Archive for the ‘OFWs’ Category
PNB, Bank of China tie up in handling remittances
Philippine National Bank (PNB), the country’s seventh largest bank in terms of assets, has signed an agreement with the Bank of China (BOC) in handling remittances of Chinese nationals who are based in Italy. PNB’s tie-up with BOC expands the market coverage PNB Italy SpA, which was established primarily to facilitate remittances of Filipinos who [...]
April 8, 2010
· 
Roy · 
No Comments
Tags: agreement, Bangko Sentral, bank, Bank of China, banking, Boc, contract, Foreign exchange, money, network, OFW, Philippine National Bank, Philippines, PNB, remittances · Posted in: banking, Corporations, economy, finance, Foreign exchange, money, OFWs, Philippine banks, Philippines
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 [...]
January 2, 2010
· Roy · One Comment
Tags: Employment, Job Opportunities, OFWs, Philippines, US, US economy · Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Career, Corporations, economy, Employment, Government, Job Opportunities, OFWs, Opportunities, Philippines
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 [...]
December 4, 2009
· Roy · No Comments
Tags: business news, dollar trading, finance, forex, money, Philippines · Posted in: banking, economy, finance, Foreign exchange, money, OFWs, Philippines, Pricing
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 [...]
November 28, 2009
· Roy · One Comment
Tags: communication, customer satisfaction, finance, Globe Telecoms, lower international call rates, mony, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, communications, Consumers, Corporations, Customer Service, money, OFWs, Philippine business news, promotions
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 [...]
November 26, 2009
· Roy · One Comment
Tags: business news, Filipinos, finance, iRemit, money, OFWs, Philippines, remittance services · Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Corporations, Customer Service, e-commerce, economy, finance, money, OFWs, Philippine business news, Philippines
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. [...]
June 23, 2009
· Roy · No Comments
Posted in: OFWs, outstanding Pinoy
