From the daily archives:

Monday, January 26, 2009

P50,000 loan to laid-off OFW’s from OWWA

by reynz on January 26, 2009

What’s the buzz?
Laid off overseas Filipino workers can avail of up to P50,000 loan from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to start or expand a livelihood project, the Department of Labor and Employment said Monday.
Terms?
Five-percent interest per annum, no collateral, and payable over 24 months after an interest-free grace period of 90 days.
Where to apply [...]

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Manila traffic tragedy: The “who are you” and the “who’s who”

by reynz on January 26, 2009

What’s the buzz?
Ilang beses na bang nangyari ang balitang to? Ba’t walang katapusan?
“A councilor of a Batangas town was shot dead in Laguna province, allegedly by village officials, during a traffic altercation Sunday afternoon, a police official said on Monday. Three of the seven suspects, all officials of Barangay (village) Santisimo Rosario in San Pablo [...]

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Job creation by sending Filipinos out of the nation

by reynz on January 26, 2009

Job creation is hard, family separations are harder
More family separations. That’s what I see from the current headlines. True, job creation is one truly difficult task, especially when the problem is confidence and trust. You need venture capitalists. You need entrepreneurs. You need liquidity. You need fresh loans pumped into the economy. You need hard [...]

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WANTED: Philippine Delegation for International Events

by reynz on January 26, 2009

The National Youth Commission is pleased to announce that the application for the following programs are now open:

The Korea-ASEAN Future Oriented Cooperation Project: Youth Exchange Program 2009, Seoul and Gangwon-Do, Korea, February 19-26, 2009
The Philippines will be sending six (6) youth participants

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