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October 31 deadline for overseas registration

By Cherry Piquero Ballescas | October 23, 2015 - 10:00am

This is the correct date - October 31 is the deadline for overseas registration!

Freeman Opinion

Review of migration policies sought

By Marvin Sy | March 22, 2015 - 12:00am

Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara has called for a review of the country’s migration policies to make them more responsive to the present needs of overseas Filipino workers (OFW).

Headlines

Urgent calls related to elections

By Cherry Piquero Ballescas | September 27, 2014 - 12:00am

"Overseas Filipinos initiated a petition to Congress and the DBM to ensure budget appropriations for overseas voting preparations. Can you endorse by signing on to the petition at change.org/OFWvotes?"

Freeman Opinion

Important reminders

By Cherry Piquero Ballescas | May 4, 2013 - 12:00am

May 13, election day, is fast approaching.

Freeman Opinion

Updates on OAV and US elections

By Cherry Piquero Ballescas | November 8, 2012 - 12:00am

From migrant advocate, Ellene Sana, the happy news: 915,000 overseas Filipinos registered by the end of the registration period last October 31

Freeman Opinion

A better world with and for migrants

By Cherry Piquero Ballescas | June 2, 2011 - 12:00am

We welcome the news that parliamentarians from South and Southeast Asia who attended the Asian Parliamentarians’ Forum on Migrant Domestic Workers have united to work together for the welfare and protection...

Freeman Opinion

Comelec rejects 4,302 overseas absentee voting applications

By Sheila Crisostomo | August 30, 2009 - 12:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has rejected 4,302 applications for overseas absentee voting (OAV) for the May 2010 elections.

News analysis: Overseas deployment can't fix Philippine laid-off problems for good

March 29, 2009 - 7:28pm

MANILA (Xinhua) -- Relying on migration to solve the twin burden of poverty and unemployment is no longer an option for the Philippines, as the global economic crisis reduces demand not only for export goods but...

Text Appeal

By BORED AGAIN By Maddie Llacer | July 23, 2006 - 12:00am

Cut up letters and paste them onto a piece of paper. Leave the note to your desired target, hide behind the post and wait for the results. This is so cute! Is this a death threat?

Freeman Opinion

Text messaging center established for OFWs

February 15, 2006 - 12:00am

Overseas Filipino workers who are in trouble anywhere in the world can now report their situation via text messaging to the Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and...

Cebu News