Archive for the ‘OFWs’ Category
More job opportunities in the US, according to POEA
The United States may really be on the rebound. The Philippines Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said there will be more jobs in the US this year. Employment opportunities in the US would be mostly in the construction and oil industries, POEA said.
US is once again opening its doors to foreign workers, more than a year [...]
January 2, 2010
Tags: Employment, Job Opportunities, OFWs, Philippines, US, US economy Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Career, Corporations, Employment, Government, Job Opportunities, OFWs, Opportunities, Philippines, economy 
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Peso closed at 15-month high – 46 to $1
Peso closed at its highest for the last 15 months. Last Fridays dealing ended with the Philippine peso at a level of P46 to $1, in a 15-month record high attributed specifically to the influx of remittances for overseas Filipino workers.
Not surprisingly, because of the holiday season, we can expect more Filipinos overseas to send [...]
December 4, 2009
Tags: business news, dollar trading, finance, forex, money, Philippines Posted in: Foreign exchange, OFWs, Philippines, Pricing, banking, economy, finance, money No Comments
Globe gives OFW families cheaper means to communicate
Now, families who have love ones working overseas can now call reach to them in a more affordable rate. That is because Globe Telecom brings down international call and text rates.
The lower rates from Globe is the companies commitment to help local residents get more chance to spend more talk time with their families and [...]
November 28, 2009
Tags: communication, customer satisfaction, finance, Globe Telecoms, lower international call rates, mony, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Corporations, Customer Service, OFWs, Philippine business news, communications, money, promotions One Comment
iRemit to provide remittance services to OFWs in Europe
The largest Filipino-owned non-bank remittance company has further widen its customer base of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
iRemit was able to secure license to do business in Europe.
The remittance company stated in its disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange advising them of the registration of iRemit Europe in the general list of financial intermediaries as a [...]
November 26, 2009
Tags: business news, Filipinos, finance, iRemit, money, OFWs, Philippines, remittance services Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Corporations, Customer Service, OFWs, Philippine business news, Philippines, e-commerce, economy, finance, money No Comments
A toast to outstanding Pinoys abroad
Do you know of someone who has made an exceptional success overseas? If you do, then here’s your chance to nominate them to be among this year’s outstanding Pinoys.
This is a search being conducted annually by the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), as a tribute to exception overseas Filipinos in their respective fields. The [...]
June 23, 2009
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