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DIRECT FROM THE OFWs
Hospitals are liable for doctors' negligence
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - July 9, 2012 - 12:00am
The Supreme Court, in at least two decisions, has declared that when a patient dies or suffers serious injuries due to the medical malpractice, gross negligence or fault of an attending physician, surgeon, anesthesiologist...
The OFW deployment ban: Boon or bane?
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - November 10, 2011 - 12:00am
The DOLE and the POEA, exercising what you may call political will, and perhaps making a political statement, indicative of this administration’s labor policy, has announced a ban against deployment of our...
Aliping namamahay
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - June 25, 2011 - 12:00am
The just-concluded International Labor Organization world conference in Geneva, Switzerland made history by passing a convention for the protection of domestic helpers.
Too many untapped human resources
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - June 4, 2011 - 12:00am
I have been out of the country for the last six years, serving the OFWs in Malaysia, in Kuwait and in Taiwan.
The brighter side of less OFW deployment
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - May 21, 2011 - 12:00am
The POEA has forewarned that this year, there will be less OFWs that can be deployed and therefore, less dollar remittances.
Too much politics in labor issues
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - May 14, 2011 - 12:00am
The problem with our country is that all matters are peremptorily transformed into political issues. Take, for instance, the wage issue, as well as the price increases of prime commodities.
Workers' post-Labor Day blues
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - May 7, 2011 - 12:00am
It has been a week after this years’ celebration of Labor Day, and the workers across the country are still full of anxieties and some uncertainties.
The OFWs' opportunities and challenges
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - April 16, 2011 - 12:00am
Today, the sixteenth of April, there is a forum to be held in SM, Cebu, to discuss what opportunities are available to Filipino migrant workers, as well as the threats they have to deal with, in both the short and...
Between Khaddafi and the deep blue sea
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - April 12, 2011 - 12:00am
Those who are unfamiliar with the character and psyche of a Filipino were at a quandary as to why would some OFWs in Libya refuse to board a luxury vessel sent by our government to fetch our migrant workers and repatriate...
When OFWs refuse to be repatriated
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - April 9, 2011 - 12:00am
When a government exercises extraordinary diligence, to protect its nationals who are migrant workers in a country that is beleaguered by a raging revolt, may that labor-sending government compel its workers to be...
Rethinking Philippine Labor Migration - Part Two
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - March 19, 2011 - 12:00am
In the total overhaul of our labor migration policies, we need to start with a realization and full acceptance of the fact that, there is today a total incongruity between the current realities in the world labor...
Rethinking Philippine labor migration (part one)
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - March 12, 2011 - 12:00am
After the last Filipino shall have crossed the border from Libya, and after the last missing OFW shall have been duly accounted for in New Zealand, and after all the nasty finger-pointings and bickerings relative...
When governments plead for drug convicts
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - March 5, 2011 - 12:00am
Governments are sometimes caught appearing confused, between their roles to uphold and enforce the laws of the land, on the one hand, and their inherent duty to protect its citizens, on the other hand.
Protecting OFWs from quakes, revolts and all - part I
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - February 26, 2011 - 12:00am
The readiness of our government to provide full, immediate and unconditional protection to our migrant workers all over the world, is being tested once again, and this time, from all fronts.
Taiwan: A better labor market for OFWs
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - February 5, 2011 - 12:00am
Having been posted in Malaysia, Kuwait and now, Central Taiwan, this writer can very well say that Taiwan is the best labor market, not to include Europe and North America.
OFWs celebrate "Pista Senyor" all over the world
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - January 22, 2011 - 12:00am
The Filipinos’ well-known religiosity and devotion for the Infant Jesus Has been shown once again, all over the world, with the celebrations spearheaded by the OFWs on the third Sunday of January.
The OFW's global competitive advantage
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - January 15, 2011 - 12:00am
There is hardly any country in the world today without a Filipino worker, nor any ocean-going vessel plying in all the oceans without a Filipino seafarer.
The OFWs' top challenges in 2011
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - January 8, 2011 - 12:00am
The year 2011 may not be a very good year for OFWs.
OFWs all over the world, hopeful for 2011
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - January 1, 2011 - 12:00am
The Filipinos all over the world look forward to 2011 with much hope and great expectations.
How do OFWs cope with homesickness
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - December 18, 2010 - 12:00am
Christmas can be the loneliest time of the year, when you’re an OFW, trying to cope with occasional bouts of homesickness.
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