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Questions were being asked as to why would Filipinos in war-torn countries like Libya and Afghanistan, Iraq or Israel would choose to remain in their host countries rather than be repatriated at the expense of the government.

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Dateline: Kuala Lumpur. With the ASEAN INTEGRATION a matter of about six months hence, this columnist is here in Malaysia this whole week in order to spread the news of the Philippine private sector initiative to prepare the Filipino human capital for the ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY in 2015.

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UKAY-UKAY.

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The Philippine Embassy in Malaysia announced on Thursday the repatriation of more than 7,000 undocumented Filipinos who availed of the government's voluntary repatriation program.

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When Nur Misuari and his faction declared independence last month for Mindanao and Palawan as well as Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia, no one took him seriously.

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The government has continued to fail the 12 million Filipino migrant workers, from 200 countries all over the world,  who bring home no less than $20 billion every year, thereby pushing the Philippine economy to a level that has never been reached before.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134002 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1146379 [AuthorName] => Atty Josephus B Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 935982 [Title] => Malaysian opposition makes hard push ahead of May election [Summary] =>

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim spent the last weekend before the May 5 general election in the country's easternmost state of Sabah in an effort to crack the traditional ticket bunkers of the ruling coalition.

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It is not enough that we know and understand our country. It is also important, nay necessary that prospective OFWs, who intend to venture into Malaysia, must study, analyze and understand that country, its history, geography, economy, demographics, culture, language and other factors that define the Malaysian people.

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Unlike many other Muslim royalties basking in grand palaces and opulent lifestyles, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III's kingdom sits in a rundown two-story house in a poor Islamic community in Manila, the only hint of power and glory the title attached to his name.

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Unlike many other Muslim royalties basking in grand palaces and opulent lifestyles, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III's kingdom sits in a rundown two-story house in a poor Islamic community in Manila, the only hint of power and glory the title attached to his name.

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Questions were being asked as to why would Filipinos in war-torn countries like Libya and Afghanistan, Iraq or Israel would choose to remain in their host countries rather than be repatriated at the expense of the government.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136164 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1148714 [AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324183 [Title] => Going to Malaysia for the ASEAN integration [Summary] =>

Dateline: Kuala Lumpur. With the ASEAN INTEGRATION a matter of about six months hence, this columnist is here in Malaysia this whole week in order to spread the news of the Philippine private sector initiative to prepare the Filipino human capital for the ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY in 2015.

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UKAY-UKAY.

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The Philippine Embassy in Malaysia announced on Thursday the repatriation of more than 7,000 undocumented Filipinos who availed of the government's voluntary repatriation program.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-27 16:19:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Pinoy Worldwide [SectionUrl] => pinoy-worldwide [URL] => http://imageshack.com/a/img46/5711/is75.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1191831 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Staying relevant [Summary] =>

When Nur Misuari and his faction declared independence last month for Mindanao and Palawan as well as Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia, no one took him seriously.

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The government has continued to fail the 12 million Filipino migrant workers, from 200 countries all over the world,  who bring home no less than $20 billion every year, thereby pushing the Philippine economy to a level that has never been reached before.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134002 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1146379 [AuthorName] => Atty Josephus B Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 935982 [Title] => Malaysian opposition makes hard push ahead of May election [Summary] =>

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim spent the last weekend before the May 5 general election in the country's easternmost state of Sabah in an effort to crack the traditional ticket bunkers of the ruling coalition.

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It is not enough that we know and understand our country. It is also important, nay necessary that prospective OFWs, who intend to venture into Malaysia, must study, analyze and understand that country, its history, geography, economy, demographics, culture, language and other factors that define the Malaysian people.

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Unlike many other Muslim royalties basking in grand palaces and opulent lifestyles, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III's kingdom sits in a rundown two-story house in a poor Islamic community in Manila, the only hint of power and glory the title attached to his name.

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Unlike many other Muslim royalties basking in grand palaces and opulent lifestyles, Sultan Jamalul Kiram III's kingdom sits in a rundown two-story house in a poor Islamic community in Manila, the only hint of power and glory the title attached to his name.

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