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POEA to require OFWs to get validation

By Mayen Jaymalin | February 11, 2011 - 12:00am

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will require all overseas Filipino workers to submit their exit clearance for validation before leaving the country.

Metro

Thousands of OFWs expected to return home for Christmas

December 8, 2009 - 12:00am

Thousands of Filipino workers abroad are expected to spend Christmas in the country despite recent calamities and the prevailing global financial crisis.

Cebu News

Thousands of OFWs coming home for Christmas

By Mayen Jaymalin | December 8, 2009 - 12:00am

Thousands of Filipino workers abroad are still expected to come home for the Christmas holidays despite recent calamities and the prevailing global financial crisis.

Headlines

Smart, Piltel offer lower IDD rates to 3 ME countries

December 29, 2006 - 12:00am

Good news to those who have relatives or friends working in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar . Under a new industry-wide promo, they can call their loved ones in these countries for only 20 US cents per minute...

Business

VAT figures worlds apart

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | March 30, 2005 - 12:00am

Senate President Franklin Drilon is a team player. So as soon as he bangs the gavel to open today’s special session, he will exhort the senators to pass Malacañang’s value-added tax. After all, majority...

Opinion