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Nearing
burial, Gulf War claims issues haunt RP govt unit
MANILA–It
was given a second lease at life; yet even as its death is imminent
this October, issues surrounding money claims of Filipino workers
affected by the Iraq-Kuwait war continues to haunt a government
unit. ALEXIS DOUGLAS B. ROMERO reports for the OFW Journalism
Consortium, Inc. Full
story
Group
seeks neglected Japanese descendants via poll
QUEZON
CITY–Some rely on just their surnames to carry them to Japan
and, hopefully, a better life. A group here wants to help. Since
August, the Federation of Nikkei-Jin Kai Philippines Inc. is undertaking
a poll of Shin-Nikkei-jin (Japanese descendant) in the Philippines
who were abandoned by their Japanese fathers. TRICIA MARCELO
reports for the
OFW Journalism Consortium. Full
story
Data
‘crunchers’ say RP has ‘proxy’ migration
data
QUEZON CITY— Just how many Filipino workers are there really
in Lebanon? In a country that constantly relies on money sent by
Filipinos like them overseas, finding their exact or near-exact
number could spell a difference. Having such figure could help in
computing the cost of flying them home from discordant labor-receiving
countries, for example. However, as demographers –people who
study population govements– lament, the country only has “proxy”
data on overseas migration. JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO reports for the
OFW Journalism Consortium.
Full
story
Demographers
decry downplayed diaspora dynamic
MANILA—It’s not about fertility, but about
people. Demographers from the University of the Philippines said
the country’s overall population policy, which is currently
“too focused” on lessening population growth, should
be changed to include the international migration of Filipinos.
JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO reports for the OFW Journalism Consortium,
Inc. Full story
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