Sabay na nagdiwang ng kaarawan sina Ric at Nonits nuong 15 ng Agosto. Ginanap ang pagdiriwang sa JBN Staff Quarters ng mga Pinoy.
...at ano naman kaya ang maiiwan natin sa susunod na henerasyon?
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Joint Celebrations
Birthday Celebrants - Ric Punsalan and Nonito Barraquias
Sabay na nagdiwang ng kaarawan sina Ric at Nonits nuong 15 ng Agosto. Ginanap ang pagdiriwang sa JBN Staff Quarters ng mga Pinoy.
Sabay na nagdiwang ng kaarawan sina Ric at Nonits nuong 15 ng Agosto. Ginanap ang pagdiriwang sa JBN Staff Quarters ng mga Pinoy.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Magna Carta for Filipinas
Arroyo signs Magna Carta of Women
JOHANNA CAMILLE SISANTE, GMANews.TV
08/14/2009 12:33 PM
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday signed into law the measure prohibiting discrimination against women, and recognizing and promoting their rights.Republic Act 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women, signed at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang Palace, ensures women’s equitable participation and representation in government, political parties, international bodies, civil service and the private sector.Witnessing the signing ceremony were Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Prospero Nograles.RA 9710 renames the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women as the Philippine Commission on Women, which will be the primary policy-making and coordinating body for women and gender equality concerns.Under the new law, agencies such as the Departments of Labor and Employment and Social Welfare and Development are also mandated to help strengthen Philippine foreign posts’ programs for the delivery of services to women migrant workers.
Last March, the Senate and House of Representatives ratified the bill, which had been pending in Congress for more than 10 years."After all the attempts to block the passage of the Magna Carta of Women, the Filipino women have finally emerged victorious. This is a by-product of women’s continuous struggle for equality and serves as a gateway in support to women’s legitimate concerns," said Gabriela women's party-list Rep. Liza Maza, who was a member of the bicameral conference committee on the law and a co-author of the House version of the measure.Maza, however, was not present during the signing ceremony.According to Maza, the new law:• Designates the Commission on Human Rights as the Gender and Development Ombud to ensure the promotion and protection of women’s human rights;• Ensures mandatory training on human rights and gender sensitivity to all government personnel involved in the protection and defense of women against gender-based violence;• Institutes affirmative action mechanisms so that "women can participate meaningfully in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of policies, plans, and programs for national, regional, and local development." The number of women in third level positions in government shall be increased to achieve a fifty-fifty (50-50) gender balance within the next five years while the composition of women in all levels of development planning and program implementation will be at least 40 percent;• Ensures the equal treatment before the law by ensuring that the State shall take steps to review and when necessary, amend and/or repeal existing laws that are discriminatory to women within three years from the effectivity of the Magna Carta; • Provides equal access and elimination of discrimination in education, scholarships, and training. Thus, "expulsion, non-readmission, prohibiting enrollment, and other related discrimination of women students and faculty due to pregnancy out of marriage shall beoutlawed."• Promotes the equal status given to men and women on the titling of the land and issuance of stewardship contracts and patents; and• Encourages Local Government Units (LGUs) to develop and pass a Gender and Development (GAD) code based on the gender issues and concerns in their respective localities based on consultation with their women constituents. - GMANews.TV
JOHANNA CAMILLE SISANTE, GMANews.TV
08/14/2009 12:33 PM
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday signed into law the measure prohibiting discrimination against women, and recognizing and promoting their rights.Republic Act 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women, signed at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang Palace, ensures women’s equitable participation and representation in government, political parties, international bodies, civil service and the private sector.Witnessing the signing ceremony were Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Prospero Nograles.RA 9710 renames the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women as the Philippine Commission on Women, which will be the primary policy-making and coordinating body for women and gender equality concerns.Under the new law, agencies such as the Departments of Labor and Employment and Social Welfare and Development are also mandated to help strengthen Philippine foreign posts’ programs for the delivery of services to women migrant workers.
Last March, the Senate and House of Representatives ratified the bill, which had been pending in Congress for more than 10 years."After all the attempts to block the passage of the Magna Carta of Women, the Filipino women have finally emerged victorious. This is a by-product of women’s continuous struggle for equality and serves as a gateway in support to women’s legitimate concerns," said Gabriela women's party-list Rep. Liza Maza, who was a member of the bicameral conference committee on the law and a co-author of the House version of the measure.Maza, however, was not present during the signing ceremony.According to Maza, the new law:• Designates the Commission on Human Rights as the Gender and Development Ombud to ensure the promotion and protection of women’s human rights;• Ensures mandatory training on human rights and gender sensitivity to all government personnel involved in the protection and defense of women against gender-based violence;• Institutes affirmative action mechanisms so that "women can participate meaningfully in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of policies, plans, and programs for national, regional, and local development." The number of women in third level positions in government shall be increased to achieve a fifty-fifty (50-50) gender balance within the next five years while the composition of women in all levels of development planning and program implementation will be at least 40 percent;• Ensures the equal treatment before the law by ensuring that the State shall take steps to review and when necessary, amend and/or repeal existing laws that are discriminatory to women within three years from the effectivity of the Magna Carta; • Provides equal access and elimination of discrimination in education, scholarships, and training. Thus, "expulsion, non-readmission, prohibiting enrollment, and other related discrimination of women students and faculty due to pregnancy out of marriage shall beoutlawed."• Promotes the equal status given to men and women on the titling of the land and issuance of stewardship contracts and patents; and• Encourages Local Government Units (LGUs) to develop and pass a Gender and Development (GAD) code based on the gender issues and concerns in their respective localities based on consultation with their women constituents. - GMANews.TV
After Kuje Gift-giving
More pictures taken after the gift-giving at Kuje...
...si 'Mommy'
Para lang nasa probinsya...a typical last Saturday of the month...kakain sa labas (ng pinto ng bahay)... tapos kwentong barbero na...
...and just like sa 'Pinas, me aso rin (ang breed is askal - kaya syempre gulat ang mga locals - the fiercest breed in the Philippines!)
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Request For POEA Memorandum
Sa lahat ng mga OFWs:
Nais lamang pong iparating sa lahat na ang pagtulong ng CMA sa atin ay patuloy pa rin. Kalakip po nito ang sulat na ipinadala ng CMA sa Kgg. na POEA Administrator Manalili.
Center For Migrant Advocacy
August 10,2009
August 10,2009
Hon. Jennifer Jardin-Manalili
Administrator
POEA
Dear Admin. Manalili:
This is in reference to returning OFWs to Nigeria vis a vis the deployment ban to Nigeria. Per your verbal updates to us on July 28 during CMA-FES' RTD on Bilaterals on Migration, POEA will issue OECs to all returning OFWs from Nigeria who have existing valid work contracts and/or holders of Nigerian residence permits.
We have relayed the good news to our OFWs in Nigeria and those who were here on vacation confirmed the arrangements at POEA when they processed their documents as Balik Manggagawa.
It is in this connection that we write to you again. We would like to request a copy of the POEA memorandum in regard to the issuance of OECs to returning OFWs to Nigeria. This is for record purposes and to make the issue clear to everyone concerned.
A written memorandum will also give confidence to the OFWs. We trust that we can secure a copy of the requested document the soonest time possible.
We thank you on behalf of the OFWs in Nigeria.
Sincerely yours,
ELLENE A. SANA
Executive Director
Executive Director
72-C Matahimik Street,
Teachers Village,
Quezon City,
Philippines
1101
cc:B enjaminNadado, President, Pusong PinoyAssociation of Filipinos inNigeria
email : bpnadado@gmailcom
Teachers Village,
Quezon City,
Philippines
1101
Website:pinoy-abroad.net
cc:B enjaminNadado, President, Pusong PinoyAssociation of Filipinos inNigeria
email : bpnadado@gmailcom
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