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Philippines: Foreign employers urged to pursue special visas MANILA, Philippines -- All foreigners employing Filipino workers in their businesses in the country must apply for a Certificate of Employment (CE) before they could be issued with the special visa, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Monday. In a statement, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said foreign businessmen and expatriates employing at least 10 local workers and intending to operate their businesses in the country for a long period should apply for CE. The certification, he said, would be a prerequisite for the issuance of the Special Visa for Employment Generation (SVEG) from the Bureau of Immigration (BI). The Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Philippines: Immigration personnel to be vaccinated against swine flu virus

Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan has ordered vaccination of immigration personnel assigned at the country's premier airports and other ports of entry to protect them from the deadly H1N1 virus. 'All immigration personnel assigned at international airports and seaports are directed...
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Philippines: Foreign animal rights protesters threatened with deportation

The immigration chief warned foreign animal rights activists yesterday that they can be deported for taking part in protests. Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan issued the warning after women from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, posed for...
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Philippines: 33 Koreans receive special employment-generation visas

Thirty-three Koreans in the Philippines have been given the special visa for employment generation (SVEG) by the Bureau of Immigration for employing at least 10 Filipino workers each. Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan on Wednesday said the 33, including 12 principal...
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Philippines: Immigration bureau announces steps to guard against swine flu

The Bureau of Immigration has started coordinating with the quarantine officers from the Department of Health (DOH) in the preventing the entry of suspected carriers of swine flu from affected countries. In a statement issued Monday, Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan...
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Philippines: Bureau of Immigration launches job-generating visas

In recognition of the efforts of foreign investors in helping the government create new jobs for Filipinos, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently launched at its district office in Laoag City the new job-generating visa. Commissioner Marcelino C. Libanan led...
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Philippines: Gov't eyes revival of ban on labor movement to Somalia

Manila, Philippines -- Despite strong opposition from the maritime industry, the Philippine government is keen in reviving last year's proposed deployment ban on Filipino seafarers to pirate-ridden Somalia as the sea bandits have already kidnapped 120 Filipinos as of Wednesday....
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Philippines: Reversal of ban on 'labor exports' to Lebanon to benefits both countries

Manila, Philippines -- Both the Philippines and Lebanon will benefit from Manila's decision to resume deployment on Filipino workers to the Mideastern country, the Lebanese consul to the Philippines said. 'Everybody benefits from the lifting of the ban. It's a...
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Philippines: Chinese business man first beneficiary of 'investment visa'

A Chinese investor and top executive of a power transmission firm operating in the Philippines became the first recipient of the indefinite 'job generation' visa being issued by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to foreigners employing 10 or more Filipinos....
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Philippines: Theologians to take on ethics of immigration policy

The country's canon lawyers are scheduled to tackle the issue on migration during this year's 17th National Convention of the Canon Law Society of the Philippines in Ilocos Sur province. In a press statement posted on the website of the...
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Philippines: Remittances sustain 4-5 million Filipinos

Money sent home by Filipinos working abroad has allowed some four to five million people escape poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. OFW families have benefited from remittances, according to the ADB. - Jonathan L. Cellona 'Remittances are a...
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Philippines: World Bank warns gov'ts against immigration restrictions

Manila, Philippines -- The World Bank warned governments around the world against implementing policies that imposed tighter restrictions on migrant workers. The crisis should prompt employers to be 'more flexible,' especially if their businesses are at stake, Dilip Ratha, the...
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Philippines: World Bank expects end to growth of foreign remittances

Manila, Philippines -- The World Bank said the Philippines might finally see an end this year to the trend of rising money remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), expecting inflows to decline by four percent from the 2008 level because...
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Philippines: Gov't mulls lifting ban on labor in Lebanon

The vice president of the Philippines, Noli de Castro, has endorsed the lifting of the country's ban on sending nationals to work in Lebanon as domestic workers as the security situation in Lebanon has greatly improved, the Daily Star Lebanon...
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Philippines: Overseas Filipinos struggle as jobs dry up

Manila (Reuters) -- Like millions of Filipinos, Alma Ang left her homeland to work abroad for a salary far higher than she could have ever earned at home. Now, as the global financial crisis bites, Filipino migrant workers face the...
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