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3,000 stuck in evacuation centers
Three weeks after the onslaught of Tropical Storm “Ondoy,” at least 3,000 people are still packed in evacuation centers and can’t return to their homes.
Thousands evacuated from ‘Pepeng’
The national Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) yesterday said a total of 115,061 people from different provinces expected to bear the brunt of typhoon “Pepeng” had been moved to temporary shelters.
Noli backs lifting of OFW ban to Lebanon
Vice President Noli de Castro has endorsed the lifting of the government ban on the deployment of workers to Lebanon in order to give Filipinos more job opportunities in light of the global financial crisis.
RP mulls lifting Lebanon OFW ban
MANILA, Philippines--The Philippine government is conducting a study on the political and security situation in Lebanon to determine whether to lift a ban on the deployment of workers to that country imposed in 2006.
Filipinas 'move up' to Lebanon’s restos
MANILA, Philippines--Filipino domestic helpers in Lebanon who refused to be evacuated during the 2006 conflict between the Israeli defense forces and Hezbollah militants are now freelance migrant workers.