CHICAGO – A group of Filipino health workers, accused of violating provisions of their contract, won a round against their employers in a New York City court.

As the Israeli government continues the crackdown on undocumented migrants, overstaying Filipinos in that country fear they may be deported anytime including at least 1,200 children.

A 22-year-old Filipino was sentenced to 15 years in jail for allegedly trying to kill an Iranian woman he was robbing in April last year, while a 29-year-old Filipino was sentenced to six months imprisonment for peeping.

The Philippine Embassy in Warsaw reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) Singers did the country proud again by winning all the major prizes in the recently concluded 6th International Choir Festival Mundus Cantat.

Not satisfied with the legal aid the government is providing, the father of an overseas Filipino worker facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia has appealed for a raising of blood money for his son, an online news site reported.

THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – OFFICE OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON 01 JUNE 2010, TUESDAY, IN OBSERVANCE OF THE DFA DAY CELEBRATION. PLEASE BE ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED:

Fifteen Filipinos will vie on the finals of the Philippine Independence Himig ng Kalayaan 2010 singing competition finals night, organizers said.

A California-based Filipino woman is this year’s recipient of the Heritage Award for Excellence in Civil Rights from the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus.

An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia last April 13 for killing and stealing from his Sudanese landlord in June 2009 has appealed his case before the court.

A real-time crash course in cash management still grips Filipinos in Japan as the world’s second-largest economy still attempts to clamber out of recession.