OFWs caught in Kazakh riots
By Pia Lee-Brago | October 25, 2006 - 12:00am
Some Filipinos working at an oil drilling site reportedly got caught in the riot among workers in Kazakhstan, although the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has maintained no one was hurt. In a radio interview...
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600 OFWs naiipit sa riot ng Kazakhstan vs Turkish
October 23, 2006 - 12:00am
May 600 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ang humihingi ng tulong kay Pangulong Arroyo na iuwi na sila sa bansa dahil sa panganib na maaari nilang kaharapin bunsod ng riot sa pagitan ng mga manggagawa ng Kazakhstan...
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600 OFWs naiipit sa riot ng Kazakhstan vs Turkish
October 23, 2006 - 12:00am
May 600 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) ang humihingi ng tulong kay Pangulong Arroyo na iuwi na sila sa bansa dahil sa panganib na maaari nilang kaharapin bunsod ng riot sa pagitan ng mga manggagawa ng Kazakhstan...
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Former Napocor employees eyed for Iraq reconstruction
By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | June 14, 2003 - 12:00am
The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing for the participation of former National Power Corp. (Napocor) employees in the ongoing reconstruction of Iraq. "Napocor president Roger Murga is now working out a...
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Something funny happened on the way to a press briefing

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | May 25, 2003 - 12:00am
A few days ago, a group of Filipino journalists was invited by the very personable US press attaché, Karen Kelly for a briefing with Peter J. Kovach, Director, Office of Public Diplomacy, Bureau of East Asian...
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GMA seeking Iraq jobs from Bechtel
May 23, 2003 - 12:00am
President Arroyo said yesterday she would seek to win subcontracting jobs for Philippine companies and workers when she meets the US firm Bechtel, which has won a contract for reconstruction in Iraq. Mrs. Arroyo,...
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Kuwaitis partnering with RP in Iraq rebuilding drive
May 12, 2003 - 12:00am
Kuwaitis are ready to enter into partnerships with Philippine companies to undertake projects for the reconstruction of Iraq. The Public-Private Sector Task Force for the Reconstruction of Iraq made the announcement...
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The Burnham ‘bombshell’ reveals only the tip of corruption among the brass

By BY THE WAY | By Max V. Soliven | May 9, 2003 - 12:00am
Yesterday, officials, generals, and politicians conducted a frantic search of bookshops all over Metro Manila for a copy of former Abu Sayyaf hostage Gracia Burnham’s newly-released book, In the Presence of...
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630 OFWs ask NLRC to release $6.5-M award
October 15, 2002 - 12:00am
The 630 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were recently awarded $6.5 million or roughly P338 million in labor claims have appealed to the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) for the immediate execution...
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NLRC awards 630 OFWs P338-M in labor claims
By Nestor Etolle | October 7, 2002 - 12:00am
The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) has ordered a Filipino contractor and its American partner to pay $6.5 million or roughly P338 million to 630 Filipino workers they deployed in Algeria in 1995. In...
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