The Balik Scientist Program (BSP) for 2008, a program of DOST to encourage overseas Filipino scientists and technicians to return in the Philippines is now accepting applications. An awardee for the long-term program will be entitled to, among others, roundtrip airfare for him, his spouse and two minor dependents, reimbursement of freight expenses, housing and grants-in-aid for approved R&D projects. A short-term program awardee will be given free roundtrip economy airfare and a daily subsistence allowance of US$150 a day.

Interested applicants may contact the Department of Science and Technology at telephone no. (632) 837-2940, (632) 837-2071 extension 2030 or 2049, e-mail bsp@dost.gov.ph or balikscientist@yahoo.com or write to Balik Scientist Program, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City, Philippines.

For more info, please visit this link: http://bsp.dost.gov.ph/

A federal territory of USA, Guam may hire 20,000 foreign workers from year 2010 to 2012. According to Mr. Vic Fernandez, president of PASEI, an association of licensed recruitment agencies in the Philippines, there is a plan to transfer the base of US Marines from Okinawa, Japan to Guam in 2010. This will create construction and infrastructure projects that will require the hiring of foreign workers. OFWGuide

In New Zealand, there is a need for highly-skilled personnel in oil and exploration and production projects such as petroleum, inspection, mechanical piping, operations, drilling engineers, geologists and autocad specialists. Interested applicants may send their resumes and inquiries to admin@jerphi.com
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The largest airline company in the Middle East, Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) based in Jeddah and Riyadh has vacancies for the following positions: Flight Dispatcher, Building Technician, Carpenter, Painter, Auto Electrician, Draftsman, and Industrial Electrician.

For complete details about the vacancies and for instructions on how to apply please visit: www.poea.gov.ph, call POEA hotline numbers at 722-1144 to 55 or personally submit your application at the Manpower Registry Division, Window M, Ground Floor, Blas F. Ople Building (Formerly POEA Bldg., Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City

DOLE clarified reports that the government has put on hold the deployment of OFWs to China as a result of the controversy brought by the national broadband network (NBN) deal.

“There is nothing to put on hold because there is no formal talk yet with China as far as the deployment of OFWs is concerned. We are still in the process of looking at the possibility of tapping China as a new market for OFWs, especially for teachers and other skilled workers. China is one of the emerging labor markets that will sustain deployment in the years to come,”
Labor and Employment Secretary Arturo Brion said.