Filipinos who are working and living abroad and have registered for the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) only have a month to ponder on who to give their votes to. This is because the automated election for the 589,830 registrants is set to start on April 10. Read more.
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Overseas Absentee Voting Starts This April 10
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Oman Sets Deadline to Overstaying and Illegal OFWs
Overstaying and illegal Filipino workers in Oman must immediately return back to the Philippines before March 31, 2010 as the Sultanate of Oman released amnesty to all illegal and overstaying expatriate workers in the country.
According to the Department of Labor and Employment, the Philippine embassy in Oman received a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman requesting the embassy to enlighten and educate Filipino workers about the amnesty. Read more.
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Religious Visa Can’t Be Used To Work in South Korea
If you want to work in any foreign country, it is always a must that you have a working visa. Without proper documents, your employment in a foreign country is illegal
So for recruiters who offers employment in South Korea by giving applicants a religious visa should not be entertained
Applicants for overseas work have been warned against promises of employment in South Korea through the issuance of a religious visa. The POEA reported that they have received complaints that a number of Korean citizens have offered employment to Filipino applicants and then disappeared. The illegal recruiters who were identified as Cho Chang Kuy and Oh Gyuk Su apparently collected more than Php 7 million from their victims.
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Another Mega Job Fair This March!

Mega Job Fair 2010
When: March 26, 2010 at 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Where: Quezon City Hall, Quezon City
QC PESO and Workabroad.ph invites all Filipino jobseekers to attend the Mega Job Fair 2010 on March 26, 2010 at the Quezon City Hall, Quezon City. Direct hire companies and local and overseas recruitment agencies will be there to offer great career opportunities!
View other events for jobseekers here.
