President Arroyo assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families, as well as the general public, on Wednesday that a P250-million fund had been reserved as an Expatriate Livelihood Support Fund for displaced OFWs in addition to other measures to help them upon return should they lose their jobs.
Thousands facing layoffs (Yehey!)
BeijingThousands of migrant workers face retrenchment worldwide amid the looming recession in the United States and Europe, and their home countries may not have the resources to take them back, the Asian Development Bank Institute warned here Wednesday.
Legal Filing Online Easy for Entrepreneurs (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Janet Long and her family wanted to open their own business. They had an excellent product -- their late mom Elaine's secret toffee recipe. Elaine's Toffee Co. started out as a family affair, bringing Jim Ahlgren and his three daughters together three years ago.
Fund sets aside for unemployed Filipinos from overseas (People's Daily)
The Philippine government has allotted 250 million pesos (5.14 million U.S. dollars) for to assist overseas Filipino workers who are likely to be displaced by the global economic crunch, reports said on Thursday. The government has allocated the fund even if there is no threat of displacement, local TV network GMA News reported, citing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The Expatriate Livelihood ...
Fund Sets Aside For Unemployed Filipinos From Overseas (Bernama)
MANILA, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The Philippine government has allocated 250 million pesos (US$5.14 million) for to assist overseas Filipino workers who are likely to be displaced by the global economic crunch, reports said on Thursday.
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