- Maldives government dives for climate change| Leave a Comment
GIRIFUSHI, Maldives – Members of the Maldives’ Cabinet donned scuba gear and used hand signals Saturday at an underwater meeting staged to highlight the threat of global warming to the lowest-lying nation on earth. President Mohammed Nasheed and 13 other government officials submerged and took their seats at a table on the sea floor [...]
- More OFWs had work contracts in 2008 - study| Leave a Comment
MANILA, Philippines - More Filipinos working abroad have secured employment contracts last year compared to the previous year, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said, citing the 2008 Survey on Overseas Filipinos.
Ninety-four percent of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have employment agreements during the second to third quarter of 2008, 18.75 percent higher than those who [...]


