President Arroyo Approves US$25,000 Appeal Fund for OFW Jakatia Pawa
Written by Karlson Ong
Monday, 22 June 2009 09:52
PR-426-09, 19 June 2009 – Committed to support Filipinos on death row overseas, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has approved the release of US$25,000 (approximately P1.2 million) to save the life of Filipino worker Jakatia Pawa in Kuwait.
* Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
* Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.
* Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth and try to avoid close contact with sick people.
* If you get sick, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
Philippine Ambassador Urges Filipinos in Singapore to Register for the 2010 Elections
Written by Alexie
Sunday, 14 June 2009 22:22
Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Minda C. Cruz is urging Filipinos based in Singapore to apply for registration as overseas absentee voters at the Philippine Embassy for the 2010 national elections.
‘I strongly encourage Filipinos who will be in Singapore during the voting period in 2010 to register as overseas absentee voters in order to exercise their right to vote for the next Philippine president, vice president, and 12 senators,’ the lady envoy stressed.
Get travel exit clearance early, POEA tells returning OFWs
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration advises overseas Filipino workers returning to the country for the holidays to have their overseas employment certificate (OEC) or travel exit clearance processed early to avoid the holiday rush.
The Word of the Day for July 07, 2009 is: cloying • \KLOY-ing\ • adjective : disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; also : excessively sweet or sentimental
Example Sentence:
Although Kelsey usually likes romantic novels, she found this one so cloying that she couldn’t even finish it. M-W WOD
