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Apr
2

Seminar About Working & Living in Singapore

The session will provide a broad overview on topics that will ease your move to Singapore – accommodation, education, transport, career opportunities for spouses and so on. You will also have an opportunity to pose your questions to the Area Director. Pre-registration is required.

Contact Singapore Welcome Session

Date: 9 April 2011

Time: 2.00pm to 5.00pm

Venue: Electronic Library, 2nd Floor, AIM Conference Center Manila Benavidez corner Trasierra streets Legaspi Village Makati City, 1260 Philippines

Register Here!

From: OFWGuide.com

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Published in: Events, OFW Tips and Guides
Mar
30

Job Fair Schedule/DOLE Service Caravan April-June 2011

Date of Job Fairs Place of Job Fairs Type of Job Fairs Host
April 7, 2011 Thursday LGU Kananga, Kananga, Leyte Local/Overseas Local Government & KEITECH, Kananga, Leyte
Apr.7-8, 2011 Thurs.-Fri. STI Calbayog, Calbayog, Samar Local/Overseas LGU Calbayog and STI
April 15, 2011 Friday Tacloban Institute of Electronics School Campus, Real St., Tacloban City Local/Overseas Tacloban Institute of Electronics / DOLE
April 27, 2011 Wednesday STI Campus, Ormoc City Local/Overseas STI, Ormoc
April 14, 2011 Thursday Municipal Hall/ SM City Rotonda Local/Overseas LGU Pangantucan, Pangantucan, Bukidnon/ECOP Cagayan De Oro Chapter
Apr.21-22, 2011 Thurs.-Fri. Cultural Center Local/Overseas Bukidnon Provincial Government
May 1, 2011 Sunday DOLE RO8 Office, Tacloban City Local/Overseas DOLE
2nd week of May Provincial Capitol, Naval, Biliran Local/Overseas PESO – Province of Biliran
May 1, 2011 Sunday Freedom Park Local/Overseas LGU Malaybalay
May 26, 2011 Thursday Gingoog Gym Local/Overseas LGU Gingoog, Gingoog City
June 17, 2011 Friday Catarman Plaza, Catarman, Northern Samar Local/Overseas PESO Managers Association
Jun.13-14, 2011 Mon-Tues. Tourism Hall Local/Overseas LGU Cagayan De Oro
June 24, 2011 Friday Legislative Building Local/Overseas LGU Opol, Opol, Misamis Oriental

Taken from: http://www.phil-job.net/Scheds2.htm

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Mar
29

OFWAbroad Opens Invitation for Guest Bloggers

OFWAbroad is openings its doors for bloggers who want to promote their site!

Do you have an OFW blog that you want to promote? OFWAbroad.com wants to help you reach more visitors- that is by becoming our guest blogger.

As guest blogger, you will be allowed to contribute up to three blog posts per week. Your guest post will have a link to your blog/site. In exchange, we would request that you specify in your blog that the same content is also published in OFWAbroad.com.

The range of topics can be anything related to overseas employment, OFW life, reaction to current events in the Philippines, etc.

For those who are interested, please email the following to blog@ofwabroad.com

Name of Blog
Blog URL:
Blog Topic and Blog posts: (for approval)

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Mar
25

Job Fair Schedule: DOLE Service Caravan

Region Date of Job Fairs Place of Job Fairs Type of Job Fairs Host
NCR 3/26/2011 Saturday Mini Job Fair Barangay Bagong Tanyag, Taguig City Local, Livelihood PESO Staff Cooperative Development Office Barangay Employment Service
NCR 3/28/2011 Monday Mini Job Fair PESO Office Local, Livelihood PESO Staff Cooperative Development Office (Taguig)
Region 3 3/28/2011 Monday Holy Cross College – Sta.Ana, Pampanga Local School / PESO
Region 7 3/26/2011, Saturday Hippodrome, Cebu City Brgy Job Fair / Local PESO Cebu City
Region 7 3/27/2011 Capitol Provincial,Capitol, Cebu City Overseas PESO Cebu Province
Region 9 3/28/2011 Monday School Campus, Claret College of Isabela, Isabela City Local/Overseas Claret College and PESO
Region 11 3/28/2011 Gaisano Grand Mall of Panabo Local/Overseas  Livelihood PESO Panabo and DOLE

Source: www.DOLE.gov.ph

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Mar
25

PhilHealth Benefits Still Available to Repatriated OFWs

Legal dependents of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Libya and other countries can still enjoy the benefits of their membership in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). This is the assurance given by Philhealth president and chief executive officer, Rey Aquino.

Aquino said in a statement, “We want to assure our OFW-members that should hospitalization needs arise, they may still avail themselves of their PhilHealth benefits, provided the period of confinement is within the effectivity period of their coverage.”

Read more about the PhilHealth benefits for OFWs.

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