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The internet has made it possible for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to still reflect on the essence of the Holy Week celebration even if they are miles away from the Philippines. The Philippine Jesuits and the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) offer online retreat and online Visita Iglesia in their respective websites. Check out their sites below to virtually join in their Holy Week activities:

Online Visita Iglesia

Online Lenten Retreat
The Philippine Jesuits invite you to a 3-day online Lenten retreat. Visit www.phjesuits.org on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Black Saturday for a different Holy Week prayer experience.

Short term jobs for dependents of repatriated OFWs especially those from Libya are made available by the
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

POEA Chief, Carlos S. Cao, Jr. said the project will be implemented under the Special Employment Program (SPES) of the Department of Labor and Employment. The government agency is hoping that by providing temporary employment to dependents of displaced OFWs (college -level students). it would help lighten the plight of OFWs who have recently lost their jobs.

OFW dependents may apply for employment under the POEA-SPES at the POEA main office in Mandaluyong City or the POEA Regional Offices nationwide. The program will be implemented from April 18 to May 31, 2011.
Interested applicants may visit the POEA website www.poea.gov.ph to check on the addresses of these offices.

The POEA announced on its website the interview schedule of the applicants for the position of staff nurses for the Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will happen on April 25 to May 10, 2011, 8 am. The interview will be held at Saudi Recruitment Office (SRO) at 18/F BDO Plaza. 8737 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City.

The list of nurses that are shortlisted for the interview are posted in the website of POEA. Click here to view the list of nurses.

A company in United Arab Emirates (UAE), Borouge, a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies and Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and plastics solutions is in urgent need of Filipino workers.

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that would be hired by this company would enjoy fanstatic benefits. To get the Filipino workers they need, representatives from Borouge will be in Manila by May 2011 to conduct the final interview to short listed candidates and offer a possible employment and opportunities for Engineers who have the relevant experience in Oil & Gas/ Petrochemical Companies especially in Plant, Process, Production, Mechanical, Control, Electrical and Automation fields.

Read more about this job opportunity in UAE.