A distressed OFW in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia sent a text message to Bantay OFW saying she worked as a domestic helper for a year with one employer then she was “sold” to her second employer with whom is is still working, reports Inquirer.net. The contract she signed stated that she would receive a monthly salary of 2,500 Saudi Riyal, but she’s only receiving SR 1,800, works for more than 12 hours and is not given days off.
The Obama administration wants to let some spouses of high-skilled immigrants work in the United States, reports Inquirer.net/AP. The rule affects as many as 100,000 visa-holders trained in science, technology, engineering and math. The so-called H-1B visas for high-skilled workers are among the most sought after by high tech firms. Currently, dependents of H-1B visa holders are not given work permits.
A nurse from Negros Occidental succumbed to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) at the King Fahd Medical City in Saudi Arabia on May 6, reports Inquirer.net.
Inflation rose to 4.1 percent in April from 3.9 percent in March due to increases in the price of food, electricity and fuel, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), reports Philstar.com/Xinhua. Eastern Visayas in central Philippines, which bore the brunt of typhoon Haiya recorded the highest inflation rate among the regions in the country at 7.2 percent.
Overseas Absentee Voting Registration for the 2016 Presidential Elections started on Tuesday, May 6 and will go on until Oct. 31, 2015, reports Inquirer.net.
Sharing the Philippines’ concern for stability in the Asia-Pacific, visiting Japanese parliamentarians expressed support for the country’s arbitration bid against China over disputes in the South China Sea and Manila’s newest defense agreement with Washington D.C., reports Inquirer.net.
Countries in the Middle East will remain as top destinations for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), reports ABS-CBN News.
Dr. Jerry Umanos, the Filipino-American doctor killed in Afghanistan in April, was proud of his Filipino heritage, his 88-year-old father, Romeo Umanos, told Vice President and presidential adviser on overseas Filipino workers concerns Jejomar Binay, reports GMA News.
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