SUSUPE, Saipan – Filipino groups in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) will launch as early as Sunday a signature campaign to oppose the Department of Foreign Affairs’ decision to shut down the Philippine Consulate General in Saipan in July this year.

The body of a missing Filipina bartender in the United States island of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) was found in an abandoned mall Tuesday afternoon, two days after she was reported missing.

The National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) is appealing to the United States government to stop the deportation of about 12,000 Filipino workers in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) who are having difficulty maintaining legal immigration status.

Filipino artists based in Guam are featured in a year-long monthly art exhibit, which started last Jan. 4 at the Philippine Consulate there.

Fifty-two overseas Filipino workers received a post-arrival orientation seminar from Philippine officials shortly after their arrival in Agana (Guam) last Nov. 27.

GARAPAN, Saipan – Filipino workers in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are now subject to US Social Security and Medicare taxes because of the federalization of CNMI immigration.

Filipinos in United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) whose immigration statuses are still in limbo have asked the US for humanitarian parole so that they could remain in CNMI.

Philippine authorities have noted a sharp increase in the number of Filipino workers in the Marianas applying for Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) membership.

Hundreds of jobless Filipinos in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) have until November 27 this year to find a new employer or face deportation from the United States territory.

Nearly 400 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saipan availed of free health screening conducted by Philippine officials there, with the help of a Filipino volunteer medical team.