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Filipina stewardess in Yemeni plane crash identified

KAKAMMPI — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:01:55 GMT

Unidentified relatives weep after reading the list of passengers on board a Yemeni plane that crashed in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. APMANILA, Philippines - A Filipina flight attendant was confirmed to be on board the Yemeni passenger jet that plunged into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, officials said Thursday. The Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia, which has jurisdiction over Philippine nationals in Yemen, identified the stewardess on Thursday as Camille Lou Castillo Libron, 26 years old ...

RP mission in Malaysia

KAKAMMPI — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:49:09 GMT

RP mission in Malaysia gives pat on back for ending Sabah labor row MANILA, Philippines � Thirteen of 50 Filipino workers seeking repatriation from a plantation in Lahad Datu, Sabah had been released upon the representation of Philippine officials, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. An article on the DFA website cited a report of the Philippine Embassy to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo saying Labor Attach� Hassan Jumdain negotiated for the early release ...

Family confirms Filipina in Yemenia crash

KAKAMMPI — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:45:40 GMT

INQUIRER.net First Posted 08:38:00 07/02/2009 Filed Under: Air and Space Accidents, Middle East Africa - Africa, Air Transport, Transport In a statement, the DFA said the family got the confirmation from the in-flight manager of Yemenia Airways. �The Philippine embassy in Riyadh also verified initial reports and learned that Ms. Jana Garcia Tamah and her husband, Mr. Khalid Tamah, are co-workers of Ms. Libron. They also confirmed that Ms. Libron was on the Yemeni flight. ...

Elderly, sick, pregnant urged to skip Haj over A(H1N1)

KAKAMMPI — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:43:13 GMT

MANILA, Philippines � Elderly, sick or pregnant Muslim devotees who wish to make their pilgrimage to Islam�s holiest city, Mecca (Makkah), should skip this year's Haj, Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday. Saudi health officials gave the advice in view of the rising number of A(H1N1) cases especially among expatriates returning to the kingdom from vacation. A report by the online site Arab News Wednesday said the recommendation was arrived at during a health experts' workshop on precautionary ...

Govt urged to rescue 20 distressed Pinays in eastern KSA

KAKAMMPI — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:23:57 GMT

MANILA, Philippines � A migrant workers� group has urged the government to look into the plight of at least 20 Filipino women who are allegedly being abused by their recruiter in the eastern Saudi Arabian city of Dammam. Migrante International said two of the domestic helpers were rescued last June 23, even as it called for a Philippine government investigation into the matter. �They were able to tell about their harrowing ordeal while still in the hands of their Arab recruiter. The ...

BABALA: Mag-ingat sa buto ng grapes. Read on.

KAKAMMPI — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:29:19 GMT

Subject: FW: Dubai , UAE Airport Incident CASE SUMMARY Ako po si Raquel Dia Regino at ang aking asawang si George Fernandez Regino ay biglaang umuwi ng Pilipinas noong February 22, 2009 galing Dubai upang magdalamhati sapagkat namatay ang aking ina na noon ay nakaburol sa Bongabong Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. Kami ay nagtatrabaho sa isang company at binigyan kaming mag asawa ng (2) weeks na emergency leave. Noong March 6 2009, 10:30pm bumalik kami ng Dubai . Sa aming pagbalik, ...

The bloodshed in Gaza

KAKAMMPI — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:03:30 GMT

Dear friends,

The bloodshed in Gaza is escalating −− the death toll now stands at over 1000 people and rising, almost half of them civilians and over 100 children dead.[1] As Israeli tanks, airplanes and artillery bombard targets in thickly populated urban areas, thousands more have been injured and 1.5 million terrified civilians have no escape from this prison−like enclave −− the borders have been sealed. Hamas continues to fight and fire rockets ...

WARNING OFW! JOB HUNTER, ABROAD HUNTER

Expatriate — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:01:06 GMT

JOB ABROAD APPLICANTS WARNING! this Agency is very dangerous so don't take your risk on it. Please check these LOGO and information for your reference. Ang tatlong agency na ito sa Pilipinas ay magkakasabwat at dito kumukuha ng tao ang TOWN sa Sharikat at sa EL-MASSRI. 1. TOWN INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES,INC & 2. EL-MASSRI TRDG & MANP SVCS Private Employment Agency 3. SHARIKAT AL-SAEDI INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER INC Private Employment Agency TOWN ...

URGING RATIFICATION OF THE ASEAN CHARTER

KAKAMMPI — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:23:49 GMT

RESOLUTION CHR (IV) No. A2008-___ URGING RATIFICATION OF THE ASEAN CHARTER The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, an independent national human rights institution mandated by the 1987 Constitution to promote and protect human rights, including monitoring government�s compliance with international human rights obligations: Welcoming the agreement of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to establish through an ASEAN Charter the legal ...

The Right Against Internal Displacement

KAKAMMPI — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:22:29 GMT

Press Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the Right Against Internal Displacement The escalating insurgency and lawless violence in Mindanao caused by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and other rebel groups brings again into the national consciousness the right against internal displacement of the people. Along with these are the rights to life, liberty, security of persons, abode, movement and the right to property, among others. The municipalities of Aleosan, Midsayap ...

THE RATIFICATION OF THE ASEAN CHARTER

KAKAMMPI — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:19:13 GMT

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 7 August 2008 PRESS STATEMENT CHR URGES THE RATIFICATION OF THE ASEAN CHARTER AS VITAL TO REGIONAL HR PROTECTION 7 August 2008, Quezon City � On the 41st Anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urges the Senate to concur with the ratification of the ASEAN Charter, a crucial and historic document for regional cooperation, which can strengthen human rights promotion and protection. A ...

�Agaw Manibela� Operation of the MMDA

KAKAMMPI — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:17:40 GMT

Press Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the on-going �Agaw Manibela� Operation of the MMDA Solving the problem of severe traffic congestion has risen to the top of the agenda in many cities. Metro Manila is no exception. We are witnesses to the number-coding scheme, the shame campaign, the wet-rag policy, the spray-paint campaign, the U-turn slots, the designation of loading and unloading areas and such other activities and projects, rightly or wrongly, implemented by the ...

Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain

KAKAMMPI — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:13:54 GMT

Human Rights and the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain An Advisory from the Commission on Human Rights For indigenous peoples, �Land is power as all creatures live on land and depend on land; Land is Mother in that it feeds, it nourishes, it provides, it gives love to all and leaves it alone, its always there to offer something to man; and Land is Heritage for in it triba peoples� life and culture flourish and reside.� - Fr. Raymundo Hilot (Episcopal ...

2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

KAKAMMPI — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:10:02 GMT

THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE PHILIPPINES on the Occasion of the Forum on R.A. 8371 and the 2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples CHR Conference Room 11 August 2008 delivered by LEILA M. DE LIMA Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines Good morning! If I were asked what the number one threat against the human rights of Indigenous Peoples is, I would say that the answer is already there in the question itself: the label ...

3. Smuggling and trafficking

KAKAMMPI — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:55:47 GMT

51. The Special Rapporteur observes the continued abuse of irregular migrants who are involved, whether deliberately or inadvertently, in smuggling and trafficking operations. Over time the process of human trade has become more complex, whereby smugglers and traffickers may use a combination of deceptive, clandestine, or even legal modes of migration, switching strategies at different stages of the journey, and involving both legitimate and illicit actors at the governmental and non‑governmental ...

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

KAKAMMPI — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:54:01 GMT

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Seventh session Agenda item 3 PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Jorge Bustamante* Conclusions and Recommendations for the Protection of Irregular Migrants 60. The Special Rapporteur encourages States to view irregular migration as an administrative offence, reversing ...

RHAN MEMBERSHIP DUES 2008

KAKAMMPI — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:48:17 GMT

TO : RHAN GA SUBJECT : Membership Dues for 2008 FROM : Health & Development Initiatives Institute, Inc. (HDII) RHAN Secretariat We would just like to announce that the General Assembly was set on March 25, 2008 (Tuesday) and that we are now starting to accept the annual membership fee for this year amounting to one thousand pesos (Php 1,000.00) and ...