Live-in Caregivers (LCP)

Caregivers: Ano ang opsyon para maging permanent?

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Homeless in Hong Kong

Every Sunday, 300,000 Filipinos pitch their tents or sit on cardboard boxes in Hong Kong busiest park to spend their day off from work. (Screen grab, BBC) In Hong Kong, where there are at least 300,000 Filipino domestic workers most of whom are women, every Sunday (their only day off) is their opportunity to go

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Breaking: Lolo na nag invest ng P1-million sa ‘KAPA’ namatay!

Embattled Pastor Apolinario (left) nangamuyo kay Presidente Rodrigo Duterte (right) na I-unfreeze and mga assets niya.  Inatake sa puso Analysis By Ted Alcuitas A 76-year old grandfather died of an apparent  heart attack after learning that the investment scam ‘Kapa’, (acronym for  Bisaya: KADATU ANG PADULNGAN APIL KOMUNIDAD. In Filipino: PAGYAMAN ANG PATUTUNGOHAN KASAMA ANG KOMUNIDAD) has

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Babala: Beware of Kapa Community Ministry International(Kapa)

Founder Joel Apolinario. (Kapa website) Philippine government closes largest investment scam The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) froze all bank accounts and assets of  Kapa Community Ministry International (Kapa) on June 4, 2019 over allegations that it operated the largest investment scam in recent Philippine history. KAPA means KADATU ANG PADULNGAN APIL KOMUNIDAD in Cebuano.

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Fredericton seeks to attract 1,000 immigrants a year with new strategy

Fredericton Mayor Mike O’Brien (CBC) New Brunswick CBC Fredericton launched an immigration strategy Friday aimed at attracting and retaining 1,000 newcomers annually over the next 25 years. The Fredericton Region Five-Year Strategy won’t speed up the process, but is expected to make it easier for new arrivals. The city and several community partners have created an

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Immigration: More than 1,400 PNP invitations issued to Express Entry candidates in less than a week

CIC NEWS CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWSLETTER   More than 2,000 invitations issued to Express Entry candidates since start of May, reflecting higher 2019 Provincial Nominee Program target June 6, 2019 By Stephen Smith And Noah Turner   Recent weeks have seen an impressive amount of activity among Canada’s Express Entry-linked provincial nominee streams. In the past

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Friends mourn drowning victim Jay Razon

The 64-year old immigration consultant Jay Razon drowned in a boating accident at Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby on Thursday, March 29. (Facebook photo) Vancouver, B.C. Updated: 7PM, March 31, 2019 Drowning victim was popular among Filipinos By Ted Alcuitas “Napakabait sa mga basketball players niya,”  was howTom Choy remembers Jay Razon who died in

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New immigrants made up 61% of Canada’s population growth last year

New immigrants fuel Canada’s population growth Canada New immigrants made up 61% of Canada’s population growth in 2018Canada’s population reached 37,314,442 on January 1, 2019 CIC News.com March 26, 2019 A new Statistics Canada report reveals how immigration to Canada continues to be the main driver of population growth, with a total increase of 321,065

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Immigration:Open work permits for approved caregivers

Canada announces open work permits for approved Interim Pathway for Caregivers applicantsOpen work permits also available to family members living in Canada March 22, 2019 By CIC News Applicants approved for permanent residence under Canada’s Interim Pathway for Caregivers can also apply for a Canadian open work permit. Under an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

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Filipino mother, child wins refugee status in Canada

Vanessa Mae Rodel, 42, and her seven-year-old daughter Keana Nihinsa, travel by public bus from Castle Peak Immigration Centre, in Hong Kong on March 18, 2019. ( MARIA DE LA GUARDIA) She hid fugitive Edward Snowden By Ted Alcuitas Canada has accepted as refugees a Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong and her seven-year old  daughter.

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