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President Arroyo has declared 2006 as "RP-Japan Friendship Year," with a kick-off program slated at the Cultural Center of the Philippines tomorrow.


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Ayon kay Maureen Advincula, 28, pangulo ng APAP, matagal na silang nakakatanggap ng reklamo hinggil sa umano’y nararanasang harrassment at pagmamaltrato sa mga Overseas Performing Artists (OPAs) na kadalasan ay ipinapa-deport na hindi sumasailalim sa "due process".


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                    [Title] => FPJ 'ka-puso' ng OFWs
                    [Summary] => Malapit sa puso ni presidential aspirant Fernando Poe, Jr. ang libu-libong overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).


Ito ang inihayag kahapon ni Willie Espiritu, national vice president ng FPJ Crusade Inc.


Sinabi ni Espiritu, kung sakaling si FPJ ang papalarin manalo sa darating na halalan sa Mayo 10 ay bibigyan nito ng sapat na tulong at suporta ang mga OFW sa Japan, Saudi Arabia, Hongkong, Taiwan at Singapore.


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Prioritize OFWs, Japan urged

January 11, 2006 - 12:00am

Overseas performing artists (OPAs) and health workers challenged the Japanese government to prioritize the deployment of Filipino workers as a way to truly recognize the 50th year of Philippines-Japan bilateral relations. President...

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Mga Pinoy entertainer sa Japan umapela laban sa harassment

March 8, 2004 - 12:00am

Umapela kahapon ang Association of Performing Artist of the Philippines (APAP) sa Japan Bureau of Immigration (BI) na irespeto ang karapatan ng maraming bilang ng Filipino entertainers na nagtatrabaho ngayon sa...

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FPJ 'ka-puso' ng OFWs

March 5, 2004 - 12:00am

Malapit sa puso ni presidential aspirant Fernando Poe, Jr. ang libu-libong overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Ito ang inihayag kahapon ni Willie Espiritu, national vice president ng FPJ Crusade Inc. Sinabi ni Espiritu,...

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