Tag Archives: OFW

Video against Illegal Recruitment and Human Trafficking

Posted on 13. May, 2009 by Susan Ople in Personal Essays 3

We had a dinner-forum event last Wednesday, May 12, at Dulcinea in Tomas Morato. We invited several bloggers so that they could meet some of the bus drivers that the Ople Center was able to bring home from Dubai.

Bloggers with Bus Drivers, Susan Ople, Carlo Ople, and Former Congressman Willie Villarama
Here’s the video that [...]

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Our Press Release on the 137 Filipino Bus Drivers Stranded in Dubai

Posted on 12. Apr, 2009 by Susan Ople in News Releases 2

News Release
Blas F. Ople Policy Center
April 12, 2009
Filipino community rallies around 137 stranded bus drivers in Dubai; Ople Center seeks immediate probe and suspension of licensed agency involved in their recruitment
In keeping with the spirit of Lent, the “bayanihan” spirit was alive and well in Dubai as Filipinos pitch in canned goods, water, toiletries, and [...]

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