President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received an enthusiastic welcome from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong after she attended holy mass at the Hong Kong Cathedral yesterday (Sunday).

people from the islands of Panay and Guimaras are leaving to work abroad despite the prevailing global economic downturn and threats of Influenza A H1N1.

All is set for the formal opening of the P40-million Rizal Shrine that Jordanian Mahmoud Asfour made for his admiration of the values of the Filipinos and their national heroes.

The Philippine economy has a lot to smile about these days as new and big investments keep pouring in, signaling real investor confidence in the country.

More and more Filipinos choose to be self-employed to avoid the blunt of the global economic meltdown, and they are thankful for it.

On Top Of Plan To Tap Japan Debt Market – Arroyo govt to borrow more abroad By Maricel E. Burgonio, Senior Reporter and Lailany P. Gomez, Reporter

BAGHDAD: Iraq will unveil this week that foreign firms have won contracts to develop its oil and gas fields, nearly four decades after Saddam Hussein nationalized the country’s energy infrastructure.

The Philippines was among four foreign destinations tagged as A(H1N1) “hotspots” for Malaysian students who traveled abroad recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs said late Friday.

The number of Filipino nurses confirmed to have been infected with A(H1N1) flu in Saudi Arabia has risen to seven, with reports saying two more tested positive for the virus.

Filipinos in Las Vegas, Nevada are still in shock over the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.