What a relief! No more POEA Memorandum 4 to worry
Posted by aileen on
February 20, 2008
Here’s the latest buzz regarding POEA Memorandum Circular No. 4 that had rocked our country (Philippines) recently. It brought such great relief for me. Good enough to shed light to the many hopefuls.
Sharing you an email I have received earlier from the Philippine Embassy here in Thailand. Stating the suspension of MC No. 4. But for how long? Months, years, forever? I hope the following order would dwell more on the advantages than the disadvantages that it will create if implemented.
Dear Kababayans,
To carry out the Presidential directive, the implementation of POEA
Memorandum Circular No. 4 is hereby immediately suspended until
further orders. Accordingly, direct hired workers will be processed
in accordance with the POEA rules existing prior to MC No. 4, series
of 2007. (Extract from POEA Memorandum Circular No. 01 series of 2008,
signed by POEA Administrator Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, 14 February
2008.)Please disseminate to your network of Filipino friends and workers alike.
Sincerely yours,
For the Ambassador:
MR. RONELL B. SANTOS
First Secretary and Consul
Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines
760 Sukhumvit Road, Soi 30/1 Soi Philippines
Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Tel. +(66-2) 259 0139/40
Fax +(66-2) 259 2809
http://www.philembassy-bangkok.net
Related post last week:
Unrealistic Memorandum for OFWs
Get Ready for Today’s Lunar Eclipse
Posted by aileen on
February 20, 2008
This year’s second eclipse will take place tonight (in other parts of the world) around past 10 in the morning here in Thailand. I’d better check on NASA website again for the finality of its appearance. A total of four eclipses will happen this year.
1st- 2008 Feb 07: Annular Solar Eclipse
2nd- 2008 Feb 21: Total Lunar Eclipse
3rd- 2008 Aug 01: Total Solar Eclipse
4th- 2008 Aug 16: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Thailand time is 7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+7). The total lunar eclipse will take place at 3:01 am GMT + 7 hours= 10:01 am. Expected visibility of the eclipse will be on these four geographic regions in the Pacific, Americas, Europe and Africa that will last for 51 minutes. Scientists predicts that the moon will transform into a vivid red or orange during the total phase since there wasn’t any volcanic activity that took place lately.
All the luck for the eclipse hunters! I know your cameras are now set to capture this significant phenomenon.
