Find attached herewith a Powerpoint Presentation entitled The GFMD and National Consultation Process. This Discussion was presented by Atty. Michael P. Enriquez before members of PNA (Cebu Chapter) on 24 July 2009.GFMD CDU Sharing, 240709.ppt

Sun.Star Cebu
June 16, 2009

‘Tourists,’ fleecing and suicide

By Cherry T. Lim

IN IMPOVERISHED towns, residents view with envy the large houses that families of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) build with the money they earned abroad.

But taking a job overseas is not without its risks.

Last year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 helped a group of more than 10 workers return from China after they became victims of illegal recruitment, said Edna Regudo, head of t… Continue

Sun.Star Cebu
June 16, 2009

Our heroes, our money
By Cherry T. Lim

Would the global crisis be putting the brakes on remittance boom?

NOT too long ago, those who left the country to work as nurses, doctors, engineers, teachers, managers and entertainers abroad were deemed unpatriotic.

But when the Philippines discovered how much the economy could benefit from the billions of dollars these overseas Filipino workers (OFW) remitted to their families back home, the love flowed and t… Continue

Introduction: Milestone or millstone?
By Cherry T. Lim

(First of Three Parts)
IN 2006, the Philippines “celebrated” a milestone when it breached the one-million mark with the deployment of 1,062,567 Filipino workers to more than 180 countries.

Now the country wants to break through the 200-country barrier.

To this end, President Gloria Arroyo’s Administrative Order 247 last December directed the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) “to execute a paradigm shift” from reg… Continue

I highlighted the portion of the news story below explaining how Filipino nurses and caregivers will end up as "certified care workers," implementing one of the controversial provisions of the JPEPA. Am i right Doc. Auie and Doc Leah?


http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20090604-208807/How-Filipino-nurses-can-work-in-Japan

How Filipino nurses can work in Japan

INQUIRER.net

Posted date: June 04, 2009

MANILA, Philippines—The details of how Filipino nurses and caregivers wh… Continue