SULYAPINOY: The Voice of the Modern Living Heroes

Finally, the voice of the Overseas Filipino Workers under the Employment Permit System (EPS) has finally given a chance to be heard.

Rest assured, SULYAPINOY newsletter will always strive to make its articles significant and informative. It will also provide basic Korean labor laws, basic Korean language, updates and announcements from the Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Justice, Philippine Overseas Labor
Office (POLO), Philippine Embassy and other associated organizations.

On the other hand, we would like to thank Fr. Alvin B. Parantar, MSP–FEWA spiritual adviser and editorial consultant, for helping and encouraging us to turn our dream of having a newsletter into a reality. To Engr. Wayne D. Manabat for the SULYAPINOY logo design, to all FEWA officers and volunteer members, to our spiritual adviser Fr. Glenn Giovanni B. Jaron, MSP and FEWA adviser Prof. Emely Dicolen-Abagat, Ph.D., Fr. Eugene Docoy, SVD., Bro. Jojo Geronimo, and Prof. Luz Suplico. Our sincerest gratitude also to Her Excellency Ambassador Susan Castrence, Labor Attaché Delmer R. Cruz, OWWA Senior Officer Elizabeth Marie Estrada and to all POLO Staff, Joyce Ann Dela Cruz and Ms. Armida Geronimo of University of the Philippines. To Mr. Simon Choi and Mr. Kim Jae of OK Vision Asia for their generosity. Above all, to our God Almighty for the wisdom, strength and courage. Words may not be enough but we would like to extend our earnest gratefulness to everyone who has supported us in achieving our goals and objectives.

SULYAPINOY aims to deliver news and information that will directly affect the lives and working conditions of our fellow Filipino migrant workers in South Korea.

Let this be a channel for expressing opinions as well as ideas among fellow EPS workers in order to develop a two- way communication between FEWA officers and its members. We hope that this will serve as instrument to improve our collective working conditions here in Korea. Filipino Migrant workers… fighting!!!