Filipina Soul

V. de Leon of AJPress has a piece on the two types of Filipinos who go abroad – the global Pinoys or migrants, and the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) or expatriates.
As a “global Pinoy” myself, I totally agree on V. de Leon’s observation –
Traveling long distances to work abroad or reside permanently in another country does not make the global Pinoy forget — in fact, it makes him long for home and his family even more. In the midst of homesickness and loneliness, he strives hard to meet his financial goals and provide a better life for his …read more

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* WordCamp Philippines 2008 has a venue, College of Saint Benilde along Taft Ave. in Manila (via WordCamp Philippines blog)
* Communities Philippines builds homes for OFWs (via Philippine Real Estate Broker)
* Philippine mosques are featured in a series of photographs at Photojourneys

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Following the recent hostage-taking of 24 Filipino seafarers in Nigeria, the Philippine government has banned the deployment of Filipino overseas workers to Nigeria until further notice.

After being paid ransom, Nigerian militants released the Filipino crewmen on February 13 after almost three weeks of holding them captive. The crewmen are in good health and will be returning to the country later this week. However, the fate of two other Filipinos, one male and one female, taken last week is still unknown, so the government decided to stay the ban.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said that the government didn’t pay any ransom.
Sources:
Palace: No …read more

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