There’s a certain weight to gatherings where professionals come together not just to celebrate, but to take on responsibilities that shape an entire industry.…
Yuko Shimomura · · 2 min read
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Lebanon have called on the government to issue them Overseas Employment Certificates (OEC) that would allow them to briefly…
Yuko Shimomura · · 1 min read
Taiwan has opened processing for 1.2 million jobs for foreign household workers, including for nannies, following a shift in labor policy, creating new…
Yuko Shimomura · · 1 min read
Amid easing tensions in the Middle East, a political analyst warned that any decline in global oil prices may not immediately translate into lower pump prices…
Yuko Shimomura · · 2 min read
Fr. Joy Tajonera, a Maryknoll priest based in Taiwan, on Tuesday called for peace and reconciliation amid ongoing global conflicts, saying the Lenten season…
Yuko Shimomura · · 1 min read
Nine news outlets and the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) have linked arms to intensify the campaign to defend fact-based public discourse.
Yuko Shimomura · · 2 min read
The Ugnayan Center, a community shelter in Taiwan, has formalized a renewed commitment to assist distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the…
Yuko Shimomura · · 2 min read
The longstanding issue of “missing” and underused overseas Filipino worker (OFW) shelters in Taiwan is finally being addressed, thanks to the renewed dialogue…
Yuko Shimomura · · 2 min read
A Filipino worker in Kuwait has sought urgent help to return home after suffering abuse at the hands of her employer.
Yuko Shimomura · · 1 min read
