A 39-year-old Filipino crew member of a container ship was found dead June 18, Wednesday night at the Port of Los Angeles, reports Inquirer.net. Initial investigation by the Port Police and the Federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration showed that the victim died from blunt force trauma to the head after a cable broke on the ship while containers were being moved.
Citing the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Iraq, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on June 19 called on all Filipinos in the country to get out as soon as possible, reports Inquirer.net. The DFA raised Crisis Alert Level 4 (mandatory repatriation) in Iraq, setting off evacuation procedures at Philippine government expense.
The Japanese Embassy has eased the issuance of visas to Filipinos wanting to visit the Land of the Rising Sun, reports Interaksyon.com. This is in line with Japan’s campaign to attract more tourists. Aside from the Filipinos, visa requirements were also eased for Indonesians and Vietnamese.
Filipino consumers are the world’s most socially conscious consumers of goods and services, according to a new study by Nielsen, a global information and insights company, reports Rappler.com. Nielsen found that 8 in 10 consumers in the Philippines, or 79 precent, are more willing to pay extra for products and services from companies committed to making positive social and environmental impact. This is the highest globally.
A fashion designer and a tailor have been jailed for one month each for wearing women’s clothes and underwear. at a Dubai Metro station, reports Gulf News. A policeman arrested the 34-year-old Filipino designer, A.F., and his 44-year-old countryman tailor, W.L., at Al Rigga Metro Station in March. The defendants will be deported following the completion of their jail terms.
Overseas Filipino workers who agree to be repatriated from strife-torn Libya were reassured by the Department of Labor of entrepreneurship and livelihood packages that could help them make a living if they prefer to stay in the Philippines for good, reports GMA News.
Remittances from Filipinos abroad grew by 5.2 percent in April—the slowest pace so far this year—even as the demand for skilled Filipino workers in overseas job markets remained robust, reports Inquirer.net. Personal remittances grew slower compared with January’s 6.8-percent growth, according to the Central Bank.
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A “record breaking” number of overseas Filipino voters registrants during the first month of registration for the 2016 elections, says the Department of Foreign Affairs. The DFA's Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) counted 18,631 new overseas voters processed by various Philippine posts around the world during the month of May, reports GMA News.
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