Monday, February 2, 2009

THE TRAVEL BAN ISSUE

Another news item that would make the OFWs from the 'Travel Ban'ned countries shout in exasperation!

Jobless told to enlist on govt website

INQUIRER.net
First Posted 11:22:00 01/31/2009

Filed Under: Employment, World Financial Crisis
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Also available at the labor department’s website, the site provides “a convenient, readily available job search service” 24/7.

In a statement, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said the Phil-Jobnet system currently lists more than 46,300 various jobs available.
Under the Bureau of Local Employment, the Phil-Jobnet system is complemented by the 100 user-friendly GMA (Greater Modular Access) Job Center kiosks in shopping malls and city and town halls, he said.
Roque said the strategy seeks to reinforce the department’s efforts “to preserve and sustain job opportunities amidst the global crisis in cooperation with the social partners.”

BLE director Criselda Sy said most of the workstations are available in the country’s Public Employment Service Offices (PESO) network.
“As available in the PESOs in locations where Internet is available, trained PESO personnel can assist and orient users in accessing and availing of the services of the Phil-Jobnet system in such workstations,” she said.
“But displaced workers may readily access the Phil-Jobnet using any Internet-connected computers whether at worksites, at home, or in public computer shops,” she added

At the same time, Deputy Administrator Teresita Manzala, who heads the department’s National Reintegration Center for Overseas Filipino Workers (NRCO), advised displaced overseas Filipino workers to avail of the free services and pertinent programs geared at assisting them.
Manzala said that under the NRCO’s One-Stop Center, pertinent agencies have made available a package of assistance and services for the benefit of OFWs.
The NRCO chief said that the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-NRCO (tel. nos. 528-0848, 526-2633, 526-2392) provides active livelihood support, counseling, and guidance to displaced OFWs.

"Take No Prisoners"

Sa maniwala kayo o sa hindi, my wife is the supreme commanding general of my kingdom which is my household and yes, she takes no prisoners! God, I miss her so much…sabi nga kasi in every great men there’s an equally great woman behind him. History will tell us a lot of these stories of love and passion like Samson & Delilah, Romeo & Juliet, Bonnie & Claude etc. although not most of them ended as we wish it should be. Another is to be a successful man, one must be able to get what he wants, buy what he wants without having any second thoughts while a successful woman is the one who was able to find and marry this man.

In this time and age, wherein almost all of our day to day activities is being influenced by the modern the world it is refreshing to go back to basics. Looking back some years ago di ko na sasabihin kung kelan yun when a mere choconut is more than enough to make a girl smile as sweet as the twenty five centavo chocolate bar. When treating her with a sugarlaced plantain and a glass of sago-gulaman is heavenly refreshing. Nakakatuwang balikan ang mga panahon na ang feeling mo ikaw na ang pinaka magandang lalaki sa buong mundo pag nakasabay mo sa jeep ang kapitbahay mong pantasya ng buong barangay kaya sa susunod pipilitin mong tipirin ang baon para ilibre mo naman sya. Ang mga sulyap na kulang na lang maghiwa-hiwalay ang parte ng katawan mo sa tuwing mahuhuli mo syang sumusulyap din sa iyo titig na para naman nyang ika tutunaw dahil para kang may x-ray vision malalantik at mapang akit anong sinabi ni superman, tony falcon o agent x44. Napakasarap din sariwain ang mga panahon na daig mo pa ang funeraria paz sa halimuyak sa tuwing dadalaw ka sa nililigawan nariyan din ang diskarte sa pakikipagdate na lahat g suot mo hiram sa tropa maipagyabang lamang na naka levis kang lonta. Minsan naman nakikipila ka sa payphone sa kanto sukdulan na itong kasinghaba ng pila sa mrt pagtyatyagaan mo itong antayin makausap lamang ang iniirog pero ngayon text lang talo-talo na wala pang hassle sa erpats ng love interest mo basta pasahan mo lang lagi ng load. Dati pag nangliligaw ka kailangan yung mga utol ng nililigawan mo friends mo, ngayon pati aso nila friends mo kalalaki kaya ng mga aso ngayon mahirap na masakmal ano mahal na din ang anti-rabbies. Dati rin pag nangliligaw, lola na yung nililigawan mo ayaw ka pa din sagutin, ngayon masagi mo lang ang siko syota mo na, at pag nagsasayaw kayo ng sweet sa tipar ng tropa isang metro layo sa isat-isa lalo na kung malalaman mong pulis ang tatay nya pero ngayon damit na lng naghihiwalay sa inyong katawan lalo pa syempre kung malaman mong pulitiko ang tatay kahit kapitan lang ng barangay pwede na.

Those were the days ika nga, were love and passion is being felt to the hilt. I will never forget the time when I saw my wife amidst a huge crowd standing, staring and waiting for me parang nahati ang dagat at itinuro ako sa kinalalagyan nya animoy magic o mercury na pinagsanib kaming dalawa sa kalagitnaan ng napakaraming tao that was the time I said to my self, this is the person I’ll grow old with. Napakasarap po talagang magmahal ng isang taong masasabi mong “sya na nga”. Having this in mind only shows that we plan ahead of us by being with somebody we really, really I mean really love to grow old with. Somebody whom you sleep with agonizing to your snoring and never complains but instead gigisingin ka at sasabihin sayo “hoy gising! Baka bangungutin ka di pa tapos yung mga babayaran natin o di pa graduate mga anak mo!” Minsan naman wala itong imik at tahimik na binalasa ang sofa, pinalitan ang kurtina at pinaliguan ang banyo nilinis ang kusina lahat yun nagawa nya habang naghihilik ka pa. Kung nuong araw ikaw ay may x-ray vision nasa kanya na ito ngayon dahil makikita nya at maamoy pag nambabae ka, malayo ka pa amoy na nya ito and yes, she really takes no prisoners! kaya kailangan magbaon ka ng pamalit at wag kalimutan suutin ang dating damit pag pauwi at higit sa lahat huwag aamin! Sya din ang tinatawag na budget minister kaya dapat may safety deposit box ka just enough for the boys ika nga. Sya din ang senate president /congress majority floor leader at justice secretary. Kung may kailangan apruban kailangan muna itong pag debatehan ng katakot-takot sa isang banda ay maganda din naman at least walang sisihan. Artistic in nature, kitang kita nya sa malayo ang frame kung tagilid o sala sa hulog ang cross stich nyang tinapos ng seven years. Magaling syang pumili ng kubyertos at sari-saring plato na ayaw naman ipagamit idedesplay hanggang mag sawa at bibili ulit ng bago. Wala din syang sinasayang na panahon na hindi napapasyalan ang bestfriend nyang si Henry Sy at pagalit kang tatanungin “nasan yung SM advantage ko?” sasagutin ko nman “abah malay ko, la ba syo?” ang tutuo nun tinago ko para di sya makapamili ng madami. Napakasinop din nya sa lahat ng bagay at wala ako maitatanong na hindi nya alam kung san nakalagay kahit sampung taon na itong nakakaraan naisip ko tuloy nag iimbentaryo sya every end of the year. Wala ding gagaling pa sa kanya sa pag bibigay ng payo daig pa si tia dely magpayo sumalangit nawa, may kasama pang sermon yun.

But over and above all these, she’s the same person whom you share you’re thoughts about life, laughs with you heartily kahit corny ang joke mo, the best among your best friends, she’s somebody that never gives up on you no matter what, like an adrenaline drug that gives you that extra push when the going gets rough ika nga and most of all she’s the only person whom you laugh and cry with especially when the bills starts coming in. Seriously, the feeling of having somebody beside you through thick and thin, stormy or fair weather, hot or cold nights, and of course the good old through the sickness and health, richer or poorer drill. Wala na siguro akong masasabi o mahihiling pa sa kanya dahil sya ang dahilan ng lahat ng aking pagsisikap she inspires me to all my endeavours she’s the light of my house and replaces it too. She’s the best unwrapped gift I ever had but most of all she’s the woman that I love and will unconditionally love for the rest of my life’s existence peksman! And for those still waiting for their own juliets, sabi nga mabuti na ang “magmahal at mabigo kaysa mabigo ng hindi nagmahal.”

To my honeyko, I’d rather eat “tuyo” with you than eat “steak” with strangers…please bear with me, I’ll see you in a while. Happy hearts day!