followed by some personal comments. These articles are about Filipina … more →

Tags: Politics, 2008, abs-cbn news, Alfred Lim, ASEAN, border-to-border crimes, Department of Justice Undersecretary, Diosdado Macapagal Internaitonal Airport, Filipinas

'Ang issue dito ay pang-aabuso sa kababaihan'5 comments

pininggapura wrote 1 month ago: Blogger’s Note: Katrina Halili’s opening statement during a Senate committee hearing on … more →

Tags: pulitika, bong revilla, FILIPINOS, hayden kho, Hayden-Katrina sex scandal, Katrina Halili, Philippines, Pinoy, sex scandal

Filipino-American Activist Freed, Two Companions Remain Missing

barangayrp wrote 1 month ago: Roxas has been reunited with her family. The fate of her two companions — Juanito Carabeo and John E … more →

Tags: Human Rights, state terrorism

Dear Mr. Alec Baldwin,

nothinginparticular wrote 1 month ago: Alec Baldwin on a block of Monterrey cheese as conceptualized and created by an artist named Rakka o … more →

Tags: Serious stuff, Philippines, Alec Baldwin, FILIPINOS, Filipinas, racism, Oversensitivity, filipina mail order brides, migration

HDMF, developers to offer homes to OFWs

hdmf wrote 1 month ago: The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), popularly known as Pag-IBIG Fund, launched a scheme that wi … more →

Tags: event, developer, HDMF, hdmf souther mindanao, housing, mindanao develoopers forum, Pop

RP economy may still hit high-end of growth goal

ramed45 wrote 2 months ago: CHERYL M. ARCIBAL, GMANews.TV 05/05/2009 | 07:45 PM MANILA, Philippines – Positive developmen … more →

Tags: IMF, Philippine economy, A/H1N1, OFW remittance

Villar accused of false TV advertising

pinoyobserver wrote 2 months ago: Calling on the AdBoard of the Philippines. A group of disgruntled Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) ar … more →

Tags: Manny Villar, senator manny villar, Overseas Filipino Workers, manny villar's tv ad

Philippine Senators react to Chip Tsao Article

ramed45 wrote 2 months ago: These are the reactions given to the public apology made by Chip Tsao … more →

Tags: Philippines Senators

Chip Tsao Faces Filipinos in Hongkong

ramed45 wrote 2 months ago: Chip Tsao making his public apology to the OFWs in Hongkong and to the Philippines. … more →

Tags: CHIP TSAO, OFW Hongkong

GMA News Report on Chip Tsao

ramed45 wrote 2 months ago: The initial reactions on the article of Chip Tsao. The HK Magazine columnist that made the Phil … more →

Tags: CHIP TSAO

Prejudice and Pride

reyadel wrote 3 months ago: After my post last 08 April, although it was predicated with the following words: "A former st … more →

Tags: Commentary, Croppings, Long Grey Notes, Philippines, Readings, Adobo, Alejandro Moreno, Bill Allin, Civilization

Chip Tsao and F. Sionil Jose

flipland wrote 3 months ago: Over the past week or two,  the local papers and online activists have been pummeling HK columnist, … more →

Tags: Current Affairs, Philippines, CHIP TSAO, F. Sionil Jose, Overseas Filipino Workers, OFW, HK magazine, Philippine Star, reaction to chip tsao

Why are we 'a nation of servants'?

normankonrad wrote 3 months ago: I just have to share with you all F. Sionil Jose’s “Hindsight” column today about … more →

Tags: Personal Musings, CHIP TSAO, Filipina maids, F. Sionil Jose


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