Families of Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) from Iloilo now have a Global Pinoy Center near them as it opens in SM City in Iloilo. 

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CEBU CITY—Recognizing the contribution of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to the country’s economy, including the retail sector, a shopping mall operator has come up with a program designed to help them attain financial stability.

SM Prime Holdings has brought its relationship with OFWs to a higher level with the establishment of the Global Pinoy Center (GPC) branches in some of its shopping malls.

“The Global Pinoy Center is our humble tribute to the Global Pinoys who have made great personal sacrifices abroad, to give their children here, the best education they can have, a chance for their families to own their homes, the hope for a better life, and a secure future,” explains Annie Garcia, president of the Shopping Center Management Corp. (SM Supermalls).

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Source: From an article by Paolo G. Montecillo for The Philippine Daily Inquirer

GLOBE TELECOM INC. has secured regulatory approval to build the biggest remittance network in the country, using the company’s 18,000 prepaid loading stations, such as convenience stores and food establishments, throughout the country.

Globe yesterday said in a statement that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ Monetary Board recently approved the request of Globe subsidiary G-Xchange Inc. (GXI), to use the telco’s subdistributors as GCash outlets.

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With its clear connection and advanced technological services, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and their families and regional migrants, can now call their loved ones for free through Abot Tanaw’s high-end video conferencing and call hubs when visiting the Global Pinoy Center (GPC) at the SM Mall of Asia.

Abot Tanaw is a social network media provider that offers free video conferencing and call services through service hubs across the Philippines and one hub in Hong Kong. Abot Tanaw is also the provider of communication services for the newly opened GPC at the SM Mall of Asia, allowing visitors to get in touch with their loved ones through free video and voice calls in their hubs without the need of expensive and complicated applications for Internet calls.

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An “evolving” email scam is targeting prospective overseas Filipino workers heading for Berlin in Germany, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.

The DFA said the scam appeared to be a variation of the one involving Markel Power International, which was uncovered earlier this month.

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It’s the start of a brand new year! How do we make this year even more abundant than the past years?

Let me share a lesson from some very interesting friends I met a few weeks ago. Let’s call my newfound friends Diana Makabenta and Didi Dimagiba. First let me tell you about what I found amazing about Ms. Makabenta and Ms. Dimagiba. Second, I’ll tell you about their advocacy for OFWs.

Diana Makabenta is an UKAY-UKAY QUEEN. She’s a fashionista who buys clothes at the best Ukay-ukay stores in the metro. Then she sells them over at Continue reading this post…

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