Tag: exit visa

Are OFWs’ right to travel being violated by the Philippine Government?

July 15, 2011July 15, 2011 Ilda 41 Comments

The Philippine economy will collapse without the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Remittances from the OFWs contributed significantly to the 7.3% growth in the economy in 2010. The spending fuelled by the billions of dollars they send back home is a factor that is likely helping the country avoid a Greece-like economic failure. Even without drastic…

Economy, Government

OFW ‘exit permits’ make sense – because taxpayers’ funds are at stake

July 15, 2011July 15, 2011 benign0 14 Comments

Exit permits for OFWs? You gotta be kidding. That plus anecdotal evidence of all sorts of red tape before one can depart for a job overseas? An outrage! It sounds like something reminiscent of the Cold War when East German citizens would risk life and limb to make a dash across the border for a…

Economy, Lifestyle, Politics, Society

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on UK Immigration, Lies in History and Wokeness Debunked by Simon Webb
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History
on UK Immigration, Lies in History and Wokeness Debunked by Simon Webb
Depends on the individual immigrants. In the past, Britain did
History
on UK Immigration, Lies in History and Wokeness Debunked by Simon Webb
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History
on UK Immigration, Lies in History and Wokeness Debunked by Simon Webb
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History
on UK Immigration, Lies in History and Wokeness Debunked by Simon Webb
Absolutely wrong. Colonisers are technically migrants. Subsequent migrants have also