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Jericho named Best Actor at Newport Beach filmfest

AN ecstatic Jericho Rosales could not hide his excitement upon learning the good news. “I love you @nbff!!! You guys are my bffs now!” the actor tweeted after he was informed that he had just won the Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award from his new Best Friends Forever, the Newport Beach Film Festival for the film “Alagwa” (Breakaway). Incoming search terms:briana evigan (7)dean... 

Aiding OFWs

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said over the weekend that it is ready to extend assistance to the two Filipino domestic workers who were removed by United States immigration officials from a Virginia home owned by the government of Saudi Arabia last week as part of an investigation into a report of human trafficking.  Read More »

Immigration watching for tourist workers

Manila, Philippines – Unrest in the Korean Peninsula has not deterred human trafficking syndicates from sending their victims to South Korea as shown by the recent successive apprehensions of undocumented Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Incoming search terms:clark international airport (4)immigration airport (3)Cebu Koreans (1)filipino immigration (1)immigration officer in manila... 

Human trafficking

Manila, Philippines – 10 persons were charged with human trafficking by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for running a sex den in Pasay City. Incoming search terms:2013 human trafficking (1) Read More »

Trafficking law info drive urged

Manila, Philippines – Team P-Noy senatorial candidate Cynthia Villar urged the InterAgency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) to mount a massive information campaign on the recently signed Expanded Anti-Trafficking Act of 2012 (RA No. 10364 or) to warn syndicates that the government means business in the fight against human trafficking.  Read More »

Jericho taking ‘Alagwa’ to California

Manila, Philippines – JERICHO Rosales is making his way around the film festival circuit. He is taking “Alagwa” or “Breakaway” to the prestigious Palm Springs International Film Festival in Southern California. The film which Rosales co-produced is based on a true story of a dad searching for his son who is a victim of human trafficking. Incoming search terms:Jericho Rosales... 

Angel, Angelica may silent feud

Manila, Philippines – IPINALABAS kahapon (Jan. 12) ang “Alagwa” (“Breakaway”) sa Regal 9 Theater bilang bahagi ng 24th Palm Spring International Film Festival sa North America. Kasama ito sa World Cinema New Category. Today ang last screening at 5:30 p.m. Incoming search terms:angelica panganiban and angel locsin feud (24)angel and angelica feud (18)angel locsin angelica... 

Duped Pinoy teachers awarded $4.5M

A federal jury awarded $4.5 million to Filipino teachers who paid large fees to obtain U.S. jobs through a placement agency. Jurors on Monday found that Los Angeles-based Universal Placement International Inc. and its owner, Lourdes Navarro, failed to properly disclose the fees for the 350 teachers who were recruited for $40,000-a-year jobs in Louisiana, mostly in East Baton Rouge Parish.  Read More »

Kiwi facing sex raps nabbed

By JUN RAMIREZ Philippines – Immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted a New Zealander who is the subject of several criminal complaints for child abuse in Davao City. Incoming search terms:david wiliam wakefield (3)david wakefield philippines (2) Read More »

IMPROVED RP-CHINA TIES SEEN

By KRIS BAYOS Manila, Philippines – The shaky diplomatic relations between the Philippines and China may still be salvaged with the assumption of young leaders in the Chinese government, according to former President Fidel Valdez Ramos.  Read More »