Philippines bans deployment of workers to South Korea | Earth Times News

Manila - The Philippines on Saturday stopped the dispatch of its workers to South Korea amid increasing tensions with North Korea, a deputy presidential spokeswoman said.

The decision was reached by a team that included officials from the foreign and labour departments who closely monitor the situation on the Korean Peninsula, Abigail Valte said.

Valte also clarified that the actual number of documented and undocumented Filipinos in South Korea is 46,000 not 60,000 as earlier reported by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The Philippine military has placed the air force and navy on alert for the possible repatriation of thousands of Philippine workers from South Korea if the conflict escalates after North Korea on Tuesday fired artillery shells at a South Korean island near their disputed western sea border, killing two soldiers and two civilians.

Armed forces spokesman Brigadier General Jose Mabanta said the military was also ready to deploy troops to South Korea if necessary to help evacuate Filipinos working and living there if the conflict worsens.

About 10 million Filipinos work overseas, and the money they send home accounts for 10 per cent of the Philippines' gross domestic product.

The Philippines on Friday condemned Tuesday's attack and called on North Korea to abide by its obligations under international law and the UN Charter.

sayang naman...kawawa naman ung ppaalis na...pray nalang po tayo

boytugsak wrote:sayang naman...kawawa naman ung ppaalis na...pray nalang po tayo

hindi lang sila pre,, kasama tayo doon........ang buwenas.........

Buset

super sad na news...

lets pray together na sana maayos ang lahat..wala pa po kami 1 month d2

sana nga maayos na lahat ng gulo jan para kaming waiting makasunod na rin...

biwset talaga yang north biwset!!!! di pa ksi bagsakan ng atomic bomb ng mabura sa mapa hmmmmmmmmmmmmppppp! amf!!!

I JUST PRAY NA MATATAPOS DIN ITO AT MAKAKALIS DIN KAMI MGA AALIS SA DEC 7.

pray nlng po tau kbayan na d matuloy,kc kawawa po tayong lhat, lahat ng maapektuhan ng gyera nila,ako dn po nalulungkot kung sakali nga po na mangyari ang di inaasahan kc po 2 months plang ako mahig8 d2 mg 3 months plang,kumbga ng uumpisa palng.kya pray nlng po tlga mgagawa natin sa ngayun d naman cguro papahintulot ni LORD na may mangyari.sana lng para po sa ating pamilya.

source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11852683




South Korea has held funerals for the two marines killed when North Korea fired artillery shells at the South's Yeonpyeong island earlier this week.

In a service broadcast nationwide, the marines' commander vowed "thousand-fold revenge" for the attack.

Two civilians also died in the incident - one of the worst clashes since the end of the Korean War.

Tension is high, with the North calling planned US-Southern military drills on Sunday an "unpardonable provocation".

The US has called on China to increase its pressure on Pyongyang to prevent further incidents.

China has said its "top priority" is to keep the situation under control. Beijing has begun a series of talks with Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang in an attempt to ease the tensions.
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The funeral for marines Seo Jeong-woo and Moon Kwang-wook was held at a military hospital in Seongnam, close to the capital, Seoul.
Military veterans protest in Seoul Military veterans protested in Seoul, demanding revenge on the North

Hundreds of government and military officials, politicians, religious leaders, activists and civilians attended.

Among them were Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and Maj Gen You Nak-jun, the head of the marine corps.

"We'll certainly repay North Korea a thousand-fold for killing and harming our marines," said Gen You.

"South Korean active-duty marines and all reserve forces will engrave this anger and hostility in our bones and we will make sure we take revenge on North Korea."

Officials and relatives placed white flowers on the two coffins draped in the South Korean flag. Marines sang as the coffins were carried out.

Elsewhere in Seoul, 1,000 South Korean military veterans protested, burning the North Korean flag and portraits of Pyongyang's leaders. The protesters shouted slogans demanding revenge and condemning the North's "atrocity".
'Uncontrollable'

The four South Koreans died on Tuesday when the North launched a sudden barrage of shells at Yeonpyeong island, close to the maritime border between the two countries.
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The attack led to the South replacing its defence minister and evacuating most of the island's civilian population.

The new Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin said on Saturday that tougher action was needed against the North.

"We need to deal with North Korea's provocations strongly. We need to hit back multiple times as hard."

Pyongyang said it had been provoked by the South's military exercises, which were being carried out close to Yeonpyeong.
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North Korea: Timeline 2010

26 March: South Korean warship, Cheonan, sinks, killing 46 sailors

20 May: Panel says a North Korean torpedo sank the ship; Pyongyang denies involvement

July-September: South Korea and US hold military exercises; US places more sanctions on Pyongyang

29 September: North holds rare party congress seen as part of father-to-son succession move

29 October: Troops from North and South Korea exchange fire across the land border

12 November: North Korea shows US scientist new - undeclared - uranium enrichment facility

23 November: North shells island of Yeonpyeong, killing at least four South Koreans

* In pictures: S Korean anger
* US-South alliance under pressure
* Koreans angry and worried
* Brief history of the Korean War

China, Pyongyang's only ally, has been increasing diplomatic efforts to ease tensions on the peninsula and avoid further violence.

On Friday, China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met the North's ambassador in person, and spoke on the phone to his US and South Korean counterparts, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

"The top priority now is to keep the situation under control and to ensure such events do not happen again," a statement said.

The top US military commander, Adm Mike Mullen, said he did not know "why China doesn't push harder" with Pyongyang.

In an interview with CNN due to be broadcast on Sunday but released as a transcript, Adm Mullen said Beijing appeared to mistakenly believe it could control North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il.

"I'm not sure he is controllable," Adm Mullen said.

The US and South Korea are due to begin four days of pre-arranged military exercises on Sunday.

China said they would escalate tension and has warned against any infractions into its exclusive economic zone, which extends 320km (200 miles) from its coast.

Pyongyang said the drills were pushing the region to "the brink of war". On Saturday state media promised a "sea of fire" if North Korean territory was violated.

The Pentagon has said Beijing is being kept informed about the naval exercises.

South Korea has increased its troop numbers on Yeonpyeong and says it will change its rules of engagement to allow it to respond more forcefully if incidents such as Tuesday's happen again.

This week's tension comes as the North is undergoing an apparent transition of power from Kim Jong-il to his young son Kim Jong-un.

ako dn lgot mg2 mons p lng me hu hu

ako nga nag-iisip palang magpamedical kaya lang nagdadalawang-isip na kc nabasa ko na madedelay ang deployment...wag naman sana...let's pray...

wag naman sana lumala..........hindi pa nabawi puhunan ng mga kakaalis pa lamang........lugi..........

amf!!! pusta nalang lotto hahaha malay mo...
kaso sayang naman mababawasan pa 20 pesos yung pang medikal ko hahahha

huhuhuh....sana naman matapos na problema nila para tuloy na naman hiring....haaayzzz d pa kami nag kakaemployer may problema na naman....pano na makakapunta ng korea pag ganyan.....

anumang gulo sana maayos na...god bless us always...

Have faith....maayos din ang lahat.

huhuhu wag naman po sana xe pondo pa nga lng tong gnagawa nmen 45 days p bgo sweldo...pls lord wag nmn po sna...guide us oh lord...

anu b yan dp kmi nakakatungtong ng South Korea eh mag-uuwian n ata... wag nman po Lord...

wag nman poh sana lumala maayos na sna ang lahat

anu ba yan ,kakapasa plang natin,

sana maayos na lahat doon sna wag ng ma2loy girian nila dun

peace 2 all koreans

KAMI ANG MGA KAWAWA NITO SA DEC 7 PA LANG ANG ENTRY NAMIN SA KOREA TAPOS NAGKAGANITO PA.

[quote="romeskie03"]KAMI ANG MGA KAWAWA NITO SA DEC 7 PA LANG ANG ENTRY NAMIN SA KOREA TAPOS NAGKAGANITO PA.[/quo
masyadong exaggerated naman dyan ang balita sa pinas...ok napo dito ..kami nga tuloy pa rin ang trabaho...at peaceful dito sa lugar namin,pero siguro doon sa boundary ng south and north medyo may tensyon pero ang pagkakaalam ko ok napo..
nawa naman wag i ban ang pagpadala ng mga workers dito,,,ayos naman dito..
yong iba nga hindi alam ang mga nangyayari hanggang mapanood nila sa tv patrol,medyo exaggerated ang balita nila..
Pray nalang tyo na sana maayos ang lahat..Godbless us all!

tama k ate gelyn!!!! parang pinas din po sa mindanao yung gyera..malayu layo din..sna 2luy p din yung selection....pag ng ok n jan e d ska mg deploy!!!!

NORTH KOREA BKIT B DI LANG YANG SARILING LUGAR NYU PASABUGIN NYU NG MATIGIL N KAU MARAMI KMING PINOY ANG GUSTO MKAPUNTA AT MKAPAGTRABHO S SOUTH........BUWISIT NAMAN AY!!!!\...UMAYOS KAYO........ ANG TAAS NYU

oo nga nman poh

kung wala snang magawa ung mga taga north na yan, manung manahimik na lang kesa mamirwisyo pa ng kapwa nila

laking pirwisyo kc ng ginawa nila , daming madadamay kainis talaga uuummmmp sikya talaga 2ng mga taga north


pasensya na poh, sa word ddala lang ng bugso ng damdamin

wow grabe na ito! sana gumawa ng action ang pangulo natin pra sa mga waiting lalo na sa mga waiting for employer. sana my open pra satin in other country like canada or japan>>>>> we need to pray parin for the peace of both countries to have a unity! huhuhu papanu nalang ung mga waiting...at lalung- lalo na ung mga new passer?????????????????? anyway abangan po natin if anu ung further information ..... sana wag na lumala pa ang siwasyon>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

naka tengga kami..di malaman ang gagawin..wahhhhh

pray lang po tayo mga kabayan. kami nga dumating kami dito sa south korea nov. 23 eksaktong nagpasabog ang north. una pa nabalitaan ng ng mga parents ko dahil napanood nga sa tv sa pinas. ayon nag-aalala tuloy sila. sa awa ng Diyos ok naman kami dito sa napuntahan ko na company. pagawaan siya ng tela. mabilisan nga lang ng work kasi ang daming knitting machines. kami ang nagpapalit sa mga sinulid na nakarolyo sa makina. pag may naputol na sinulid kami rin ang nagbubuhol. yung iba mas manipis pa sa sapot ng gagamba kaya kung mahina ang mata. medyo hindi gaanong makita. mayroon nga daw nag-parelease na dahil yun mahina daw paningin.

ahh,,dont worry to all people waiting to work here in korea!!! okk n po ang lahat,,bata wait lang po kayo ng information,,and just pray for us ok????????????????god bless you all

jan ka na pala kuya peterzki...ingat kayong lahat jan...kami 7 sked namin sana matuloy..wawa naman kami ...samaayos na mga gulo n yan para makapagwork naman...

kamalas naman natin kakakpasa palang me hadlang agad huhuhu

peterzki_201 wrote:pray lang po tayo mga kabayan. kami nga dumating kami dito sa south korea nov. 23 eksaktong nagpasabog ang north. una pa nabalitaan ng ng mga parents ko dahil napanood nga sa tv sa pinas. ayon nag-aalala tuloy sila. sa awa ng Diyos ok naman kami dito sa napuntahan ko na company. pagawaan siya ng tela. mabilisan nga lang ng work kasi ang daming knitting machines. kami ang nagpapalit sa mga sinulid na nakarolyo sa makina. pag may naputol na sinulid kami rin ang nagbubuhol. yung iba mas manipis pa sa sapot ng gagamba kaya kung mahina ang mata. medyo hindi gaanong makita. mayroon nga daw nag-parelease na dahil yun mahina daw paningin.

textile? anu machine daimaru ba?

ok na po ang lahat di naman tuloy ang deployment ban said ng DOLE