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Sen. Chiz Escudero wants to put cap on OFW placement fee

Senator Chiz Escudero wants a jail term and a fine of up to P500,000 against recruitment agencies that will collect excessive placement fees from prospective overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as a way of protecting applicants seeking jobs abroad. In Senate Bill No. 2601, Escudero said

Ople Center warns typhoon victims against international drug and human smuggling rings

Susan “Toots” Ople was interviewed live via phone patch yesterday, October 21, 2009 over Radyo Natin Maramag – Ed. Former labor undersecretary Susan Ople warned the public anew about international drug and human smuggling syndicates seeking to gain from people’s miseries in the aftermath of