(File photo courtesy of Office of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez) MANILA Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday urged the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to remove the collection of placement fees related to the recruitment and employment of Filipino workers bound for Japan. Romualdez made the call following the commitment of Japanese companies and employers to hire more Filipinos particularly seafarers, professionals and non-skilled workers during dialogues with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is currently on a five-day visit in Tokyo. He said the DMW should push for a no-placement fee for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) entering Japan's labor market. He said while trainees under the Technical Internship Training Program and specified skilled workers are not required to pay placement fees, there are Filipino job seekers who fall outside these categories that are being asked to pay, such as professionals and highly skilled workers. "I hope that the DMW can en
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 26 (ANI/PNN): On November 17-20, Mumbai hosted the Russian Film Festival where Indian audiences were shown the following popular films: Klim Shipenko's Son of a Rich and Alexander Fomin's A Young Man (comedies), Alexander Domogarov Jr's A Dog named Palma (a family adventure), Valery Todorovsky's The Bolshoi (a ballet drama), and Fixies vs Crabots (a full-length animated movie). The Russian Film Festival in India was organized by ROSKINO and supported by the Russian Ministry of Culture. The festival was honored by stars of the Indian film industry like directors Babbar Subhash (Disco Dancer; Dance, Dance) and Saumitra Singh; the actor Vikas Srivastava, as well as producers and critics; Expansion CEO, Rittesh Kumar, and Mrs. India World 2022, Sargam Kaushal, were also in attendance, as were various members of the art and show business world. Son of a Rich, a comedy about the taming of an egoistic golden boy, and The Bolshoi, a drama
BYPASS ROAD. An aerial photo of the 2.605-kilometer Magalang-Angeles bypass road, an alternative route for motorists coming from Magalang town to Angeles City in Pampanga and vice versa. The road was inaugurated on Tuesday (March 1, 2022). (Photo courtesy of DPWH Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The 2.6-kilometer bypass road that will serve as an alternative route for motorists coming from Magalang town to Angeles City, and vice versa, is now accessible. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Pampanga 3rd District Engineering Office led the inauguration Tuesday of of the Angeles-Magalang bypass road. It is expected to significantly ease the heavy traffic that is often experienced at the intersection of Magalang-Angeles Road and Don Aniceto Gueco Avenue. "Motorists will now experience the ease of traffic in the congested area of Pulung Maragul Rotonda in Angeles City. Those coming from Angeles-Magalang-Mabalacat Road, North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Balibago,
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Screengrab from RTVM livestream) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said his weekly "Talk to the People" is a very important line for the government to report to the people where their taxes go. Duterte made the remark as he urged the Filipinos to directly complain to the Office of the Ombudsman should they have any doubts on how his administration spends the people's money. "If you have the evidence, the better. Bigyan mo ng xerox copy kami dito yung original taguin ninyo (Just give us a photocopy with the original documents kept by you) and if you think there is a good case to prosecute, I leave it up to you to decide kung saan ninyo gusto i-file (where would you like to file it)," Duterte said during his prerecorded Talk to the People. "Pero ako 'pagka ganoon-taga-gobyerno, lalo na nandito sa mataas papunta sa akin diretso na kayo sa Ombudsman para mas madali at malaman ang totoo (If I were you, since it's
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Screengrab from RTVM livestream) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said his weekly "Talk to the People" is a very important line for the government to report to the people where their taxes go. Duterte made the remark as he urged the Filipinos to directly complain to the Office of the Ombudsman should they have any doubts on how his administration spends the people's money. "If you have the evidence, the better. Bigyan mo ng xerox copy kami dito yung original taguin ninyo (Just give us a photocopy with the original documents kept by you) and if you think there is a good case to prosecute, I leave it up to you to decide kung saan ninyo gusto i-file (where would you like to file it)," Duterte said during his prerecorded Talk to the People. "Pero ako 'pagka ganoon-taga-gobyerno, lalo na nandito sa mataas papunta sa akin diretso na kayo sa Ombudsman para mas madali at malaman ang totoo (If I were you, since it's