Macau, a sparkling metropolis at night, is home to thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Famously described as the Las Vegas in Asia, the city bustles with activity day and night, with well-heeled tourists flocking to its five-star casinos and first-class hotels.
CLYD of Bacolod City received a message from his wife in Kuwait, telling him that she was separating from him because she did not love him anymore. She said she had found a new love in Kuwait, a fellow Overseas Filipino worker whom she met through Facebook.
One who has traveled to the United States as a visitor is familiar with the “white” card. This is the Form I-94 submitted upon entry to the United States. What actually is the importance of this card to a traveler? And what major changes is the Department of Homeland Security implementing with regards to the use of this card?
As early as September, Kairos Luther Cordova, 7, started listening to Christmas carols on Internet radio. He wonders why he does not hear Christmas songs blaring all over this city like they do in the Philippines.
ON JUNE 15, President Barack Obama gave temporary reprieve to young undocumented immigrants by deferring action on their cases. As of Nov. 15, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services received 298,834 applications for deferred action. The option is temporary in nature but applicants look forward to a clear pathway to citizenship with the passage of the DREAM Act (acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors).
TO PROVIDE a bigger and better “second home” for distressed overseas workers, Bantay OCW Foundation is holding “A Night of Music & Giving,” the first of a series of fundraising concerts starting on Dec. 12 at the AFP Theater, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, at 7 p.m.
MARK entered the United States when he was seven years old. He studied and finished high school in the United States. He was also able to enroll in one of the state universities in California. But he is one of many undocumented entrants in the country.
IN AWARDING ceremonies at Carnegie Hall last Oct. 27, this year’s The Outstanding Filipinos in the New York Tri-State (TOFA-NY) were given to 12 individuals: Eduardo Sicangco (Arts & Culture); Edwin Josue (Business & Entrepreneurship); Yves Nibungco (Community Service & Advocacy); Agnes ‘Bing’ Magtoto (Education & Research); Kirby Asunto (Entertainment); Danelle Izza Dungca (Fashion & Style); Anthony and Lisa Siopongo (Food & Restaurants); Jona Jane Tajonera (Health Care); Cecilio Asuncion (LGBT Advocacy); Ryan Songalia (Media & Publishing); Mayor Guillermo Udarbe (Public Service & Politics); Advancement for Rural Kids, Inc. (Youth & Sports).
THE LAST conciliation hearing had been set for Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Bantay OCW’s correspondent Marge Albania was there, together with 11 complainants against the Silver Horizon recruitment agency, whose representatives did not arrive until 12 noon.
Mary Grace Viado-Howard doesn’t quite agree with George Orwell that a kitchen is something akin to Dante’s inferno. For her, it’s more like nirvana, a place to conjure magical flavors that will put a palate on cloud nine.
It is not surprising to hear some older Thais speak a Tagalog word or two because there was a time quite a number of Thais went to the Philippines to study in universities. A popular band here, “Kalabaw,” has members who studied at Gregorio Araneta University in the 80’s.
