Archive for April, 2008
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Budget and Management on Tuesday warned overseas Filipino workers and their families against a promotional scam through text messaging.
Lucy Castro emailed GMANews.TV about a text message she received indicating that she won $40,000 in the electronics raffle draw “Pangkabuhayan 2008 para sa Kababayang OFW/OCW.”
Castro said the message was allegedly [...]
MANILA, Philippines - The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Wednesday got a tongue-lashing from a senior member of the House of Representatives for allegedly overcharging Filipino migrants on OWWA membership fee.
During the public hearing of the House Committee on Overseas Filipino, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman scored OWWA, represented in the hearing by lawyer Venus [...]
CHICAGO, Illinois– A former US Air Force enlisted man who was sentenced to 41 months in prison in connection with a $30-million scheme to defraud a US-based bank, tagged a Filipina as the mastermind of the scheme.
Daniel Curran, 53, who was sentenced last April 23 by the US District Court of Columbia said Marilyn Ong [...]
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