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Infrastructure Plan to Create Jobs for OFWs in Philippines

The Philippine Budget Department mentions that Jobs in the Philippines especially for Overseas Filipino Workers awaits in a result of government program build, Build, Build.

More Skilled workers are needed as the government embarked on its largest infrastructure program, the Philippine need more fresh workers in the Program like welders electricians and even more Engineers. One senator sought the assurance from Labor and Foreign Affairs Department DFA that they would provide assistance to the Filipino workers affected by the diplomatic rows in the Middle East.

The Philippine Presidents administration expects to spend some Eight Trillion to Nine Trillion for 75 projects under Build build build program before it expires in 2022.

The President of the Philippines appeal to its people working outside the country especially in Kuwait to return home. The Labor undersecretary said that Sixty thousand (60,000) workers from Kuwait is in process of returning home. The Philippine make sure that they can afford to provide all the transportation expenses.

16 Millenials will Become Cebu Pacific Commercial Pilots

The 16 successful cadet Pilots are chosen from a pool of over 12,500 applicants that will be sent to Australia for a 52 weeks aviation training.

Cebu Pacific will spend One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD $100 Thousand) for every cadet to study a flight training and experience 173 flying hours on their way to becoming licensed commercial pilots. Cebu Pacific is spending a total of Twenty Five Million Dollars (USD $25 Million) under the program to train 240 pilots, in three batches of 16 each per year for five years to expand its current pool of 700 pilots who fly more than 60 aircraft.

The First batch of Cadet Pilots that will be sent to Australia for flight training are millennials between that ages of 21 to 27 and have college degrees and two of them are women. The Sixteen (16) Cadet Pilots passed a series of tests, medical and physical examination and attended an aviation foundation course at Philippine Academy for Aviation Training at Clark Freeport Zone before deploying in Australia.

Among the Qualifications to join the program are a valid Philippine Passport, College Degrees, strong academic background and passionate and service oriented attitude. Cebu Pacific Vice President for Flight Operations reminds cadets of three important attributes of a pilot, discipline, discipline and discipline.

Cebu Pacific Air are looking to attract more young motivated, and deserving individuals to be a part of the company and to serve the courting in the expanding industry. After the completion of 52 Weeks training in Australia for 16 Cadet Pilots, they will return to Philippines to complete the type rating and licensing requirements to become commercial pilots starting as First Officers.

Cebu Pacific Says the program remain open to Filipino Citizens who are College Graduates, proficient in English and hold passports valid for at least two years prior to the start of the program. The screening process for applicants begins with an online screening followed by an onsite screening for core skills and pilot aptitude tests, among other examinations where a fee of Seventeen Thousand Pesos. The Cebu Pacific and FTA will jointly select the final list of candidates.

The Candidates for the second Batch of Cadet Pilots are currently being screened, while application for the third batch is set to open by Mid May 2018.

Reference: Cebu Pacific News

Doha Metro Rail Line Recruiting Filipinos

The CommBuilders and Technology Philippines Corporation (CB&T) is a Philippines rail maintenance provider signs an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Qatar to hire 330 Filipino Engineers and Technicians to operation and maintain Doha Qatar's Metro light rail line which will starts its operation in 2019.

The President and CEO of CommBuilders and Technologies Philippines Corporation (CB&T) and its human resource agency CB&T Pro Staff Inc. signed a recruitment service agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Qatar Administration Manager Tetsuya Sano for the hiring of Filipino Engineers and Technicians.

CommBuilders and Technology Philippines was a local partner of CPG Joint Venture the former maintenance service provider of Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT1) before it was taken over by Light Rail Manila Corporation. It was also an interim maintenance provider of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3).

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Is a member of an international consortium that won the turnkey contract of rolling stock and railway systems of Phase 1 of Doha Metro. The President and CEO of CommBuilders and Technology Philippines mentioned that there are qualified Filipino railway technicians and engineers who could fill the human resource requirements of Doha Metro.

Source: Manila Standard Today

Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminals Airlines List on August 2018

The re arrangement of Terminal Assignments to the Airlines in the Philippines Manila Airport is believed to solve the congestion of passengers and improved its convenience. The Deadline to achieve the rationalization acceptance will be on August 2018, however some airline companies are asking for extension. The Manila International Airport Authority General Manager denied the reports that some airlines will transfer their operation to Clark International Airport in Pampanga.

For the Manila Airport Philippines - Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 will remain Five (5) International Airlines Operation for Departures and Arrivals:

1. Thai Airways

2. Saudi Airlines

3. Japan Airlines

4. Etihad Airlines

5. Philippine Airlines

The Manila Airport Philippines- Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 was completed in 1981 to accommodate the country's growing international passenger traffic levels with 16 gate facility, 78 check in counters and 24 immigration stations was design by Leandro Locsin a National Artist of the Philippine for Architecture. To address the continuing increase in the number of air passengers, Manila International Airport Authority built Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 or also known as Centennial Terminal just beside Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Termina 1.

For The Manila Airport Philippines - Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 will be used for Domestic Flights by only 2 Airlines for Departures and Arrivals:

1. Philippine Airlines

2. Cebu Pacific Air

The Manila Airport Philippines - Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 began operations in 1999 originally envisioned as a domestic hub which houses the facility today for both the international and domestic operations of the country's flag carrier Philippine Airlines. It was designed by Aeroports de Paris to handle 9 million passengers annually. The Manila Airport - Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 features an arrowhead design focused on a six (6) storey central building called the Rotunda. The arrow wings of the facility are designated North and South. The North wing is used for Philippine Airlines International Flights while the South wing services its domestic flights. While improvements raised Terminal 1 capacity to six million, a peak level of 7.7 million passengers was reached in 1997 causing overflow of passengers that year. Terminal 3 was the answer to this growing traffic.

For the Manila Airport Philippines - Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 will be for International Airlines Operation for Departures and Arrivals:

1.  China Southern

2.  China Airlines

3.  China Eastern

4.  Xiamen Air

5.  Oman Air

6.  Eva Air

7.  Kuwait Airways

8.  Jet Star

9.  Gulf Air

10. Korean Airlines

11. Asiana Airlines

12. Qantas Air

13. Malaysian Airlines

14. Qatar Air

15. Royal Brunei

16. Tiger Air

17. Jeju Air

18. Air Nugini

19. Air China

The Manila Airport Philippines - Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 currently the largest airports in Manila. Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 stands on 65 hectar property adjacent to the Ninoy Aquino Internation Airport (NAIA) runway facilities. It is a two tiered design with its ground floor handling arrivals and the 3rd level facilitating departures. The Ninoy Aquino Internation Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 can handle 13 million international passengers annually. The center of the building contains the head house where passenger processing is centralized. A total of 20 boarding gates and 140 check in counters can accommodate 4,000 peak hour one way passengers. Terminal 3 official opended to selected domestic flights from July 2008 initially Cebu Pacific Only, then Philippine Airlines subsidiaries Air Philippines and PAL Express, with Cebu Pacific International Flights using it from August 2008

For Manila Philippines Terminal 4 will be for handling other Domestic Flight Services. Terminal 4 still known as the Old domestic terminal is the oldest of the four existing terminals. The facility hosts the operations of local carriers such as Air Swift, Cebgo, Philippine Air Asia and Skyjet.

Source: Manila Standard News

100,000 Construction Workers will be trained by TESDA for Build, Build, Build Program

MANILA, Philippines - Mangangalap at magsasanay ng may 100,000 construction workers ang Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) sa buong bansa kaugnay sa "Build, Build, Build" program ni President Duterte.

Ang proyektong ito ay inilunsad ni TESDA Director General Guiling "Gene" Mamondiong sa idinaos na National Integration Scholarship Program (NISP) Forum sa Butuan City.

Ang mga sasanaying mga construction workers ay magmumula sa grupo ng mga indigenous peoples (IPs), mahihirap  at rebel returnees sa buong bansa.

Ayon sa TESDA chief, ang magsisipagtapos ay kukunin para tumulong sa pagpapatayo at pagpapagawa ng mga tulay, kalsada, gusali at iba pang mga infrastructure projets ng gobyerno.

Aniya, ang "ambitious bridge projects" ng Duterte administrasyon na mag-uugnay sa mga lalawigan ng Negros Oriental, Cebu, Bohol at Leyte ay kabilang sa Build, Build, Build program para gawin ang mga island provinces na madaling marating sa pamamagitan ng land travel.

Ayon sa TESDA chief, ang mga infrastructure projects ng gobyerno ay makakatulong sa pagbibigay ng mga bagong trabaho para sa mga mamayan.  Aniya, tatanggap sila ng mga aplikante para sanayin mula sa mga mahihirap na sector.

OFW Deployment Ban in Saudi Arabia

The Philippines Department of Labor and Employment may expand the deployment ban to Saudi Arabia due to the common practice of Saudi Employers to Illegal Transfer or "Trade" of Filipino Domestic Workers to other employers that resulted to unreported cases of maltreatments and abuses.

The Philippine Labor Secretary said that trading and switching of foreign household workers known as "Kafala" is a common practice in Saudi Arabia where in the Kingdom about more than 1.2 Million Filipinos are working. He said that the Philippine would impose the same deployment restrictions it applied to Kuwait if Saudi Arabia does not strengthen its protection of Filipino workers.

Under the "Kafala" or Sponsorship system, the Saudi Citizen employer or sponsor has the complete control over the mobility of the migrant worker. A foreign worker for instance, cannot quit work or transfer jobs without first obtaining the consent of his employer, which practically places the worker at the mercy of his employer.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the biggest employer of Filipino workers, who make up the fourth largest group of foreigners and who are the second largest source of remittances to the Philippines.

As part of the Philippine Government move to improve protection for Filipino Workers, the Department of Labor of the Philippines sent a team to the Middle East to assess conditions and provide immediate assistance and recommend actions to deal with the situation.

As per the Department of Labor Secretary of the Philippines, the report from the assistance team sent in Middle East will be a reliable basis for the amendment or enhancement of existing bilateral labor agreements with Arab countries to provide better protection for Filipino Workers. He said, if there is an existing bilateral labor agreement but there are still rampant cases of maltreatment, then maybe we need to amend the agreement.

The Philippine President's minimum demand is only to deploy  countries where Filipino Workers are properly and effectively protected.

Source: Vito Barcelo, Manila Standard

Job Fair in the Middle East for the Filipino Engineers

It's time to put a stop to brain drain. It's a good news for Filipino's working in the Middle East especially for Engineers and Professionals who faces difficulties in the present crisis and who has issues in their salary and sponsorship. If there is a chance to go back to Philippines and get a job with a fair salary then this is the time to decide.

Secretary Ernesto Pernia of the National Economic and Development Authority said the government wants more engineers back home and rendering their services for the local infrastructure boom under the Duterte administration.

Pernia said the Labor department will be staging a job fair in the Middle East to the Filipino Engineers and experts to return to the Philippines, with the promise of a competitive pay.

"We will make sure that the salary differential between what they are getting in overseas workplaces and here will be minimal or maybe even more than whatever they are getting," Pernia said in a speech on Thursday, Feb. 22.

We hope this will encourage Filipino Professionals to return home.

Reference: bilyonaryo.net

Photo: PSME Middle East

More Jobs to create for IKEA Store Opening in the Philippines

With the upcoming Opening in the Philippines by Swedish Furniture retailer IKEA it will give a chance to the Filipino Professionals to work with the international brand store, including Architects, Interior Designers, Interior Model Designers, Draftsmans, Skilled Professionals, Carpenters, and even Machine Operators; and since IKEA stores have its own food stores and restaurants, it will also give chance of employment to the Filipino cooks, kitchen crews, waiters and other skilled maintenance field.

IKEA is very popular in the whole world with its unique store set up combining with its furniture designs, household materials and its restaurant services to the customers. All designs of its warehouse stores are similar around the world.

IKEA said it is firming up plans to enter the Philippine market which has a growing middle class sector. IKEA Southeast Asia sustainability and communication director Lars Svensson during the forum in Makati City Wednesday  January 17, 2018 said that the Swedish retailer was finalizing a few details before it could publicly announce the definite plan for the Philippines. "We will come here, We have representatives sitting here".

Lars Sevenson did not name its Filipino partner for the expansion, although there were reports it was tying up with the SM Group. "When it is confirmed then it will be announced. We never say anything unless it has been confirmed, otherwise it will only lead to more controversies. We are ensuring that when we go out, it is a fact and something that will have a strong impact" Lars said.

A local retailer said that the Philippine would be a part of second wave of expansion of IKEA Swedish brand.

Reference: Other V. Campos, Manila Standard Newspaper

Saudi Arabia: 7 Things to Consider Before Reporting Your Employer to Labor Department

Employees are free to raise complaints against their employers in Saudi Arabia. Disputes are taken to labor offices, found all over Saudi Arabia, where the court listens to both sides of the party, examine evidence and decide on the judgment. Appeals to the court are also rare; oftentimes both parties accept the judgment as it is given. Though the process is good for both sides, the process is tedious and complicated, not to mention takes effort and time so be sure that you are in the right mind to file a case against your employer and not just spurned by emotions in that moment .

Number One: Always think of court as a last resort : Is it just a disagreement? Do you think you and your employer could settle it yourselves? You could settle for an agreement, perhaps some sort of compensation. Though it may not be legal, it is on some sort binding as well as easier to do. Just be sure to emphasize on what you want (or what you don't want, in any case of unwanted attention) from your employer.

Number Two: Know your rights:It is very important to know you rights so you know what you can ask and what you can claim. Sometimes you might feel abused but it is just the difficulty of the job and not true abuse of your employer.

Number Three: Time and effort: It takes a minimum of 2-3 months for a case to be resolved, and that is only if you're lucky and your employer responds immediately. It could take up to a year or more depending on the complications of the case and the willingness of your employer.

Number Four:  Money: Cost of living in Saudi may be reasonable but not if you are jobless. By filing a case, you earned yourself some time off where you will not earn money. Before making a case, make sure you have enough cash to tide over the case as well as keep yourself fed and sheltered. You can ask the labor office for a temporary permit to work but you can only do laborious daily wage jobs with these.

Number Five: Huroob Status: Your employer has the authority to set huroob under your Iqama even with your pending case in the labor office. With this, police may come and detain you in Saudi Detention Centers until the decision was made by the labor office.

Number Six: Termination: Your employer would be most displeased when you file a case against them which could lead to immediate termination. It is strongly recommended though that you stay on the job until given written notice of termination from your employer as leaving before getting this letter could weaken your case.

Number Seven: Arabic Language: Though not really a hindrance, it may prove to give an advantage when you are proficient in written and spoken Arabic. Government officers use Arabic in their communications and while you can still file a complaint, you might want to ask someone who speaks and writes Arabic to help you. Later on, the court will arrange for a translator for you.

 by Pinoy OFW (pinoy-ofw.com)