Good news to returning Overseas Filipino Workers. OWWA (Overseas Workers Welfare Administration) is giving free shuttle rides to different bus terminals in Metro Manila.
Shuttle buses and OWWA personnels will be available to assist you when you arrive in NAIA terminals 1, 2, and 3.
OWWA Administrator Carmelita Dizon said this is part of the Pamaskong Handog program of the Department of Labor and Employment.
For Filipino Catholics working in the United Arab Emirates, there will be evening masses in some of your local churches.
Atleast two Catholic Churches have confirmed. They are St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oud Metha, Dubai and St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Yarmook, Sharjah.
Mass schedule starts tonight, December 15 and will be until December 23.
It will be held every 7:30 pm at St. Mary’s and 8 pm at St. Michael’s.
You might be interested in participating in the 7th Mega Balikbayan/OFW Expo.
It started today December 10, 2010 and it will be ongoing until December 12.
The event is being held at Megatrade Hall 2 and 3 every 10am to 9pm.
The aim of the Expo is to offer OFWs investment opportunities and business opportunities There will also be conferences where speakers will offer tips on finance and livelihood.
The admission for this event is free.
A currency converter is a very useful tool for finding out how much your earnings are in Philippine Peso (Php). You don’t need to go to any other website to find out the current exchange rate. You can just use the Google Search Engine.
How to Use Google as a Currency Converter
1. Just go to www.google.com 2. Type in 100 USD to PHP. USD is of course the currency code of the US and PHP is the currency code for Philippine Pesos. 3. Press Enter. Google will return the equivalent of 100 USD to Philippine Peso.
To do this with other currencies, just type replace the USD currency code with the currency code that you prefer. Then press enter again.
For example, Type in 50 HKD to PHP. HKD is the currency code for Hongkong Dollars.
Good News for Filipino’s Working Abroad and their families, Section 22 of Republic Act 10022 is now in effect. It amends Republic Act 8042 also know as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act.
This means that OFWs will no longer be charged the Documentary Stamp Tax whenever they send remittance to the Philippines.
To avail of this benefit OFW beneficiaries or Recipients must show a Proof of Entitlement. You can get the Proof of Entitlement at the POEA office.
You can refer to the POEA Advisory for more details regarding this benefit.
