PHILIPPINES BANS OFW DEPLOYMENT TO KOREA

Philippines bans OFW deployment to Korea

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Posted at 11/27/2010 12:26 PM | Updated as of 11/27/2010 4:55 PM


MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government has ordered a ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Korean peninsula, radio dzMM reported Saturday.

The ban was prompted by the ongoing tension between the North and the South Korean governments.

According to Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, the implementation of the deployment ban was a decision of the government team that included the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the Department of Labor and Employment, among others.

The team was tasked by President Benigno Aquino III to continuously assess the situation in Korea.

Valte said there are 46,000 Filipinos, including undocumented workers, in the Korean peninsula.

Meanwhile, Special Envoy Roy Cimatu arrived in Seoul, Korea on Saturday morning to conduct an assessment on the looming war between the 2 Koreas.

Cimatu heads the 6-man rapid response team dispatched by the Philippine government amid growing tensions between the two countries.

He is also tasked to make necessary recommendations whether to repatriate Filipinos working in the peninsula. With Ruby Bernardo Tayag, dzMM

rosalinda dapat pa ba ako magpamedical sa lagay na yan?

patay tayo dyannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn d pwd to

talagang hindi pwede yan paano tayong mga nakabayad na at gumastos na? we need to pray lang. ang hirap nito baka naman nag oover react lang ang goverment natin.

Advice ko,pwede parin nmn tayo pa medical.ako katatapos lang kahapon.kaya ko sinasabi na pa medical kayo kasi ipapasa pa lng nmn yan dun para mapa bilang sa job rooster.matagal din nmn i process,ilang buwan din ang waiting.malay natin after a month matapos rin yan,at least prepared na lhat ng requirements natin.wala nmn announcement ang POEA na wag na muna mag submit ng requirements.ang ban lng nmn ay ang mga papaalis to secure their safety.para di na mkadagdag sa alalahanin ng gobyerno.

ang iba kasi nag o over react.dami ko friends na malapit sa area,di nmn daw nag pa panic mga koreano na kasama nila.mother ko rin nasa seoul pero tuloy parin ang trabaho.Let's all pray na matapos na agad para naman maging panatag din ang mga kalooban ng bawat isa.Unahin na muna natin ang kalagayan ng mga kapwa natin pilipino na nsa south korea,pasalamat parin tayo na nandito pa tayo at di napasama sa knila.

sa pag pa regster lang makakuha ng permit pahirapan na...grabe ung pila...sa mga nag aaral pa.pinipiga ang utak para maka pasa...huhuhuh wawa naman tayo nito,.san na ba ang hustisxa nito....

[quote="romeskie03"]talagang hindi pwede yan paano tayong mga nakabayad na at gumastos na? we need to pray lang. ang hirap nito baka naman nag oover react lang ang goverment natin.[/quote

I might say YES..

kasi di naman kaya kami affected dito,,

sana na nga maayos na yan.at bumalik na sa normal ang lahat...di ba masyado lang tayong nag panic?

tama! mga pinoy nga na nandun binabaliwala lng.kasi mga kasamang koreano di nmn daw affected.

tuloy tuloy parin daw sila sa pagtratrabaho...

hay very sad napanuod ku rin kanina di na muna siguro ako pamedical at pokus na lang me sa iba kong inaplayan

dasala tau mga kasulyap,2weeks palang ako d2 sa korea,wala png ipon..

wag kang mag alala dyan kabayan...marami kaming nag darasal...alagaan mo nalang sarili dyan..

mga kabayan ko dnman ng overact ang ating gobyerno dpat nga pasalamat tayo dhil ngaun handa cla sakaling mgkagiyera d2 sa korea..dti pinupuna ntin gobyerno kc laging late kung umaksyon pg may trahedya na ngyari ska aaksyon dba..d2 me sa korea at mssabi ko na di kmi apektado pero dnmin alam kung ano mgyyari bukas o mkalawa o nxt wik kung lgtas kmi d2..at least alam nmin nkaready gobyerno pra ilikas kmi and ngppasalamat ako sa knila ng taos puso...sa mga eps na nadelay sori di kslanan ng gobyerno ntin yan o ng korea o ng khit na sino let's just pray na d m2loy gyera at wlang msaktan khit na sino....bukas ang war games d2 ng US at south korea sna d mgwala ana north..peace!!!

Sana nga po maging maayos na ang lahat....tanging dasal ang higit na makakatulong sa atin ngayon.kaya lagi po nating isama sa anting dalangin na mging mapayapa at magkaruon na ng kaayusan ang lahat..

hanggang kelan kaya ang ban...pano yung mga nagbayad na at naka schedule ng umalis??????????

mga kabayan don't lose hope God has a plan for us...just keep believing....

YES WE NEED TO PRAY IM STARTING A NOVENA PRAYERS MAMAYA WHO WANTS TO JOIN?

rosalindaB wrote:tuloy tuloy parin daw sila sa pagtratraba
ho...

tama ka kabayan,tuloy pa rin ang trabaho namin at yong iba nga hindi alam ang nangyari hanggang napanood nila sa tv patrol,medyo exaggerated ang balita nila...kung sa bagay maganda na rin yon para mabigyan ng babala ang mga ofw dito..pero wag kayong mabahala mga klt passers,,maayos din po ang lahat..Pray lang tyo lagi..
godbless

No need to evacuate Pinoys in Korea: Philippine envoy
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MANILA, Philippines – The tensions brought about by the artillery exchange in Korea caused concerns for the safety and welfare of Filipinos based there.

However, Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Luis Cruz doesn't see a need for forced evacuation of Filipinos in the near future.

“Because, I think what we should appreciate here is yung area of conflict is in an isolated island, and we don't believe that it will affect the peninsula itself,” Cruz told ANC’s Dateline Philippines Thursday.

Cruz believes that tensions will be contained in the area. He cited pronouncements of North Koreans that they are objecting to the military exercise in the disputed area.

“Historically, there have been skirmishes in the past in that area and the latest of which was in March of this year, wherein they sank a South Korean naval vessel,” Cruz explained.

North Korea on Tuesday fired several artillery shells at Yeonpyeong Island in South Korea. The attack killed 2 soldiers and set houses on fire.

Cruz was told during a briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that no foreigners live in the area.

“But of course, we will not just take their word for it. So I have instructed my labor attache to check with the policemen in the area because they have moved the people out of that island to Incheon. We are now in coordination with the police in the area,” he said.

The ambassador said he has been receiving e-mails from parents in the Philippines to keep tabs on their children who are studying in Korea.

“That is also our message to the Filipino community leaders here. We have been asking them to keep tab of their members. In fact, one of our programs which we will implement very soon is to give them computers because we were able to secure about 50 computers from a donor and we will distribute that to the leaders of the Filipino community here so that they can help us come up with the list of their members. Not that we don't have it, but we want a complete list,” he said.

The attack, he said, had not caused people to go on panic-buying for emergency supplies.

“Surprisingly, I have not seen anything like that in the major department stores here. I guess one reason there is because they have been so used to this thing, not that they are not concerned about it, but for them these are predictable events. Because in the past, what they have observed is that after this noise making by the North, they will follow it up with demands like food aid, recognition, meetings with the Americans or their counterparts here and so on,” said Cruz.

“So, the South Koreans have been so used to it, that for them they can already predict the next sequence of events,” he added.

Furthermore, the ambassador said that although it is not an obligation, it is the call of the Security Council whether to send troops to help its Korean allies.

“It’s not automatic but as a member of the United Nations Command, we are expected to provide some kind of assistance, not necessarily military or combat troops, but we can send humanitarian assistance for example,” said Cruz.

uo dto rin po smen prang wlang nmang gulo peaceful nmn so far...pro tama nga nde nten alam ang bukas buti n rin ang nag ingat...ska pray lng if gods will mpupunta tyo lhat dto...

hayyyy sana d matagalan yang ban na yan....

wala namn po daw ban.kanina lang nakausap namin si mr arnel ng phil.embassy sa korea .basta ang sabi nya nsa alert level 1 daw tayo.maging handa daw tayo kailangan daw may pera tayong cash.yung sapat na gastusin papuntang busan at pamasahe sa airplane.kasi kung sakali daw sa busan daw ang exit point natin.

un po kc ang binalita sa tv patrol kgabi n ban muna dw ang deployment pero knina nilinaw ng tv patrol n pinospon lng dw ng 7days at hndi binan ang pgppdala ng tao sa korea

mainam naman kung ganun....

4,744 Filipinos pass Korean Language Test
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration congratulates the
4,744 Filipino applicants who passed the Test of Proficiency in Korean
(TOPIK) or previously called Korean Language Test (KLT).
The passers represent 46 per cent of the total 10,262 examinees last
November 14, 2010.
Melanie M. Maninang and Charito V. Caballero, who took the
examination in Bacolor, Pampanga both got a perfect score of 200
points.
The 7th KLT was also conducted in Manila, Baguio City, Cebu City and
Davao City.
The names of test passers, those who scored 80 points and above are
now in the POEA website www.poea.gov.ph and www.eps.go.kr/ph,
the website of EPS Korea.
The passers are reminded to immediately submit to the POEA their
fit‐to‐work medical certification from any DOH‐accredited clinic for their
names to be included in the List of Jobseekers for EPS‐Korea. ###

hi ayel

IN LOVE/????

kapit-bisig sa pagdarasal mga kasulyap para sa kaligtasan ng mga kaba2yan ntin na nasa Korean Peninsula pti na rin mga koreans isama na ntin sa prayers ntin.. dont lose hope,mta2pos din ang tension... di ha2yaan ni Bro na maharang ang mga pangarap ntin para sa pamilya ntin!! PRAY..PRAY..PRAY KEEP SAFE SA MGA KABA2YAN NTIN NA NSA KOREA

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11856454

China calls for emergency talks amid Korea crisis

The US is carrying out military exercises with the South
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China has called for an emergency meeting of key nations amid tension in Korea over the North's deadly shelling of a Southern island.

It proposed that members of the six nations that have been taking part in talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament should meet in December.

The two Koreas, the US, China, Japan and Russia are involved in the talks.

Correspondents say South Korea's response has been non-committal and that it will consult other countries.

Tension remains high on the peninsula, with the US and South Korea undertaking joint military exercises the North has denounced as a provocation.

Angry protests
The six-party North Korea talks have been stalled since April 2009, and South Korea and the US say they should not resume until the North has made a genuine offer on halting its nuclear programme.

Some analysts think North Korea is trying to raise tensions in order to strengthen its negotiating position and force a resumption of the talks.

Wu Dawei, China's representative to the talks, said on Sunday: "The Chinese side, after careful study, proposes to have emergency consultations among the heads of delegation to the six-party talks in early December in Beijing to exchange views on major issues of concern to the parties at present."

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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

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Brief history of the Korean War
US carrier diplomacy
He said this was not a proposal to resume formally the six-nation negotiations.

Mr Wu said "complicated factors" had arisen on the peninsula, adding: "The international community, particularly the members of the six-party talks, is deeply concerned."

The BBC's Chris Hogg in Seoul says the response of South Korea and its allies to China's move has been less than enthusiastic.

A South Korean foreign ministry statement said the proposal would be "reviewed very carefully".

South Korea's Yonhap news agency said President Lee Myung-bak had told visiting senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Dai Bingguo that Seoul was not interested in the early resumption of the six-party nuclear talks themselves, as it was more urgent to deal with Pyongyang's belligerence.

Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama said that Tokyo would "deal with the issue cautiously while cooperating with South Korea and the United States".

The Korea crisis began when the North launched a sudden barrage of shells at Yeonpyeong island, close to the maritime border between the two countries, on Tuesday.

Two South Korean civilians and two marines were killed, sparking the resignation of the South's defence minister and angry protests in the South.

Pyongyang insists it was provoked into the shelling by military exercises, which were being carried out by the South close to Yeonpyeong.