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• Davao-Bangkok airlink

  Posted on Monday July 28th, 2008 at 16:11 in advocacy, air agreements, air travel, bangkok, davao-bangkok, flight entitlements, governance, mekong delta region, OFW, open skies, overseas filipino workers, tourism

  The timing is bad given the dim prospects of the travel industry due to rising cost of fuel. However, I believe local tourism industry players should strike the iron while it is hot. The recent air ag...

• Madrid 2011

  Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 17:44 in blogging, davao youth leaders, illegal immigrant, madrid 2011, OFW, pope benedict xvi, tnt, world youth day

  I am elated that the World Youth Day festivities ended successfully in Sydney yesterday. I now pray for the safe return of Pope Benedict XVI to the Vatican and young participants to their respective c...

• Model OFW Family

  Posted on Thursday July 3rd, 2008 at 17:54 in advocacy, migrant workers, OFW

  Ron Lionel Bartolome, Regional Director of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) wrote to me to announce the 2008 Search for Model OFW Family of the Year Awards. Now on its fourth year, t...

• Back online 4

  Posted on Thursday June 19th, 2008 at 14:43 in activities, blogging, city council, consumer rights, davao, governance, IRA, migration and development, mindanao, monetization, OFW

  I’m up early this morning to prepare for another busy day. I will speak at the Davao Christian Leadership Breakfast Forum at 7 a.m. at the Grand Men Seng Hotel. This would be my sixth appearance...

• More awards

  Posted on Saturday April 19th, 2008 at 18:48 in migrant services, OFW, peace, social enterprise, unlad kabayan

  After our executive director at Unlad Kabayan Migrant Services Foundation - Mayan Villalba - was named as the Philippines Social Entrepreneur of the Year last month, we reaped two more awards recently...

• Heroes

  Posted on Tuesday March 11th, 2008 at 17:37 in advocacy, city council, OFW

  I delivered a privilege speech at the City Council yesterday which created quite a stir. I got mixed reactions. I would elaborate on Saturday when I appear as guest at ABS-CBN’s noontime radio s...

• $8,000 bond suspended

  Posted on Thursday February 14th, 2008 at 15:14 in OFW

  Here’s good news to Engr. Caloy Carreon, OFW in Singapore, who expressed his concern to me via an SMS over the new POEA requirement for foreign companies to post $8,000 bonds for direct hiring o...

• Outstanding Pinoys

  Posted on Wednesday January 30th, 2008 at 16:04 in advocacy, akbayan, ernest & young, OFW, society, unlad kabayan, walden bello

  Kudos to two of my friends, truly outstanding Pinoys: Walden Bello who is this year’s Outstanding Public Scholar named by the International Studies Association for his achievements in combining ...