Taiwan hot pot restaurant posts signage to Filipinos: "Bawal Take Out" for its ice cream

 

A facebook post gone viral after it hardly hit Filipinos in Taiwan feeling guilty about the signage. The signage is at a hot pot restaurant.

A photo of the sign with Filipino laguage "(Y)ung ice cream dapat sa loob lang kainin, bawal take out." It also states that "Pag mahuli kayo mag take out, may dagdag na bayad."

The posts drew many comments from Filipino migrant workers who were amused at the sign's contents.

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Filipinos are widely known to eat a lot when dining in a unlimited eat in a restaurant, but the signage sometimes be taken out of context.

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Canada targets 1.2million immigrants to make up for pandemic shortfall

Canada targets to welcome 1.2 million immigrants from 2021 to 2023 to make up for a shortfall this year due to pandemic, Canada Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced.

It was clearly a day of pride for Canada’s immigration minister who stated he was “honored” to announce the 2021-2023 immigration plan. He described it as a “vision to increase our numbers a little every year over the next three years.” 

"The key to both short-term economic recovery and long-term prosperity is immigration," said Minister Mendicino in a news conference.

The Canadian government would offer permanent resident status to temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum claimants already in Canada, Minister Mendicino said.

Canada aims to make up for this shortfall in admissions by setting its targets to 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021. In 2022 this number will rise to 411,000, followed by 421,000 in 2023. 

”Our plan will continue to focus on Canada’s economic growth,” the immigration minister stated at the press conference announcing the program.

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Teacher gives and delivers relief goods to students with no food at home

 

To help the students struggling with their academics and on their home, a teacher from Malaysia opted to give and deliver foods to her students and their families using her own money.

Maisarah Hannan, a school counselor of St. Cecilia’s Convent Secondary School in Sandakan, Malaysia, is receiving a lot of concerns from the students not only about their online studies but also with their food supply at home.

With these, she decided to buy groceries to feed the students and their families who have no food to eat.

Maisarah would most of the time deliver goods to squatter areas and far-flung villages to reach the students in need of her help.

With her initiative, many teachers and other individuals are willing to support her advocacy to help more struggling students.

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Ama, matiyagang nag-ipon ng barya para sa operasyon ng anak

 

Marami ang naantig sa larawan ng isang ama na nagbibilang ng sandamakmak na barya para sana sa kaniyang anak na nangangailangan ng liver transplant.

Ayon kay Jenny Sumalpong na siyang nagbahagi ng mga litrato, binibilang ng amang si Jeric Aqyuino Treste sa ospital ang mga naipon niyang barya na nakalaan para sa pampagamot ni Zhianna Ezra Trestre o Baby Esang.

Sa kasamang palad, ang naipon ng ama ay hindi pa rin sapat upang matustusan ang tuluyang paggaling ng bata.

Dahil dito, hinikayat ni Jenny ang publiko na i-share ang kaniyang post nang sa gayon ay marami ang makakita at magkaroon ng interes na tumulong.

Nang mga panahong iyon ay sinugod sa ospital si Baby Esang dahil da matinding ubo. Ayon kay Jeric, patuloy na nagpapagaling ang kaniyang at unti-unti na ring bumabalik ang sigla nito.

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Taiwan mulls opening stimulus voucher program to APRC holders

Speaking to reporters, Wang said the Cabinet had tentatively agreed to open the "Triple Stimulus Voucher Program" to the roughly 10,000 foreign permanent residents in Taiwan, adding that a formal announcement would be made once the plan was finalized.

Despite the fact that the program only runs through the end of the year, Wang expressed confidence that there will still be demand for the vouchers, citing the Christmas holiday in December.

She did not explain what was behind the planned policy change, saying only that it would "stimulate spending."

The government's voucher program, which launched on July 15, allows Taiwan citizens and their foreign or Chinese spouses with residency permits to purchase NT$3,000 worth of vouchers for NT$1,000.

Based on Wang's remarks, even with the proposed changes, the program would continue to exclude non-permanent foreign residents, including the 633,000 migrant workers employed in the country as of the end of September.

During the same interview Friday, Wang said the government currently has no plans to extend the vouchers' deadline beyond Dec. 31. -Central News Agency

 

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Bagyong Rolly, pinakamalakas na bagyo sa buong mundo ngayong taon

Ang bagyong Rolly ay patuloy na lumalakas habang hinahagupit ang Pilipinas na may category na super typhoon ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Napanatili rin ng Bagyong Rollyang lakas nito habang kumikilos west-southwestward ng Philippine Sea, ayon Weather Bulletin ng PAGASA.  

"The center of the eye of the typhoon is forecast to pass very close to Catanduanes tomorrow early morning, over the Calaguas Islands and very close to mainland Camarines provinces tomorrow morning, and over the Polillo Islands and mainland Quezon tomorrow afternoon or early evening,” ayon sa PAGASA.

Sabi naman ng Japan Meteorological Agency, ang bagyong Rolly ay inilagay na sa kategoryang "violent."

Sa Linggo ng gabi o Lunes ng umaga, inaasahang tatama ang sentro nito sa Quezon o Aurora province. Matinding hangin at ulan ang inaasahan na dala nito.

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67-year-old man walks from Alabang to Laguna to look for his sister with mental disorder

A 67-year-old man has walked from Alabang to Laguna with the hope to see his missing sister with mental disorder.

According to a concerned netizen, he found the old man, Jim Huerto, walking on the streets while giving out flyers.

Lolo Jim said, he did not notice how far he had walked because of his determination to find his sister, 69 years old, who is missing for two months.

According to him, he was in his home in Cavite when his sister Daisy went out of the house in Pasay City where she live last August 25.

Few days later after the old man's pictures went viral, his sister has been found as confirmed by Kim Huerto, daughter of Lolo Jim.

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Lalaki na nakapagtapos bilang guro, kinukutya dahil sa pagiging tindero

Hindi na napigilan ng isang lalaki na ipagtanggol ang kaniyang sarili sa lahat ng panghuhusga ng publiko dahil lamang sa kaniyang paghahanap-buhay bilang isang tindero.

Ayon kay Andrew Pineda, graduate ng Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English, madalas niyang naririnig ang pagmamaliit sa kaniya ng mga tao dahil sa halip na nagtuturo ay nagtitinda siya ng almusal at ulam kasama ang kaniya ina.

“Diba kumuha ng kursong Educ ‘yan? Hindi pa ba siya nagtuturo? Hala, sayang dapat maghanap ka na [ng] work,” komentong palaging naririnig ni Andrew sa mga ibang tao.

 “Opo tindero kami ng mama ko, taga-tinda ng almusal at ulam pero sa ganitong paraan napapakita ko pong edukado ako at hangga’t nabubuhay ang magulang ko patuloy ko po silang tutulungan at susuportahan. Ang mahalaga ay may silbi at sense tayo sa lipunan," sabi ni Andrew.

Dagdag pa ng binata, mahirap makahanap ng trabaho ngayon lalo na at pandemya. Sa halip na mag-inarte, dapat raw ay maging madiskarte na lamang sa buhay upang makaraos sa kagipitan.

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Madam Auring, pumanaw na sa edad na 80

Namayapa na ang sikat na aktres at manghuhula na si Aurea S. Erfelo o mas kilala bilang Madam Auring sa edad na 80-anyos.

Sa panayam sa kaniyang apo na si Daryl Simon Pecson nito lamang Biyernes (Oktubre 30), nakumpirma ang pagpanaw ng aktres.

"#RestInPeace my Lola ???? few days ago binisita kita magkausap lang tayo, dinalhan kita ng mga pasalubong," saad ni Daryl sa kaniyang Facebook post.

Samantala, hindi pa inilalahad ng mga kaanak ni Madam Auring ang naging sanhi ng kaniyang pagpanaw. Ngunit, ayon sa sa isa niya pang apo na si Mike Gibran huling nagdiwang ng kaarawan ang kaniyang lola sa ospital noong Marso.

Isa sa mga tumatak na prediksyon ni Madam Auring ay ang pagkapanalo ni Muhammad Ali sa “Thrilla in Manila” fight noong 1975 at  pagsungkit sa korona sa Miss Universe ng Pinay beauty queen na si Amparo Munoz noong 1974.

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Parts of Taiwan to drop 16℃ temperature as cold air strengthen

Northern Taiwan will turn dry and cold, it will get colder later, and the lowest will be 16 degrees on weekend morning.

The northeast wind will strengthen amd rainfall in Greater Taipei and the eastern half will become more sporadic and cloudy in other areas. There will be some short showers in the mountains.

Taiwan temperatures in various regions are as follows: 17 to 23 degrees in the north, 18 to 30 degrees in central, 20 to 31 degrees in the south, and 18 to 29 degrees in the east.

From Monday night (Nov 2) to next Thursday (5th), the northeast wind strengthened, and the northern Taiwan became wet and cool.

Additionaly, the another typhoon which is the 7th in Taiwan, its path is still very uncertain, the impact on Taiwan needs to be continuously observed. (Photo: Taiwan News)

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OWWA clarifies that government swab test of returning OFWs are totally free

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has clarified that the swab test offered by the government is free of charge for all returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

OWWA insisted that OFW must not pay anything for the test, results and their chartered flights in accordance with the order of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to take care of the OFWs.

The clarification came when the agency received reports from OFWs that they have been asked to pay roughly P20,000 for their RT-PCR test.

Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) are currently investigating private companies conducting RT-PCR tests for OFWs.

As of the moment, there are 17 laboratories processing the specimen of OFWs while the Bureau of Quarantine releases the results within 3 to 7 days.

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Taiwan Jobs: Chen Ta Precision Machinery now hiring machine operators and factory workers

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Company: Chen Ta Precision Machinery Inc

Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Salary: NT$23,800 + OT (P40,000+)

Agency: Japan Maruko International Corporation

Check below post from Japan Maruko:

About Chen Ta Precision:

Chen Ta Machinery Works specialized in machining jobs such as grinding/re-building of the crankshafts of automobile and vessel engines, cylinder overhaul, and diesel tuning. 

Due to the excellent technique and cordial service, the company name was soon well known and the business became prosperous.

*This site is not a recruitment agency nor agent

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Taiwan achieved a record of 0 local infection in the last 200 days

Taiwan has achieved a record of 0 local infection in the last 200 days that almost no other country had reached.

“Taiwan is the only major country that has so far been able to keep community transmission of Covid eliminated,” said Peter Collignon, an infectious disease physician and professor at the Australian National University Medical School, in a report by Bloomberg.

Taiwan “probably had the best result around the world,” he said, and it’s “even more impressive” for an economy with a population about the same size as Australia.

Experts say border control, proper masks distribution, contact tracing and quarantine with its experience and lesson againsts SARS, Taiwan excel in lot of areas.

Meanwhile, recorded 20 imported cases in the past two weeks, mostly from Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines and Indonesia. 

 

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Imahe ng Sto. Nino, natanaw sa kalangitan ng Bohol

 

Marami ang namangha at nabuhayan nang magmistulang imahe ng Sto. Nino ang mga ulap sa probinsiya ng Bohol.

Ayon sa nagbahagi ng mga larawan sa social media, nakunan daw ang mga litrato ng imahe ng Sto. Nino Tungod Inabanga, Bohol.

 Kahit pa may iilan na nagsasabi na ordinaryong ulap lang ito, marami ang naniniwala na ito ay magandang senyales na malapit ng matapos ang kinakaharap na pandemya ng buong mundo.

Paniniwala pa ng ibang nakasaksi, ang pagpapakita ng imahe ay nagbibigay pag-asa at dahilan upang magpatuloy sa kabila ng mga hamon sa buhay.

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Lalaking sangkot sa pagnanakaw sa ilang mga simbahan, arestado

 

Arestado ang isang lalaki matapos mahuli sa CCTV ang kaniyang pagnanakaw sa isang simbahan sa San Juan City noong Agosto 28.

Sa social media post ng pari ng Sanctuario del Sto. Cristo, makikitang nagdasal muna ang lalaki bago gawin ang masamang balak.

Pagkatapos magdasal ay nagtungo ito sa altar dala ang isang asul na eco bag at saka rin ito dali-daling umalis.

Ayon sa Pari, tinangay ng lalaki ang tv monitor ng simbahan na ginagamit para sa kanilang online mass.

Ang lalaki ay naaktuhan din ng pagnanakaw sa Holy Family Parish Church noong Septyembre 2 at sa Our Lady of Mercy Shrine noon namang Septyembre 17 sa Novaliches, Quezon City.

Kinilala ang suspek bilang si Orleans Victorio. Nahaharap ngayon ito sa kasong theft matapos magsampa ng reklamo ng mga kawani ng simbahan na kaniyang nabiktima.

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Nine dead after family eats noodles stocked in freezer for 1 year

 

A supposed to be blissful family gathering became a tragedy after nine of the family of twelve died because of the noodles that was stocked for almost one year in the freezer.

According to reports, the incident happened in NorthEast China. A family ate a corn noodle soup that they prepared using the noodles that was stored in the freezer.

After a few hours of eating, nine members of the family began feeling sick and eventually died due to food poisoning. The three kids who did not eat the food are the only one who survive.

Based on the investigation of the police, no foul play is suspected. it is only believed that the  family did not think the food would go bad because they put this in the fridge.

With this, the provincial health commision advises everyone to stop eating foods that were left in the fridge for over a week and immediatley discard those that were stored for nearly a year.

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Ina, maga ang mukha matapos hatawin ng tabla ng sariling anak

 

Trending ngayon sa social media ang larawan ng isang ina mula sa Lal-lo, Cagayan dahil umano nakaranas ito ng pananakit sa kamay ng sariling anak.

Sa mga larawan, kita ang pamamaga ng mukha ng biktima habang umiiyak sa sakit na sinapit sa anak.

Ayon sa ulat, isang Marlon Siriban Jr.  ang walang awang  pumalo ng tabla sa biktima hanggang sa ito ay masira.

Nanawagan ngayon ang mga kapatid at iba pang kamah-anak ng biktima sa awtoridad nang sa gayon ay madakip at managot ang mapang-abusong anak.

Labis naman ngayon ang galit ng madla sa kawalanghiyaang ginawa ng suspek sa sariling ina.

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Taiwan Hiring: Canon now hiring factory workers | Accept High School Graduates

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Company: Canon Incorporated

Products: Camera 

Location: Taichung / Chiayi

Agency: MIP International Manpower Services 

Check below image for details:

About Canon:

Canon introduces manufacturing specialize in high end cameras and provides clients in Taiwan with means to produce high-tech products, supplies all-around services, and promotes productivity.

Canon is located at Taichung, Taiwan and Dapumei Precision Machinery Park, Dapumei, Chiayi County, Taiwan

*This site is not a recruitment agency nor agent

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Woman dies after falling from Maokong Gondola cable car station

A woman died after falling from the Taipei Zoo Station of the Maokong Gondola line on weekend of Saturday morning.

According to the Taipei City Fire Department, it received an emergency call at around 11:48 a.m. that a woman had fallen off from the fourth floor of the cable car station. 

Emergency workers who arrived at the scene said the 38-year old woman surnamed Lee (李) showed no signs of life, but she was still rushed to the nearby Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital.

She was later pronounced dead at 12:52 p.m. Police said they are still investigating the cause of the incident. They have only found her bag, which helped authorities identify the victim.

Chao Tsung-wei, a Maokong Gondola official, said it was not immediately known why Lee went to the fourth-floor platform in the back of the building where her bag was found because gondola passengers do not go past there to board the cable cars.

No surveillance cameras were installed in the area where the fall took place, and there was no suicide letter left behind, Chao said. -Central News Agnecy

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Singil na P20,000 para sa mabilis na COVID test sa mga umuuwing OFW, inalmahan!

 

Mga umuuwing overseas Filipinos ay sinisingil umano ng P20,000 para sa mas mabilis na COVID-19 test result ayon kay Senator Richard Gordon na chairman din ng Philippine Red Cross (PRC).

Non-government organization (NGO) ay nagtayo ng mga testing booths sa mga airport para sa testing mga mga overseas Filipino workers (OFW) at iba pang mga air passengers.

"Sa airport, wala kaming pwesto dun, hanggang four days ago naglagay na ako ng pwesto, nakiusap na ako dahil umaangal na lahat yung mga OFW at mga pasahero," ayon kay Gordon.

"Dinadala sila doon sa linya, [sinisingil] ng P10,000 kada test. Yung iba P7,000. Kung gusto mo mabilis, P10,000. Kung gusto mo pinakamabilis, P20,000," dagdag niya.

"Yan ang tinitingnan natin, talagang may nagsasamantala," ayon sa Sendor. "Gusto kong imbestigahan ito."

Naniniwala si Gordon na dinadala ang mga pasahero sa mga testing booths na ito para sa mataas na singil.

Kasalukuyang itinigil ng PRC ang COVID test dahil sa utang ng Philhealth na halos umabot na ng P1-Billion.

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Taiwan-based Din Tai Fung offers ready to cook "xiao long bao" in select supermarkets in PH

Popular Taiwanese restaurant Din Tai Fung announced that their famous pork xiao long bao is now available in frozen packs at select SM Supermarket and Savemore branches.

Each pack contains 12 pieces of frozen pork xiao long bao that costS P375. Prices may vary per supermarket.

Other frozen Din Tai Fung items⁣ such as their shrimp & pork wontons, sweet & sour pork, and fried pork chop have been available

Packs of cook-to-eat pork xiaolongbao are now available at SM Supermarkets and Savemore located in SM Aura Premier⁣, SM Makati⁣, SM Southmall⁣, SM North EDSA⁣,  SM Fairview⁣, SM Megamall, The Podium, and in Savemore outlets in SM Light Mall⁣, Acacia Estates⁣ and Festival Mall⁣.

 

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Gretchen Ho , gives bike, groceries to streetsweeper in Quezon City

 

Through her  "Donate a Bike, Save a Job" campaign, Gretchen Ho gives a streetsweeper in Cubao, Quezon City a folding bike, groceries and even some appliances with the help of other concerned netizens.

In Ho's Instagram post, she shared that her recipient is "Tatay Bong" who has three kids living in a small house without water and electricity for how many years.

 “Sa madilim na sulok na ito sa Cubao nakatira ang streetsweeper na si Tatay Bong at ang kanyang mga anak. Ilang taon na rin silang walang kuryente at tubig," said Gretchen.

She added that despite of poverty, Tatay Bong's kids continue to study at night using the street light post near their home.

Because of this, Ho, through the help of other netizens gave the streetsweeper a folding bike, solar lights, electric fan, and a gas stove.

Tatay Bong was very happy and blisfully shared that he will use the bike to sell fishballs so he can also take care of his kids.

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OFW, 'di pa rin makauwi sa pamilya dahil stranded sa quarantine facility sa Pinas

 

Sa libo-libong overseas Filipino worker na umuwi ng Pilipinas, isa si Darwin Ramirez sa mga stranded ngayon sa mga quarantine facility dahil sa tagal ng resulta ng kanilang COVID-19 test result.

Sa ulat ng GMA News "Unang Balita" sinabi ni Ramirez na halos mawalan na sila ng pag-asa dahil wala man lamang silang makuhang sagot kung kailan ba lalabas ang resulta ng kanilang test.

Aniya, tinawagan na nila ang Bureau of Quarantine para alamin ang resulta ng kaniyang COVID-19 test pero hindi raw matukoy kung saan laboratoryo ito naipadala.

"We feel so helpless talaga. Wala kang matawagan, wala kang matanungan. May mapagtanungan ka man, wala naman maisagot," lahad ni Ramirez.

Ang BoQ ang naglalabas ng COVID-19 test result ng mga OFW na umuuwi ng bansa. Bago tuluyang makauwi ang mga OFW sa kanilang pamilya dapat na magnegatibo muna sila sa test.

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Taiwan lists over 51,000 undocumented migrant workers, seeks practical solution over the issue

 

Taiwan promised to come up with practical solutions for the high number of unaccounted-for migrant workers in the country.

There are 51,087 undocumented foreign workers currently overstaying their visas in Taiwan, according to Ministry of the Interior statistics.

The authorities are currently deliberating about an adjustment but that the Cabinet has the final say, Minister of Labor Hsu Ming-chun said.

She said the problem with a shortened waiting period is that the number of foreign workers will skyrocket if cases of migrant workers absconding from their jobs continue at the current rate.

Additionally, Taiwan's Deputy Interior Minister Chiu Chang-yueh also proposed raising the minimum wage for migrant workers and allowing them to change employers freely to lower the chance of them running away. (Photo by CNA)

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Waiter who is being mocked, gets his revenge by building his dream house

 

After being a waiter since 2012, Jhay Suarez Tuyor finally reached his success and was able to build his dream house and prove everyone wrong.

Tuyor reminisce how many of the people used to mocked him just because he works as a waiter.

According to him, many look down on his job as if he was doing something illegal.

Some would even tell him “Waiter ka lang pala? Waiter ka lang pala, oh mag praktis kana mag bugaw ng langaw dito sa hapag kainan."

Even though he feels hurt, he simply ignore what other people say about his job for he know that there is nothing that he can do to change their mind.

Until one day, he blissfully shared his dream house that he was able to build by "just being a waiter."

With this, Tuyor just prove that success do not lies on what type of job the person has but on determination and effort they exert.

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Pinoy good samaritan sa Taoyuan binalik ang bag na napulot na may laman din na cash

Isang Filipino good samaritan ang nagbalik ng isang bag na may laman na mga kagamitan at wallet na may cash. Natukoy naman ang mayari ng bag gamit ang mga identification card nito.

Napagalman na si kabayan Baste Sebastian ang good samaritan. Salute kay kuya Baste sa pagiging honest niya at pinatunayn na hindi lahat ng Pilipino ay masama.

Tingnan ang post mula kay Jerry Yang:

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Ina sumulat sa DepEd; nakiusap na bawasan ang aralin ng mga estudyante

 

Magbuhat noong magsimula ang klase noong Oktubre 5, hindi maikakaila ang hirap na dinaranas ngayon hindi lamang ng mga estudyante kung hindi pati ng mga magulang.

Kaya naman, sa pamamagitan ng isang facebook post ay sumulat ang inang si Teejay Marquez Jimenez upang makapaglabas ng saloobin sa Kagawaran ng Edukasyon.

Sa open letter ni Jimenez, sinabi niya na nagpapasalamat siya sa Department of Education (DepEd) dahil sa kanilang pagsusumikap upang makahanap ng paraan para maipagpatuloy ang pag-aaral ng mga estudyante.

Subalit sa pagpapatuloy ng kaniyang post, aniya makalipas lamang ang isang linggo ay naramdaman na niya kung gaano kahirap ang kanilang sitwasyon.

Kaya naman, dulog niya sa DepEd sana ay bawasan nito ang mga ibinibigay na aralin sa mga estudyante at bigyan sila ng sapat na panahon upang matapos ang lahat ng gawain.

"Amin lang po sanang hiling ay bawasan ang napakaraming "learning task" na kailangang sagutan ng mga bata at hapitin ang isang linggong deadline," saad ni Jimenez.

Wala pang tugon ang DepEd dito, ngunit sa kasalukuyan umabot na sa 19k reactions at 27k shares ang post ni Jimenez.

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Taipei honors 2 Filipino workers as Outstanding Migrant Workers

Two overseas Filipino workers were honored in Taiwan during the annual search for Outstanding Migrant Workers by the Taipei City’s Labor Affairs Department, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Taiwan reported.

The OFWs joined hundreds of model and outstanding Taiwanese workers and labor unions who were conferred with similar distinction in the Taiwan capital recently.

Evelyn G. Kaguitla, a factory worker, and Amelia A. Comilang, a careworker, were given the citation by Taipei City Mayor Hou You-Yi during the Taipei annual recognition ceremony for exemplary workers.

The Pinay workers, along with other winners, were hailed “for their dedication and hard work despite the COVID-19 outbreak” during the awarding ceremony that highlighted the City’s Labor Day celebration with the theme “Making the Workplace Safer for Laborers.”

The two outstanding Pinay migrant workers received a trophy and cash prize of NT2,000 from the Taipei City Mayor.

Hou congratulated Kaguitla and Comilang, and the other awardees composed of seven Taipei City model workers, 191 outstanding workers, 11 outstanding general affairs personnel of unions, and 63 outstanding unions.

The Outstanding Migrant Worker Award is an annual ceremony of the New Taipei City Labor Affairs Department that honors legal foreign workers who have worked for at least one year in the city.

Taipei City, which has the biggest number of workers in Taiwan, considers these workers as “very important to the society regardless of which industries they came from and are the foundation of development by providing all kinds of essential services.”

Kaguitla, a factory worker in Taiwan for four years, was chosen for her good working attitude and for “extending help to those who are in need.”  She served as a trainer in the various training programs of her company and initiated quality reforms in her company’s production line.

Comilang, a careworker, was honored for her patience and caring skills. She takes care of her employer’s grandmother who is suffering from dementia.

“She is kind and hardworking that is why all members of the family, neighbors, and friends like her,” POLO Taipei said. -POLO Taipei/GSR

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Haze hits Taiwan over the weekend, poor air quality may reach unhealthy level

Air quality in southern Taiwan is expected to reach an unhealthy level for sensitive groups over the weekend, as the first wave of air pollutants from overseas since the autumn arrives with seasonal northeasterly winds, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Several locations in western Taiwan saw the air quality index change to "moderate" on Friday from "good" a day earlier, according to the EPA's air quality monitoring website.

Two locations on the northern coast of Taiwan -- Wanli and Fuguei Cape -- recorded the highest density of fine particulate matter, which reached unhealthy levels Friday morning, the EPA pointed out.

Meanwhile, air quality in Kaohsiung began to deteriorate in the late afternoon, with readings at three locations in the southern city hitting an unhealthy level for sensitive groups after being moderate at 6 p.m., the website showed.

According to the EPA's forecast released at 4:30 p.m., Kaohsiung and Pingtung are flashing an orange warning for unhealthy levels of air quality through Sunday, because of the accumulation of air pollutants.

The rest of western Taiwan is expected to see moderate air quality, with conditions in northern Taiwan set to improve to "good" on Sunday. In eastern parts of the country, air quality will be good throughout the weekend, the forecast showed. - Central News Agency

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COVID-19 test sa mga OFW mula sa mga low-risk na mga bansa, hindi na kailangan -DOH

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) mula sa mga low-risk COVID-19 countries na may low to medium prevalence ng coronavirus cases ay hindi na kailangang sumailalim sa COVID-19 test ayon sa Department of Health.

Asymptomatic OFWs ay maaari ng umuwi sa kanilang mga probinsya na may kasamang minimum public health standards.

“But whatever the local governments would require for them to enter into their province, they have to comply,” ayon kay Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire sa isang virtual press briefing.

Ang mga uuwing may symptoms mula sa mga low-risk countries lamang ang dadaan sa testing alinsunod sa Omnibus Guidelines for Prevention, Detection, Isolation, Treatment and Reintegration Strategies for COVID-19.

“We are rationalizing actually not just the resources but also protocols that we do. If you would notice in the previous protocol that we have, we would be testing OFWs when they arrive. Once they test negative, we send them to their provinces,” dagdag ng ni Vergeire.

“Once they arrive in their provinces, they get to be tested again. They get to be quarantined again. So we are just rationalizing the protocols.”

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Pinay domestic helper sa Hong Kong, kulong matapos magnakaw ng HK$300

Isang 30-year old na Filipina domestic helper sa Hong Kong ay nasintensyahan ng dalawang buwan na pagkakakulong matapos magnakaw ng HK$300 sa kanyang employer.

Pleaded guilty ang Pinay OFW (may apelyidong Smith) na may kasong theft na isinampa sa kanya ng Magistrate Bina Chainrai at the Eastern Courts ng Hong Kong.

Nagreport ang kanyng employer sa mga pulis matapos tatlo sa labing isang HK$ banknotes ay nawawala sa wallet nito at nakita ito sa wallet ni Smith.

Ayon review ng closed-circuit (CCTV) footage ng mga pulis, nakita sa video na kinuha nga ni Smith ang tatlong HK$100 sa wallet ng kanyang employer.

Ayon sa litigator ng Pinay OFW, nagawa niya ito dahil sa sobrang nangailangan ng pera dahil ilalagau sa therapy ang kanyang anak matapos ng pinagdaanang physical abuse sa nakababatng kapatid nito.

Nagrequest na ng leniency para makauwi na ng Pilipinas sa lalong madaling panahon. 

(Photo use for illustative purposes only, photo by Bloomberg)

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Uuwing OFW na ang magbabayad ng swab test mula sa private labs, free pa rin ang sa government labs

 

Narito ang mga SWABBING STATIONS na maaari mong pagpilian sa One-Stop Shops ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA):

PRIVATE LABORATORIES

- Result in 2 days = ₱ 4,000

- Result in 1 day = ₱ 7,000 

- Result in 12 hours = ₱ 10,000

PHILIPPINE RED CROSS

- Result in 2 to 3 days

- For OFW = ₱ 3,500

- For Non-OFW = ₱ 4,000 

GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES

- Result in minimum of 5 days

- Free of charge 

Ang One-Stop Shops sa NAIA ay tulung-tulong na pinangangasiwaan ng DOTr, DOT, DSWD, PCG, MARINA, OTS, MIAA, OWWA, DFA, PNP, at BOQ para masiguro ang kaligtasan ng mga returning overseas Filipino at kanilang mga pamilya sa kasagsagan ng pandemya. 

Nagdagdag naman ang Philippine Coast Guard ng frontline personnel sa NAIA para lubos na maserbisyuhan ang mga Pinoy na umuuwi ng bansa. 

 “Noong bumalik sa manual operations na katulad nung unang buwan ng lockdown pagdating sa airport imbes na fini-fill-upan sa website ng Red Cross, ngayon ini-interview natin isa isa ang mga OFW at kinukuhanan ng backgound,” ayon kay Commodore Armand Balilo, Coast Guard spokesman.

“The returning overseas Filipinos will then be subjected to swabbing. Before we used barcodes to mark the specimen but now we manually write their name and the date on it. And that’s the reason why the procedure takes four to five days,” he added.

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OFW in Changhua used a knife to snatch and grabs more than NT$10,000 in a supermarket

A Filipino migrant worker who was suspected of lack of money to spend, went to a supermarket to grabs more than NT$10,000 with a knife.

After the robbery, he changed his clothes and covered his head with clothes to avoid the monitor. However, he forgot to cover his face during the robbery and was photographed by the monitor, the police immediately arrested the migrant worker.

The police said: "He wears a mask." At two o'clock in the morning, he was wearing a black jacket and trousers while looking around the supermarket. After confirming that there were no other customers in the supermarket, he took a fruit knife into the supermarket.  

He ran away while changing his trousers into shorts and after taking off his coat, he used clothes to cover head and hide in the construction site.

Back to the dormitory in Fangyuan, Changhua County, he deliberately ran and spent more than 1,600 yuan in fare, plus cross-dressing, thinking that he could evade investigation, but forgot that his face was not covered.

Police investigation said that the Filipino is working in a textile factory. It was suspected of lack of money to spend, so he went to a supermarket to snatch it when he was on vacation. After the investigation, he was transferred to justice for the crime of robbery.

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